| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission | 
 
  | AEMA | Australian Energy Market Agreement | 
 
  | AEMO | Australian Energy Market Operator | 
 
  | AER | Australian Energy Regulator | 
 
  | capex | capital expenditure | 
 
  | COAG | Council of Australian Governments | 
 
  | CPI | consumer price index | 
 
  | DMEGCIS | Demand Management and Embedded Generation Connection Incentive
  Scheme | 
 
  | DORC | depreciated optimized replacement cost | 
 
  | ECA | Energy Consumers Australia | 
 
  | ENA | Energy Networks Association | 
 
  | ERA | Economic Regulation Authority | 
 
  | ESAA | Energy Supply Association of Australia | 
 
  | EUAA | Energy Users Association of Australia | 
 
  | GDP | gross domestic product | 
 
  | kV | kilovolt | 
 
  | LNG | liquefied natural gas | 
 
  | MAR | maximum allowable revenue | 
 
  | MW | megawatt | 
 
  | NECF | National Energy Customer Framework | 
 
  | NEL | National Electricity Law—a schedule to the National
  Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 (SA) | 
 
  | NEM | National Electricity Market | 
 
  | NEMLA | National Electricity Market Legislation Agreement | 
 
  | NEO | National Electricity Objective—section 7 of the NEL | 
 
  | NER | National Electricity Rules | 
 
  | NSP | network service provider | 
 
  | NSWIC | New South Wales Irrigators' Council | 
 
  | opex | operating expenditure | 
 
  | PC | Productivity Commission | 
 
  | PV | photovoltaic | 
 
  | QCA | Queensland Competition Authority | 
 
  | RAB | regulatory asset base | 
 
  | RCP | regulatory control period | 
 
  | RIT | regulatory investment test | 
 
  | SAPN | SA Power Networks | 
 
  | SCER | Standing Council on Energy and Resources | 
 
  | Tribunal | Australian Competition Tribunal | 
 
  | US | United States of America | 
 
  | WACC | weighted average cost of capital |