Featured publication Hero publication Our research | December 3, 2024
Access data and insights from the Consumer Energy Report card, our comprehensive research and analysis project about Australian household and small business energy consumers.
Featured publication Hero publication Our research | December 3, 2024
Access data and insights from the Consumer Energy Report card, our comprehensive research and analysis project about Australian household and small business energy consumers.
Featured publication Hero publication Our research | December 3, 2024
Read the first report from our Consumer Energy Report Card, about consumer perspectives on Australia’s energy transition.
Featured publication Hero publication Our research | September 13, 2024
We commissioned Dynamic Analysis to provide insight into the direction of network prices for Jemena’s gas customers in New South Wales. Read the report.
Featured publication Hero publication Our research | August 27, 2024
Our analysis shows ‘cost-reflective’ tariffs don’t necessarily reflect distribution network costs – and it’s unclear whether transferring all customers to a ‘cost-reflective’ network tariff will lead to lower energy network costs for consumers.
Submissions | September 5, 2022
Despite its name, function, and intent, our understanding is that during the market disfunction in June 2022, the Administered Price Cap did not actually cap or reduce prices. As a result, this letter, representing our submission on this rule change, makes three primary points.
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Submissions | August 26, 2022
Wholesale market monitoring is an essential function for a well-regulated electricity market – particularly at this point in time given the recent market suspension, rising consumer costs, and several market design changes underway. Accordingly, Energy Consumers Australia agrees with the Department on all issues raised in the Consultation.
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Submissions | August 23, 2022
Energy Consumers Australia encourages the Australian Energy Market Commission to reject the rule change and ensure AEMO fees are subject to the same scrutiny as other network costs.
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Submissions | August 4, 2022
For such non-network solutions to compete fairly with traditional network approaches requires that third-party providers have access to the same data and information that network companies have on voltage within the distribution system.
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Submissions | August 2, 2022
Protecting customers affected by family violence is the responsibility of us all. That’s why we commend the AEMC for strengthening the rule change proposed by Red Energy and Lumo Energy.
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Submissions | July 25, 2022
Our submission sees merit in a well-designed capacity mechanism but the detail of the design process and the design itself will decide whether such a mechanism works to consumers’ overall benefit. Australians expect and deserve a reliable energy system but it cannot be at the expense of having an affordable one.
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Featured publication Hero publication Submissions | July 5, 2022
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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Featured publication Hero publication Submissions | June 23, 2022
Energy Consumers Australia supports the Congestion Market Mechanism (CMM) and Connection Zones with Connection Fees options in the Consultation Paper because they will deliver the benefits that effective transmission access reform offers.
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Featured publication Hero publication Our research | June 21, 2022
The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Retail Tariff Tracker is an ongoing project for Energy Consumers Australia.
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Featured publication Hero publication Submissions | April 27, 2022
We do agree that there is room to improve consumer awareness and understanding of the reference price.
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