Energy Consumers Australia attends, as an observer, the meetings of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council (the Council). The three market institutions – the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) – also attend as observers.

This Information Bulletin draws on the communique issued by the Council on 26 October 2018 and publicly available information about the matters discussed at the meeting. Extracts from the communique are provided in the text boxes, with accompanying commentary from Energy Consumers Australia against each item in the communique.

The full communique can be read here.