Ausgrid Sandbox Proposal: Community Power Network Trial

AGL has material concerns about the impact on customers, competition, and energy bills if Ausgrid, as a regulated monopoly, is permitted to own and operate assets that appears to compete directly with their customers. Particularly where customers are required to subsidise and underwrite uneconomic investments for the benefit of the DNSP.

We encourage the AER and Ausgrid to consider alternative innovative and more efficient approaches to support ongoing rapid CER/DER uptake in their distribution area and the sharing of benefits from CER/DER with all customers. AGL will continue to proactively engage with Ausgrid and all DNSPs on innovative trials and approaches to accelerate the transition to clean energy and deliver more reliable, lower cost energy for customers.

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Tahu Consulting report on customer benefits

AGL engaged Tahu Consulting to review and analyse Ausgrid’s CPN proposal and provide a separate report on the customer impact of the proposal. This report provides an independent regulatory perspective of the cost implications of the proposal, the impact on existing regulatory frameworks, and recommendations to preserve the integrity of the network regulatory framework.

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