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
05 February 2024
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Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator's (AER) Review of the exemptions framework for embedded networks
Read our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator's (AER) Review of the exemptions framework for embedded networks.
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Consumer protections
05 July 2022
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Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Retailer Authorisation and Exemption framework
Our submission to the AER on their Retailer Authorisation and Exemption Review sets out our thinking on the need for a new consumer protections framework as we transition to a distributed energy future
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Energy network regulation
16 June 2023
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Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Gas Distribution Network Reference Tariff Variation Mechanism and Declining Block Tariffs Issues Paper
The transition away from fossil fuel gas raise material risks for household and small business consumers. Read our submission to the AER on this issue.
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Pricing and tariffs
01 November 2023
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Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator Default Market Offer Prices 2024-25 Issues Paper
Read our submission to the AER on the Default Market Offer Prices 2024-25 Issues Paper
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Gas and electrification
13 September 2024
2 min read
Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER): Jemena Gas Networks 2025-30 Access Arrangement Plan
Energy Consumers Australia recommends that the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) reject Jemena’s Proposed 2025-30 Access Arrangement Plan. Read our submission to the AER.
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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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Pricing and tariffs
11 April 2024
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Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)'s Draft Determination on the Default Market Offer Prices 2024-25
While we're pleased to see the competition allowance left off the 2024-25 Draft Determination on the Default Market Offer Prices (DMO), it's clear the DMO isn't meeting its original intentions. Read our submission.
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Gas and electrification
14 February 2025
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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 protections
08 July 2024
2 min read
Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) on the Review of payment difficulty protections in the National Energy Customer Framework
Read our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Review of payment difficulty protections in the National Energy Customer Framework
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