Publications

  • Submission to the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap’s Electricity Infrastructure Fund Policy Paper

    PIAC made a submission to the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap’s Electricity Infrastructure Fund Policy Paper, under Part 7 of the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020 (NSW) (EII Act). We broadly support the proposed guiding principles for the assessment of policy positions for distribution business cost recovery, and made recommendations around providing protection, transparency, fairness, and certainty…

  • Submission to the Review of Central Coast Council water, wastewater and stormwater prices from 1 July 2022 Issues Paper

    PIAC responded to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) Review of Central Coast Council water, wastewater and stormwater prices from 1 July 2022 Issues Paper. Our submission highlighted operational issues with the council’s water business including persistent low charging of water services and the poor quality of water services, and raised the possibility these issues may be a sign of…

  • Submission to the Infrastructure Safeguard Policy Paper

    We responded to the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s consultation on Infrastructure Safeguard as part of its renewable energy infrastructure plan.   PIAC gave feedback on approaches for stakeholder consultation on the Infrastructure Investment Objectives report, recommending using a NSW-specific panel of consumer stakeholders and providing evidence of where consultation has influenced outcomes.   We strongly supported Renewable Energy Zone…

  • Submission to the Review of water regulation discussion paper 3 – Innovation

    PIAC responded to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) Discussion Paper, Encouraging innovation in the water sector. PIAC supported the scope of proposals contained in the Paper and the intent to undertake structural reform of water regulation.  PIAC commented in detail on IPART’s proposals and made recommendations to more explicitly direct water supply businesses…

  • 2021 Review of Essential Energy’s water and wastewater prices for Broken Hill

    PIAC responded to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) 2021 Review of Essential Energy’s water and wastewater prices for Broken Hill Issues Paper.   There are a number of challenges for pricing water and wastewater services for the Broken Hill area and addressing these substantial challenges requires long-term planning by Essential Water and co-ordination…

  • Submission to the Murray Darling to Broken Hill pipeline price review

    PIAC responded to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) 2021 Review of WaterNSW’s Murray River to Broken Hill Pipeline Prices Issues Paper. We advised we do not see evidence of long-term planning in WaterNSW’s proposal. The implications of connection and pricing policies, and the risks to availability of the water sources the pipeline draws,…

  • Submission to Capacity commitment mechanism and synchronous services markets

    PIAC responded to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) consultation on two rule change proposals:   PIAC reiterated points made in our engagement with the ESB’s Post-2025 reform process as we believed they were relevant to any consideration of system services. PIAC supported the direction established in the ESB’s post 2025 to move towards a spot…

  • Submission to Improving the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS)

    In partnership with the Climate Council, Australian Council of Social Service, Renew, CHOICE and many other organisations (see file attached), PIAC made a submission to Federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources on improving the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS). The submission supported lifting energy efficiency standards for new homes in 2022 and…

  • Submission to Distributed Energy Resources (DER) technical standards consultation

    PIAC responded to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) consultation on a proposal to make the AEMC responsible for the ongoing governance of Distributed Energy Resource (DER) technical standards in the National Energy Market (NEM).    PIAC supported the proposal:  We consider these arrangements will provide an enduring solution where DER technical standards can be…

  • Submission to Amendments to the NSW/ACT RMPs for Customer Own Reads

    PIAC responded to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Amendments to the NSW/ACT RMPs for Customer Own Reads Consultation Paper. We broadly supported AEMO’s examination of the proposal within the Consultation Paper, ensuring continuity of meter reads and accurate billing for gas customers during stay-at-home NSW health orders. We support the Consultation Paper’s proposed option…

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