❓ I refer to ATCO’s decision to decommission the Albany reticulated gas network on the basis that replacement or upgrade would be “uneconomic” or impose an “unacceptable cost” on customers, and I ask:(a

I refer to ATCO’s decision to decommission the Albany reticulated gas network on the basis that replacement or upgrade would be “uneconomic” or impose an “unacceptable cost” on customers, and I ask:(a) What is the estimated total capital cost to maintain, repair or replace the Albany gas network to a safe and operational standard;(b) Has ATCO provided the Government with detailed costings, modelling or a business case supporting its claim that upgrading the network would be uneconomic;(c) If yes, when will the Minister table that information;(d) What specific assumptions were used to determine that upgrade costs would be “unacceptable”;(e) Has any analysis been undertaken of what level of cost would be considered a reasonable cost recovery through supply charges and government contributions over the remaining life of the asset; and(f) Has the Government compared the cost of upgrading the network against the total cost of decommissioning and transitioning all customers? I refer to ATCO’s decision to decommission the Albany reticulated gas network on the basis that replacement or upgrade would be “uneconomic” or impose an “unacceptable cost” on customers, and I ask: (a) What is the estimated total capital cost to maintain, repair or replace the Albany gas network to a safe and operational standard; (b) Has ATCO provided the Government with detailed costings, modelling or a business case supporting its claim that upgrading the network would be uneconomic; (c) If yes, when will the Minister table that information; (d) What specific assumptions were used to determine that upgrade costs would be “unacceptable”; (e) Has any analysis been undertaken of what level of cost would be considered a reasonable cost recovery through supply charges and government contributions over the remaining life of the asset; and (f) Has the Government compared the cost of upgrading the network against the total cost of decommissioning and transitioning all customers?