Distribution Services
Prescribed Distribution Services - Review of Excluded Distribution Services
In August 2007, the Queensland Competition Authority released its Final Decision - Amendment to Electricity Distribution: Determination of Prescribed Services. The amendment allows the Authority to deem a distribution service to be an excluded distribution service having regard to the criteria set out in section 6.2.4(a) of the National Electricity Rules (the Rules). Consistent with the Rules, the amendment also allows the Authority to choose to apply a more “light handed” form of regulation to excluded services.
Following on from this amendment, the Authority released a Draft Decision – Electricity Distribution: Review of Excluded Distribution Services (September 2007) (see below).
The Draft Decision proposed to re-classify certain services provided by Energex and Ergon Energy as excluded distribution services. The Authority also proposed a three part framework for the future regulation of these services.
In response to its Draft Decision, the Authority received 4 submissions from interested parties which generally supported the Authority’s Draft Decision. These submissions can be viewed below.
On 18 December 2007, following consideration of submissions received, the Authority released its Final Decision - Electricity Distribution: Review of Excluded Distribution Services (December 2007). The Final Decision can be accessed below.
Decision/Recommendation
Interim Reports/Papers
Submissions
