Oct 29 (Reuters) - Australian Energy Regulator:
* issues preliminary decisions for Victoria
* -issued preliminary decisions for Ausnet Services, Citipower, Powercor, Jemena and United Energy
* in addition to reductions in network charges, preliminary decisions will reduce annual metering charges by 15 to 40 percent in 2016
* preliminary decisions will be effective from 1 January 2016
* feedback will be considered before the final decisions are made in April 2016, to lock-in new network charges from January 2017 until 2020
* "aer is now seeking feedback on whether the preliminary decisions have struck the right balance between keeping prices as low as possible"
* preliminary decisions expected to save between $27 and $75 on the average victorian household's annual electricity bill over next 5 years
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