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Terms of reference
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Issues Paper
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Submissions to the Issues Paper
Closes 4 September 2026
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Draft Report
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Public Hearing
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Submissions to the Draft Report
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Final Report
Release of Issues Paper: Electricity price investigation
On Thursday 6 August 2026, the commission released an issues paper seeking feedback on the 2027-30 electricity price investigation.
A copy of the issues paper and media release is available below.
Submission on the issues paper close on Friday 4 September 2026.
Make a short submission or give feedback
| Document Name | Type | Size | Published date |
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| Issues Paper - Standing offer prices for the supply of electricity to small customers from 1 July 2027 | 2.0 MB | 6 Aug 2026 | |
| Issues Paper - Media Release | 183.9 KB | 6 Aug 2026 |
Commission receives terms of reference to determine supply to small customers
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Industry reference and terms of reference for investigation
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| Instrument as Notified | 391.2 KB | 6 Aug 2026 | |
| Explanatory Statement | 333.4 KB | 6 Aug 2026 |
On 18 June 2026, we received an industry reference under section 15(1)(a) of the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997 to investigate and determine a price direction for the supply of electricity to small customers on standard retail contracts. The terms of reference for the investigation outline specific matters and issues we are required to consider in the investigation.
The price direction will determine standing offer prices for the supply of electricity to small customers who consume less than 100 MWh of electricity over any period of 12 consecutive months. The price direction will be for the period 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030.
The industry reference and terms of reference and explanatory statement are available here.