Submissions

Energy Consumers Australia makes submissions throughout the year to decision-makers, advocating for the long term interests of households and small businesses to be considered in current energy processes, and in the planning for our future energy system.
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Submission AER DMO Issues Paper 25-26
Consumer protections
03 December 2025
2 min read
Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)'s review of the Default Market Offer (DMO) issues paper 2026-27
Our response to the AER’s review of the Default Market Offer for 2026–27 calls for a genuine safety net for disengaged and vulnerable consumers, especially amid rising energy prices and cost-of-living pressures.
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Submission Solar Sharer Offer
Consumer protections
03 December 2025
2 min read
Submission to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) on the Solar Sharer Offer Consultation Paper 2025-26
We welcome the ambition for the Solar Sharer Offer to play a key role in maximising the benefits of abundant solar generation – and ensuring those benefits are shared equitably by all consumers.
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Photo of a person looking at a credit card while also holding their phone, sitting at a desk with a laptop on it.
Consumer protections
22 December 2025
2 min read
Joint submission to the Essential Services Commission (Victoria), responding to request for comment paper, Victorian Default Offer 2026-27
Energy Consumers Australia has made a joint submission with other Victorian consumer advocates on the Victorian Default Offer 2026-27 (VDO) Request for Comment Paper. 
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Submission AER Retail Guidelines Review
Consumer protections
23 December 2025
2 min read
Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) Consultation Paper on Retail Guidelines Review
Our submission supports improvements to the Retail Guidelines while acknowledging that persistent consumer issues largely arise from structural market features.
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Close-up photo of a stovetop gas burner underneath a pot; the burner's flame is burning bright blue.
Gas and electrification
15 January 2026
2 min read
Submission to the AEMC's Draft Determination on Customer-initiated gas abolishment and disconnection
We support the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)'s draft determination to improve clarity for households and small businesses seeking to cease gas use. Clearer information about retail contract termination is needed, to help ensure certainty for consumers about billing, liability and safety.
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