Energy
Consumers
Australia
The national voice for residential and small business energy consumers.
We work to ensure consumers have their values, expectations and needs met through a modern, flexible and resilient energy system.
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Commentary Featured Posts | July 23, 2021
Foresighting Forum ’21: Our takeaways & your questions
The first webinar in our Foresighting Forum 2021 was an excellent discussion. Here are our takeaways and your questions… answered!
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Commentary Featured Posts Main Feature | July 22, 2021
There are two energy transitions. We need to start acting that way.
There are two critical transformations at the heart of our energy system. Elisabeth Ross explains what they are and why they matter.
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Featured publication Hero publication Submissions | July 12, 2021
Submission to the AER Draft Ring-fencing Guideline (version 3)
The proposed reforms may not do enough to enable emerging opportunities in a manner that works in the long-term interests of consumers.
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Featured publication Hero publication Submissions | June 23, 2021
Response to the Energy Security Board’s Post 2025 Market Design Options Paper
We support the work of the ESB in developing a package of essential reforms to ensure that the market design of the National Electricity Market is fit for purpose
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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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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.