Attachment B CRG sub-groups and training – Description of CRG work-streams Expenditure forecast assessment assessing expenditure proposals from businesses. — Rate of return determining the allowed rate of return businesses earn on their investments. — Expenditure incentive creating the right incentives to encourage efficient spending by businesses. — Shared assets sharing the revenue networks earn from shared assets with consumers. — Confidentiality managing confidential information for an effective regulatory determination — process. Consumer engagement a guide to the consumer engagement that the AER expects NSPs to — undertake. of Choice determining that network companies are innovating and exploring demand — management solutions. CRG Training On 4 April 2013 we provided CRG members with an introductory training session on network regulation. This training was conducted to provide all members a basic understanding of the key issues which impact network regulation and our decision-making process during electricity determinations. Staff wanted their work to be accessible to CRG members recognising that the issues addressed under the guidelines are complex. The training session covered the following topics: Overview of the AER and our role Capital and operating expenditure and the interaction with prices Introduction to incentives in monopoly regulation Rate of return
Attachment B – CRG sub-groups and training Description of CRG work-streams Expenditure forecast assessment — assessing expenditure proposals from businesses. Rate of return — determining the allowed rate of return businesses earn on their investments. Expenditure incentive — creating the right incentives to encourage efficient spending by businesses. Shared assets — sharing the revenue networks earn from shared assets with consumers. Confidentiality — managing confidential information for an effective regulatory determination process. Consumer engagement — a guide to the consumer engagement that the AER expects NSPs to undertake. of Choice — determining that network companies are innovating and exploring demand management solutions. CRG Training On 4 April 2013 we provided CRG members with an introductory training session on network regulation. This training was conducted to provide all members a basic understanding of the key issues which impact network regulation and our decision-making process during electricity determinations. Staff wanted their work to be accessible to CRG members recognising that the issues addressed under the guidelines are complex. The training session covered the following topics: Overview of the AER and our role Capital and operating expenditure and the interaction with prices Introduction to incentives in monopoly regulation Rate of return
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