ISP cost-benefit framework

Question

1. Does the ISP cost-benefit framework explicitly test the effect of the proposed system build-out on industrial electricity prices or manufacturing competitiveness? 2. In reviewing the Draft 2026 ISP, did the AER identify whether AEMO had transparently explained the impact of the pathway on large industrial users, not just consumers in aggregate? 3. Does the current ISP framework distinguish between the effect on general consumers and the effect on trade-exposed manufacturing loads? 4. If the ISP is said to deliver net market benefits for consumers, does that include any specific assessment of factory viability or industrial competitiveness? 5. If not, does the AER consider that a material gap in the transparency of the electricity planning framework?

Answer

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Documents

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• SQ26-000665.pdf (opens in a new tab)