Who we are
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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Featured Posts Main Feature Media release | April 10, 2024
CALD communities need urgent supports for the energy transition
A new report released today has found improvements are needed to the quality of advice and supports, and to the service provided by retailers and other energy service providers, or
culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) consumers risk being left behind in the energy
transition.
Featured Posts Main Feature Media release | March 19, 2024
Energy Consumers Australia response to the Default Market Offer announcement
Read Energy Consumers Australia’s response to the Default Market Offer announcement.
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Submissions | April 16, 2024
Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on unlocking consumer energy resources (CER) benefits through flexible trading
Consumer energy resources (CER) assets need to be integrated into the energy system in ways that benefit their owners and the broader community. Read our submission.
Continue readingSubmissions | April 15, 2024
Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on Flexibility in the allocation of interconnector costs
The current rules that allocate costs for large transmission projects that span multiple states – i.e. interconnectors – are broken. To solve this, the AEMC should consider two rule change proposals concurrently. Read our submission.
Continue readingWhat we do
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.