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Note This attachment part of the AER's final decision on Energex's 2015–20 distribution determination. It should be read with all other parts of the final decision. The decision includes the following documents: Overview Attachment 1 – Annual revenue requirement Attachment 2 – Regulatory base Attachment 3 – Rate of return Attachment 4 – Value of imputation credits Attachment 5 – Regulatory depreciation Attachment 6 – Capital expenditure Attachment 7 – Operating expenditure Attachment 8 – Corporate income tax Attachment 9 – Efficiency benefit sharing scheme Attachment 10 – Capital expenditure sharing scheme Attachment 11 – Service target performance incentive scheme Attachment 12 – Demand management incentive scheme Attachment 13 – Classification of services Attachment 14 – Control mechanism Attachment 15 – Pass through events Attachment 16 – Alternative control services Attachment 17 – Negotiated services framework and criteria Attachment 18 – Connection policy
2024–25. This suggests the need for land purchase associated with any of the proposed substations for the Yarrabilba and Flagstone projects can be delayed to the next period. We have therefore not provided an allowance for the purchase of land in Yarrabilba and Flagstone for the 2015–20 period. Easements Energex proposes $17.4 million for corridor/easement acquisitions for future overhead feeders. There are six corridor or easement acquisitions included in the proposed expenditure. Table sets out Energex’s proposed easement purchases. Table B.8 Energex’s proposed easement purchases ($2014─15, million, excluding overheads) Corridor program 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total Loganlea – Jimboomba 110kV single circuit 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 2.4 Sunsouth – 132kV single circuit and 132kV double circuit 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.1 4.4 Jimboomba –Beaudesert 110kV single circuit 0.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.2 8.8 Pacific Paradise – H9 Palmwoods and ABM Abermain – WKA Wulkuraka Tee – LRE Lockrose BS 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.9 Blackstone PLQ – SFC Springfield Central 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 ABM Abermain – WKA Wulkuraka Tee – LRE Lockrose BS 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 Total 2.4 3.4 4.0 3.4 4.1 17.4 Source: Energex response to AER EGX 070. Note: Energex has not claimed confidentiality over the individual costs of its proposed easements purchases. Hence we have presented the individual costs in our decision. We have considered each of these easement purchases noting the updated demand forecasts in Powerlink’s 2015 APR. We accept ongoing projects and projects in areas, where the demand forecast has not fallen between 2014 and 2015. Our findings are noted below: