EUAA Submission: Facilitating Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Under Commonwealth Grants
Emily Wood | June 25, 2026
Many networks have received exemptions to install their own EV Charging infrastructure, AEMC is making a rule to create an automatic ability for networks to install EV Chargers where the need is required and the EV charging market is not responding.
‘…Under the proposed rule, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) would be required to include Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment, and Water (DCCEEW) approved expenditure for EVCI projects in a DNSP’s regulated asset base (RAB). In effect, this transfers key expenditure‑approval functions from the AER, the independent economic regulator, to DCCEEW, a policy agency. DCCEEW would determine which project costs enter the RAB, assess the merits of proposals, apply incentive mechanisms, and adjust recoverable amounts based on revenue received from charge point operators (CPOs). This structural shift underpins many of the concerns outlined in this submission, particularly regarding the socialisation of costs, the risk of inefficient expenditure, and the need to preserve competitive neutrality.
The EUAA’s overarching position is that any framework enabling DNSP involvement in EVCI must maintain strong regulatory safeguards, ensure transparent and efficient cost recovery, and protect consumers — particularly those who may not directly benefit from the infrastructure being funded. The following section outlines our key concerns with the proposed rule change…’
Please download attached document to read our full submission.
