06 August 2025

Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Reliability Panel on the 2026 Reliability Settings Review Issues Paper

Our submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Reliability Panel regarding the Reliability Standard and wholesale market settings review.
Energy Consumers Australia

Consumers tell us the most important features of an energy plan are keeping energy bills as low as possible and ensuring a stable, reliable electricity supply with minimal outages. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and Reliability Panel review is therefore critical to ensuring these outcomes are met efficiently and fairly for all consumers.

Our submission responds to several of the overarching questions raised in the consultation paper. In doing so, we propose several actions the Reliability Panel and the AEMC must do to ensure wholesale spot prices—and ultimately retail electricity bills—are not higher than needed, to ensure the levels of reliability that consumers value.

Download our submission (PDF, 474.88KB)

As part of our contribution to this review, we commissioned a report with Baringa Management Consulting, which you can download here:

Download commissioned report (PDF, 650.25KB)

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