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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Consumer protections
24 April 2026
2 min read
Submission to the Essential Services Commission (ESC VIC) on Strengthening Protections for Energy Consumers in Victoria consultation paper
Energy Consumers Australia appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the second stage of the Essential Services Commission’s review of the Energy Retail Code of Practice.
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Energy efficiency
16 June 2026
2 min read
Submission to NSW Government on Investigation into minimum energy efficiency rental standards in NSW Consultation Paper
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Standards (MEERS) investigation marks an important step towards creating safer, healthier and more energy efficient homes for renters New South Wales.
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Consumer protections
16 June 2026
2 min read
Submission to the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (VIC) on the Midday Power Saver
We support the broad aims and policy intent of the Midday Power Saver to benefit households who can shift their electricity use to the middle of the day.
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Consumer protections
10 July 2026
2 min read
Submission to the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) on Reforming Prices for Customers in Victorian Embedded Networks
​Around 174,000 households and 20,000 small businesses across Victoria buy electricity and gas through private embedded network arrangements. Our submission calls for a regulatory framework that ensures protections do not depend on where a consumer lives or how their energy is supplied.
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Consumer protections
27 July 2026
2 min read
Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) on Retail guidelines review
While we support the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)'s introduction of design principles, such as requiring retailers to communicate "fairly and honestly", our submission highlights the structural limits of what guidelines can do on their own, and calls for an overarching consumer duty.
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