EUAA Submission: Extension of AEMO Functions & Powers
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 […]
EUAA Submission: Amending the Administered Price Cap
‘…The EUAA has previously made a submission requesting that the AEMC not expedite the process under s96 of the NEL[1]. We proposed that the rule change should be considered under the normal two stage review process. In the absence of a Commission decision on our earlier submission, we provide this submission on the basis that […]
EUAA Submission: Material Change in Network Infrastructure Project Costs
‘…The fundamental proposition in this submission is that an appropriate level of rigour is possible without sacrificing timeliness, particularly in the context of our view that it is community social licence that is driving timeliness, not the rigour of the RIT process. …’ Please download attached to read full submission.
AEMO ESOO Highlights the Enormous Challenge of Transitioning to Net Zero
The latest Electricity Statement Of Opportunities (ESOO) report from AEMO should leave no one in any doubt about the scale of the challenge before us in transitioning our electricity markets to net zero. “Transitioning our electricity system is going to be hard, expensive and full of risk as has been outlined in the latest ESOO […]
EUAA Submission: Options To Improve The ADGSM
‘…As we have observed recently, the lack of affordable gas was a significant contributor to the National Electricity Market suspension as gas fired generators withdrew bids as they could no longer cover fuel costs under an administered price cap of $300MWh. We are also observing a significant increase in the cost of many everyday items […]
Safeguard Mechanism Consultation Paper A Welcome Opportunity For Meaningful Engagement With Hard To Abate Sectors
Leading advocate for large commercial and industrial energy users, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA), welcomes the release of the Safeguard Mechanism Consultation Paper and the government’s commitment to genuine consultation with key stakeholders on pathways to net zero. “EUAA members are some of the biggest energy users in Australia, providing essential goods and […]