Publications
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Bill Contents – Customers with interval meters consultation paper
PIAC made a submission in response to the consultation paper on Bill contents for customers with interval (or smart) meters. PIAC supports requirements that standardise the information provided on consumers energy bills so that, regardless of their metering technology, they have clear information regarding how much energy they have used. PIAC recommends that the proposed…
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Review of the Sydney Water Corporation Operating Licence
PIAC lodged a submission in response to IPART’s draft Sydney Water operating licence. The draft proposed to make a number of changes to the way Sydney Water’s operations are governed and monitored. PIAC is broadly supportive of the Draft Sydney Water Operating licence. We make recommendations in response to key elements of the draft licence…
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Submission to draft Terms of Reference for IPART to review electricity distribution reliability standards
PIAC supports the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) developing a report which recommends “changes to electricity distribution reliability standards… that could deliver bill savings.” This should lead to a correction of the earlier over-investment in the NSW electricity distribution networks which been a major cause of the affordability pressures faced by NSW households.…
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Submission to the Senate Select Committee into Fair Dinkum Power
Retail price competition and deregulation has resulted in a market that requires consumers to become, and remain, highly engaged in the electricity market in order to pay a reasonable price for their electricity. PIAC supports allowing engaged consumers to make full use of competitive market offers and new technologies to derive the most benefit. However,…
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Submission to AEMC review of stand-alone power systems – priority 1 draft report
PIAC supports distribution network service providers (DNSPs) pursuing the least-cost option to provide regulated network services. In assessing non-network options to address a need, PIAC considers that DNSPs should consider off-grid solutions, or Stand-Alone Power Supply (SAPS), where they provide a cost-effective alternative to traditional network solutions. The AEMC has put forward two possible models…
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Jemena Gas Networks 2015-20 access arrangement draft remittal decision
PIAC lodged a submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) regarding its draft decision for the Jemena Gas Networks (JGN) 2015-20 access arrangement remittal. The AER had to remake aspects of this decision (published in June 2015) following the outcomes of the limited merits review in the Australian Competition Tribunal and judicial review in the…
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AEMC advanced metering communications draft rule
PIAC made a submission in response to the AEMCs draft rule determination on advanced metering communications. PIAC is not convinced that the proposed rule change is the most appropriate response to the isolated instances of consumers objecting to the existing connection of a communications-enabled digital meter. While PIAC understands that, in the interests of facilitating…
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Submission to the AER’s draft determinations and the NSW DNSPs’ 2019-24 revised proposals
PIAC responded to the AER’s draft determination and revised proposals from Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy regarding the regulated revenue for the 2019-24 regulatory period. Energy consumers are currently struggling to afford high energy bills. A combination of high wholesale electricity prices, high gas prices and long-term growth in network RABs has meant that…
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Regulation of covered gas pipelines draft determination
PIAC is broadly supportive of the recommendations contained in the draft determination, and agree that they are likely to represent an improvement to the transparency and efficiency in the operation of the economic regulatory framework for transmission and distribution pipelines. PIAC reiterates our contention that all networks serving small customers should be subject to price…