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15 September 2020
2 min read
Consumers to receive greater protection after new energy tech code clears final hurdle
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30 June 2021
3 min read
Covid protections for energy consumers are changing. What does that mean?
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07 July 2020
2 min read
COVID Research
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Commentary
02 May 2022
8 min read
Death to DER? Why we need to change the language we use for the energy transition
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26 April 2021
3 min read
Digital Energy Futures helping to better understand emerging energy technology trends
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Media releases
13 March 2025
2 min read
DMO is not an effective safety net for consumers
Media release: The Default Market Offer (DMO) exists to protect people, particularly those in vulnerable circumstances, from paying disproportionately high electricity prices. It’s not working effectively if it is priced up to 25% above more competitive offers.
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Commentary
17 August 2021
6 min read
Do Australians really want more information about their energy use?
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27 May 2025
8 min read
Doing the right thing by consumers – an aspirational utopia or an enforceable duty?
Should we just hope energy companies do the right thing, or should they be required to?
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Media releases
19 March 2026
3 min read
ECA response to Gas Networks in Transition Directions Paper
Media release: Energy Consumers Australia urges the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to put the interests of consumers first as gas networks decline, following today’s release of the AEMC’s Gas Networks in Transition Directions Paper.
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