The Case For Temporary Price Control Has Never Been Stronger, Or More Important
The Case For Temporary Price Control Has Never Been Stronger, Or More Important
The peak body representing Australia’s large commercial and industrial energy users, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA), has welcomed measures in the Federal Budget that will help smooth the long-term transition to a net zero energy system, but is concerned that immediate issues of unaffordable energy remain. “We welcome this Federal Budget as it […]
Lots Of Announcements But Very Little Detail A Concern for Energy Users
While State and Federal net zero funding and policy announcements are rolling out almost daily, the lack of details about how these announcements will result in net benefits is a concern for energy users, said the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “The transition to net zero is underway and not in question, and while […]
EUAA Submission: Extension of AEMO Powers & Functions
‘…Attached is our combined template response that also includes our 7th October submission. If we have been unsuccessful in getting our proposed changes in the legislation then we would recommend that they be incorporated in the rules. We appreciate the discussions we have had with Departmental and AEMO officials to help us prepare these comments […]
EUAA Submission: Amending The Administered Price Cap
‘…The Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) makes two comments on the Directions Paper. We were surprised and disappointed to see the endorsement of the Draft Decision by the CEO of Energy Consumers Australia. We do not think it is good practice for the Commission to use a stakeholder endorsement in a Directions Paper (or […]
EUAA Submission: Gas Market Parameters Review
‘….Our members have had firsthand experience of the dysfunctional east coast gas market that has been highlighted by many recent ACCC gas reports eg dramatically rising prices particularly in the last 12 months, lack of competition for supply, significant fall in the availability of supply from Bass Strait, various State government restrictions on new gas […]
EUAA Submission: Extension of AEMO Functions & Powers
‘….Perhaps the starkest issue for our members is that they may find themselves subject to a direction and not able to take delivery of gas under a firm gas supply contract. Yet they the Federal Government in its recent Heads of Agreement negotiation with the LNG producers assured their international customers there would be no […]
EUAA Submission: Victorian Gas Access Arrangements Proposal 2023-2028
‘…This submission provides a combined response to the 1 July Proposals and 2nd September Addendums by AGN, Multinet (MGN), and AusNet Services (AusNet) gas distribution networks in Victoria for the period 2023-2028. It builds on our earlier submission on the Draft Plans where we1: • Commented on the excellent combined engagement by all three networks […]
Gas Heads Of Agreement Ignores The Elephant In The Room – Guarantees Higher Gas Prices For Domestic Users
The announcement yesterday by Federal Resources Minister Madeline King that a new Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the gas industry has been agreed effectively guarantees that Australian manufacturers and households will be forced to pay unsustainably high gas prices for the foreseeable future. This will impact the competitiveness of Australian industry, drive higher cost of […]
ESB & AER Reports Are Clear, The Transition Will Not Be Easy Or Cheap But Hard And Expensive
It is time to start having a more honest and open conversation about the transition of our energy system, says Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) upon the release of the latest reports from the Energy Security Board (ESB) and Australian Energy Regulator (AER) that clearly lays out the enormous challenges and costs that consumers […]
EUAA Submission: Safeguard Mechanism Reforms Consultation Paper
‘…Transformation of the electricity sector is also creating significant disruption with consumers facing a tsunami of additional costs as we rapidly replace our centralised, dispatchable energy system with one that is dominated by highly decentralised variable renewable energy. The challenges are complex, hard to solve and will add costs to consumer bills. This is not […]
EUAA Submission: VNI West PADR
‘…This submission comments on a range of issues across the PADR. For each issue we discuss what the proponents say and make comment. We then provide a number of questions that would form the basis of further engagement with AEMO and Transgrid. We would propose that these questions be combined with other questions that arise […]
EUAA Submission: APA Gas Transmission Access Arrangements
‘…This short submission comments on the AER’s Draft Decision and APA’s Revised Proposal. The EUAA is a member of the APA Stakeholder Engagement Group. The major issues for our members are highlighted in the Draft Decision and summarised by APA’s ‘balancing competiting objectives’ narrative: demand is going to fall, but by how much and how […]