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 July 2024
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Submission to the Essential Services Commission Issues Paper - Review of Energy Retail Code of Practice
Read our submission to the Essential Services Commission's Issues Paper - Review of Energy Retail Code of Practice.
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Consumer protections
16 April 2026
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Submission to the Essential Services Commission into life support protections
We strongly support the overall direction of the draft decision and are pleased to see that it adopts a more balanced framework that prioritises safety, resilience and consumer protection.
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Consumer-focused energy transition
26 November 2024
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Submission to the Essential Services Commission - Energy Consumer Reform Consultation Paper
Our submission to the Essential Services Commission (ESC) on Energy Consumer Reform includes a suite of recommendations aimed at building confidence the energy system is working in consumers' best interests. Read it here.
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Consumer protections
26 June 2025
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Submission to the Essential Services Commission (Victoria) on the Energy Retail Code of Practice Review
Our submission supports the proposed package of reforms to the Energy Retail Code of Practice as many of the reforms will improve outcomes for Victorian energy consumers.
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Consumer protections
24 September 2025
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Submission to the Essential Services Commission (Victoria) on Better Protections for Life Support Customers in Victoria: Consultation Paper
Our submission to the Essential Services Commission (ESC) (Victoria), highlights our concerns that the proposed changes to life support processes would place additional responsibility and risks onto vulnerable consumers.
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Consumer Energy Resources (CER)
22 November 2022
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Submission to the ESB’s Interoperability Directions Paper and the AEMC’s Review into Consumer Energy Resources Technical Standards Consultation Paper
“How” technical standards are mandated and enforced, and “who” is responsible for mandating and enforcing, are the two key questions we see as unanswered in the current technical standards process.
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31 January 2022
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Submission to the ESB's Project Initiation Paper on the Congestion Management Model
The introduction of the DMO has impacted consumers positively however there are opportunities for improvement that should be considered.
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Consumer Energy Resources (CER)
14 August 2020
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Submission to the ESB Governance of DER Technical Standards Consultation Paper
We support the proposed new coordinating governance arrangements in the form of a Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Standards Governance Committee.
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Energy market design
22 December 2022
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Submission to the Energy Security Board’s Transmission Access Reform Directions Paper
This reform is crucial to ensuring the market is designed in a way that aligns with the Integrated System Plan and that the market appropriately signals the right combination of new renewable energy generation, new storage and firming resources, and new transmission.
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