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Powerlines outside Melbourne
Media releases
23 April 2026
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia statement on the AEMC's Enhancing Distribution Network Planning and Reporting Draft Determination
Media release: Energy Consumers Australia welcomes the AEMC's draft determination on consumer-focused network planning.
Media releases
19 March 2020
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia statement on COVID-19
Media releases
19 March 2024
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to the Default Market Offer announcement
Photo of a person in an interior setting, using a phone and holding a cup of coffee.
Media releases
08 May 2026
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council communique
Media release: We congratulate Ministers’ agreement to progress a critical rule change that would require energy retailers to engage with people in a way that meets their individual needs.
Photo of a transmission line with an Australian landscape and clouds in the background.
Media releases
26 May 2025
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to DMO 2025-26 Final Decision
Media release in response to the Default Market Offer (DMO) 2025-26.
Photo of a rooftop with solar panels on it; in the background is a grey cloudy sky and a gum tree
Media releases
26 May 2026
3 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to Default Market Offer 2026-27 and Solar Sharer Offer
Media release: We welcome the AER’s final decision on this year’s Default Market Offer, which will help provide much-needed bill relief for consumers and small business on standing offers at a time when concerns about energy costs are justifiably high.
Photo of Australian neighbourhood at dusk; illuminated by purple blue light and street lights
Media releases
29 May 2026
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia responds to draft Rate of Return Instrument
Media release: Energy Consumers Australia (ECA) welcomes today’s release of the draft Rate of Return Instrument (RORI) by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) as a critical step toward ensuring consumers no longer foot the bill for hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive network costs.
Media releases
24 March 2021
4 min read
Energy consumer protections remain, but help must be proactive
29 October 2021
5 min read
Energy Consumer Behaviour Survey: The Results

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