Success Stories

Find out about projects we've awarded grant funding, their outputs and impact, in this series of case studies from our Grants Program.
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Woman looking at phone
Grants
29 July 2026
2 min read
A powerful new database to inform consumer advocacy and test the effect of market interventions
Discover what deidentified smart meter data can tell us about consumer patterns and understandings.
EV charging
Grants
30 June 2026
2 min read
Public electric vehicle charging to benefit all energy consumers
Using grant funding from ECA, the University of NSW investigated how public EV charging can be optimised to benefit all consumers.
Gas pipes
Grants
09 June 2026
2 min read
Balancing act: weighing up local gas decommissioning
Energy Consumers Australia provided a grant to the Brotherhood of St Laurence to research how to make the transition away from gas cheaper and fairer for households facing disadvantage.
Pot of chai on induction stove
Grants
02 March 2026
2 min read
Electrification Accelerator: A community-led approach to making electrification faster, fairer and better
Learn more about our grant to Rewiring Australia to accelerate community electrification.
A doctor sits next to a patient and holds their hand.
Grants
22 October 2025
4 min read
Breaking the link between poor health and energy hardship
Energy Consumers Australia provided funding to the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) to address the connection between energy hardship and poor health.
Golden Gate Bridge
Grants
08 October 2025
2 min read
Comparing California's energy transition with Australia
The 2025 Gill Owen scholar, Dr Glen Currie, travelled to California to research the complex transition from gas to electricity, to see what lessons Australia can benefit from.
A couple is shopping and looking at washing machines.
Grants
30 September 2025
2 min read
Making energy informed decisions when purchasing household appliances
Consumer Policy Research Centre found that clearer labelling about the energy efficiency ratings of large appliances at the point of sale would help consumers make more informed choices that save them money and energy.
Family sitting at a table in the dark with candles illuminating their activities.
Grants
28 August 2025
2 min read
How do electricity disconnection bans work overseas?
Energy Consumers Australia provided a grant to understand how disconnection bans work overseas and what lessons could be learnt for the Australian context.
Enhance System Planning Project report
Grants
27 June 2025
2 min read
The Enhanced System Planning Project
Learn about a landmark collaborative research initiative aimed at improving electricity system planning in Australia beyond 2030 delivered by Centre for New Energy Technologies.

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