ACCC & AER annual report 2016-17

AER

Electricity transmission decisions

• Draft decision: AusNet Services transmission determination 2017–22, July 2016
• Draft decision: Powerlink transmission determination 2017–22, September 2016
• Decision: Approved a network support pass through for ElectraNet, November 2016
• Decision: Approved the cost allocation method for TransGrid, January 2017
• Final decision: Powerlink transmission determination 2017–22, April 2017
• Final decision: AusNet Services transmission determination 2017–22, April 2017
• Decision: Approved a negative cost pass through for AusNet Services for Easements tax change, May 2017

Electricity distribution decisions

• Decision: Approved demand management incentive scheme expenditure for 2015 and 2014–15, July 2016
• Decision: Energex—Ring fencing waivers 2016, August 2016
• Draft decision: TasNetworks distribution determination 2017–19, September 2016
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017 for Victorian businesses, November 2016
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017–18 for Power and Water Corporation, February 2017
• Final decision: TasNetworks distribution determination 2017–19, April 2017
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017–18 for Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and ACT businesses, May 2017
• Decision: Victoria F-factor scheme determination 2016–20, June 2017
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017–18 for TasNetworks, June 2017
• Decision: SA Power Networks—Ring fencing waiver 2017, June 2017

Gas transmission and distribution decisions

• Decision: Approved a cost pass through for Jemena Gas Networks for unpaid distribution charges, September 2016
• Decision: Approved a cost pass through for AusNet Services for gas mains replacement, September 2016
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017 for Victorian businesses and AGN (Albury), November 2016
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017–18 for Central Ranges Gas Network, ActewAGL, April 2017
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2016–17 for South Australia businesses, May 2017
• Decision: Approved annual tariffs for 2017–18 for Jemena Gas Networks, June 2017

Retail energy market decisions

Electricity retailer authorisations

• Granted Energy Locals an electricity retailer authorisation, July 2016
• Granted Online Power and Gas (OPG) an electricity retailer authorisation, December 2016
• Granted Sustainable Savings an electricity retailer authorisation, April 2017
• Granted Positive Energy TM Pty Ltd an electricity retailer authorisation, June 2017
• Refused Ultium Energy an electricity retailer authorisation, January 2017

Gas retailer authorisations

• Granted Savant Energy Power Networks (Gas) a gas retailer authorisation, July 2016
• Granted WINconnect Pty Ltd (Gas) a gas retailer authorisation, July 2016
• Granted Weston Energy Pty Ltd a gas retailer authorisation, September 2016

Individual exemptions

• Granted Australian Unity Retirement Living Services (residential retrofit) (NSW) an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, June 2017
• Granted Stucco Co-operative an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, November 2016
• Granted Energize Energy Pty Ltd an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, September 2016
• Granted Couran Point Services Pty Ltd (Stradbroke Island) an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, November 2016
• Granted The Body corporate for Freshwater Point CTS 35855 an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, February 2017
• Refused Charter Hall Holdings Pty Ltd (Brickworks Marketplace) an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, December 2016
• Granted Park Avenue at South Bank an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, December 2016
• Granted Lend Lease Property Management (Australia) Pty Limited (Macarthur Square Shopping Centre) an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, March 2017
• Granted The Body Corporate of The Waratah Main Beach CTS 16570 an individual exemption for the sale of electricity, June 2017

Retailer of last resort

• Appointed a default Retailer of Last Resort for gas customers connected to the Shoalhaven gas network, March 2017

Hardship policies

• Approved a hardship policy for Sumo Power Pty Ltd, August 2016
• Approved a hardship policy for Energy Locals, October 2016
• Approved a hardship policy for OC Energy, March 2017

Telecommunications

• Decision to allow the Telstra exchange facilities record keeping rule (RKR) to expire, 28 June 2017
• Final decision on pricing determinations for the declared superfast broadband access services (SBAS) and the local bitstream access service (LBAS), 26 May 2017
• Draft decision proposing not to declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service, 5 May 2017
• Draft decision on annual Long Term Revenue Constraint Methodology (LTRCM) for 2015–16, 28 April 2017
• Draft decision to reject NBN Co’s proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU), 28 March 2017
• Final decision on the wholesale asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service declaration, 3 February 2017
• Final decision to declare the wholesale superfast broadband access service (SBAS), 29 July 2016
• Decision to approve Telstra’s proposed variation to the Migration Plan, 20 July 2016

Transport

Rail

• Final decision to vary the 2011 Hunter Valley Access Undertaking (the 2011 HVAU) submitted by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) (June 2017 variation), 29 June 2017
• Draft Decision on the 2017 HVAU submitted by ARTC, 20 April 2017
• Final decision on ARTC’s compliance with its regulated financial model for the 2014 calendar year, 31 March 2017
• Final decision to vary the 2011 HVAU submitted by ARTC (extension of term to 30 June 2017), 23 November 2016

Wheat export port terminal services

• Draft Determination Riordan Grain Services, Port Port of Geelong—Exemption assessment of a bulk wheat port terminal facility under the Port Terminal Access (Bulk Wheat) Code of Conduct 22 June 2017
• Draft Determination Semaphore Container Services, Port of Geelong—Exemption assessment of a bulk wheat port terminal facility under the Port Terminal Access (Bulk Wheat) Code of Conduct 22 June 2017