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Consumer protections

03 April 2025

2 min read

Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) on Default Market Offer (DMO) prices 2025-26 draft determination

Consumers continue to face unprecedented pressures from high energy costs and broader cost-of-living pressures, and consumer protection tools such as the DMO are even more important given this context.

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Energy efficiency

31 March 2025

2 min read

Submission to the SA Department for Energy and Mining on the Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme 2026-2030 Consultation

Our submission advocates for reforms that support low-income households, small businesses, First Nations communities, and renters.

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Consumer Energy Resources (CER)

27 March 2025

2 min read

Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)'s Draft Determination on Including distribution network resilience in the National Electricity Rules (NER)

Read our submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)’s Draft Determination, which includes a series of recommendations relating to community resilience.

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Consumer protections

06 March 2025

2 min read

Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on Improving the Application of Concessions to Bills Consultation Paper

Improving the application of concessions to bills is an essential amendment that will help ensure the most vulnerable consumers are accessing the support to which they are entitled.

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Consumer protections

06 March 2025

2 min read

Submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on Improving the Ability to Switch to a Better Offer Consultation Paper

Loyalty penalties are a perverse outcome across the National Electricity Market (NEM), and there are material benefits at stake for consumers from this rule change.

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Gas and electrification

27 February 2025

2 min read

Submission to Victorian Department of Transport and Planning on Building Electrification – Regulatory Impact Statement

The Victorian Department of Transport and Planning's Building Electrification – Regulatory Impact Statement is an important step in ensuring all Victorians have access to clean, affordable and reliable energy in a future energy system.

Gas and electrification

14 February 2025

2 min read

Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)'s Draft Decision on Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) access arrangement 2025 to 2030

We're pleased the AER hasn't accepted Jemena's proposed capex. Jemena must begin planning for a network in decline. However, significant consumer risks remain.

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Consumer Energy Resources (CER)

14 February 2025

2 min read

Submission to the National Electricity Market (NEM) Review Initial Consultation

The National Electricity Market (NEM) Review should seek to ensure that demand-side measures have sufficient support to unlock their full potential, both for consumer benefit and to provide firmed, renewable generation and storage capacity in the NEM.

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Gas and electrification

07 February 2025

2 min read

Submission to Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action on Victoria’s Renewable Gas Directions Paper

There is no role for renewable gases to decarbonise the residential building sector. While we acknowledge DEECA has assessed the costs to residential and small businesses to be small, it's unreasonable they should pay at all.

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