Energy
Consumers
Australia
Energy Consumers Australia is the independent, national voice for household and small business energy consumers. We work with decision-makers and industry to ensure consumers have their values, expectations and needs met through a modern, flexible and resilient energy system. Find out more
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Activities Featured Posts Main Feature | February 21, 2025
Foresighting Forum 2025: Charging Forward
Our 2025 Foresighting Forum has concluded for another year! Catch up on all the highlights from the event.
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Submissions | February 14, 2025
Submission to the National Energy Market (NEM) Review Initial Consultation
The National Electricity Market (NEM) Review should seek to ensure that demand-side measures have sufficient support to unlock their full potential, both for consumer benefit and to provide firmed, renewable generation and storage capacity in the NEM.
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Commentary | March 26, 2025
How to responsibly wind down the gas network?
The transition to all-electric homes and businesses needs to be delivered in a way that benefits all consumers, without unfairly penalising people who face greater barriers to electrification.
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Energy Consumers Australia is the independent, national voice for residential and small business energy consumers.
We enable residential and small business energy consumers to have their voices heard by the sector by working with other consumer groups to gather evidence-based research with a national perspective, distil it to key viewpoints, and feed it back to the market to influence outcomes.
Our vision for the market
Affordable energy for households and small businesses.
Individualised energy services that give consumers choice and control.
Optimised energy system that minimises cost for consumers.
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Grants round open
Apply through our new and improved online application system which makes the process quicker and easier.
Community Listening
Watch our latest videos that show how people are using new energy tech.
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Has COVID-19 or the bushfires presented challenges with managing your energy bills? If so, please share your story with us.
Consumers driving change
Key to optimising our energy system is providing genuine choice and control to households and small businesses, embracing them as partners in change.
Energy services must be built around individuals to reflect their unique circumstances; enabling people to easily manage their own use and costs.
Households and small businesses are willing partners in change if provided the tools and support they need – whether that be information, data, new affordable technology or other supports.