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Access Arrangement - 2006/07 to 2008/09

Following consultation during 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) released a Further Final Decision on 26 April 2007 to approve the amended proposed Access Arrangement and Access Arrangement Information for the South West Interconnected System. The  Access Arrangement commenced on 1 July 2007.

The ERA is responsible for ensuring that the access arrangement complies with the Electricity Networks Access Code 2004.

Submissions made by Western Power during the approvals process can be viewed in the archive.

Public Information Forum - 27 June 2007

• Access Arrangement and Technical Rules presentation (PPS 814kb)

Access Arrangement

• Amended Proposed Access Arrangement (PDF 119kb)
• Appendix 1: Applications And Queuing Policy (PDF 192kb)
• Appendix 2: Transfer And Relocation Policy (PDF 97kb)
• Appendix 3: Capital Contributions Policy (PDF 62kb)
• Appendix 4: Standard Access Contract - Electricity Transfer Access Contract (PDF 232kb)
  • Western Power reconfigured Standard Access Contract - Electricity Transfer Access Contract (PDF 385kb)
    Western Power has modified the formatting of the Electricity Transfer Access Contract. It is now consistent with the new standard style of all of Western Power contracts. The content of the Electricity Transfer Access Contract approved by the ERA has not been altered in any material respect. Please use this version.
• Appendix 5: 2006/07 Price List (PDF 167kb) - See current price list
• Appendix 6: 2006/07 Price List Information (PDF 289kb) - See current price list
• Appendix 7: Western Power’s Reference Services (PDF 97kb)
• Appendix 8: Explanatory Notes Regarding The Price Control Arrangements (PDF 62kb)

Access Arrangement Information

• Access Arrangement Information (PDF 850kb)
• Appendix 1 - Benchmarking Western Power’s Electricity Distribution Operations And Maintenance And Capital Expenditure: Report Prepared For Western Power Corporation By Meyrick And Associates Pty Ltd, 3 February 2005 (PDF 375kb)
• Appendix 2 - Western Power: Network Cost Analysis & Efficiency Indicators: Report By Benchmark Economics, July 2005
  • Final Report Volume 1 (PDF 1mb)
  • Final Report Volume 2 (PDF 505kb)
• Appendix 3 - Weighted Average Cost Of Capital: Report Prepared By KPMG, May 2005 (PDF 320kb)
• Appendix 4 - A Framework For Quantifying Estimation Error In Regulatory WACC: Report For Western Power In Relation To The Economic Regulation Authority’s 2005 Network Access Review, Prepared By Strategic Finance Group Consulting, May 2005 (PDF 116kb)
• Appendix 5 - Weighted Average Cost Of Capital: Further Report Prepared By KPMG, May 2006 (PDF 131kb)
• Appendix 6 - Western Power’s Capital And Operating Expenditure Program For The South West Interconnected Networks
  • Report (PDF 828kb)
  • Attachment – Capital Project List (PDF 100kb)
• Appendix 7 - Application And Queuing Policy - Demonstration Of Code Compliance (PDF 137kb)
• Appendix 8 - Capital Contributions Policy – Demonstration Of Code Compliance (PDF 93kb)
• Appendix 9 - Standard Electricity Transfer Access Contract - Demonstration Of Code Compliance (PDF 98kb)
• Appendix 10 - Asset Valuation Report, Prepared By ERIU (PDF 884kb)
• Appendix 11 - Western Power Amended Access Arrangement Real Pre-Tax Model (PDF 101kb)

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