Nexa Advisory Submission – AER Ring-fencing guideline (electricity transmission) – negotiated services

Nexa Advisory is pleased to share our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) on updating the ring-fencing guideline to include negotiated transmission services.

We support the AER in upholding strong ring-fencing provisions for Transmission Network Service Providers (TNSP) – and strongly support the similar arrangements in place for Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSP).

We consider that the key outcomes of any amendments to the Guideline are:

• the extension of ring-fenced information (i.e., between TNSPs and related entities); and
• additional reporting around negotiated services, which would provide transparency to market participants and connection applicants to better understand the negotiation process – including around connection timeframes and the activity of non-incumbent providers of contestable services.

Read our submission here: Nexa Advisory submission – AER Transmission ring-fencing guideline