EUAA Submission: Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project (VNI West) Project Specification Consultation Report (PSCR)
EUAA Submission: Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West Project (VNI West) Project Specification Consultation Report (PSCR)
‘… The EUAA does not doubt the need for increased interconnection capacity between NSW and Victoria. Our concerns primarily is around whether: • the planning is appropriately co-ordinated • the assumptions are robust • the level of transparency is high …’ Please download attached submission for full details.
Energy Users will be the Losers Unless Accountability and Transparency Improves After Victoria Rushes Through ‘Go it Alone’ Bill
Leading advocate for large energy users in Australia, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA), expressed disappointment at the lack of consultation and transparency on a bill, the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment Act, that was rushed through the Victorian Parliament last night, enabling the Victorian Energy Minister to make determinations on expanding transmission in the […]
Lifting Conventional Gas Moratorium in Victoria Welcomed by Large Energy Users
Today’s announcement that the Victorian Government will lift the conventional gas moratorium, with a directive that all new gas will be prioritised for the domestic market, is welcomed by the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “This is a sensible, pragmatic, science-based decision that will deliver benefits to the entire community and we congratulate the […]
New Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism Opens Up Huge Opportunity for Large Energy Users
Electricity market modernisation has taken an enormous leap forward with the creation of a new demand response mechanism approved by the Australian Energy Market Commission, said the leading organisation representing large energy users in Australia, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “This is a very exciting and welcomed development in the National Electricity Market […]
Queensland’s Domestic Gas Policy Providing Critical Supply for Local Manufacturers
The announcement of a new domestic gas tenement in Queensland, awarded to a JV between Australian Pacific LNG and Armour Energy, provides another boost to local manufacturers who rely on gas to make their products and is welcomed by the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “Queensland gas policy is keeping local manufacturers afloat with […]
Hydrogen Trials Could Prove Critical to Understanding our Potential Future Fuel Mix
The peak body representing large commercial and industrial energy users, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) is paying close attention to the hydrogen trials underway in Queensland and South Australia, as hydrogen could become an important part of Australia’s fuel mix in the coming decades. “While hydrogen is a long way from becoming a […]
Plan to Lift Conventional Gas Moratorium Welcomed
The Victorian Liberal party’s plan to lift the conventional gas moratorium in Victoria is welcomed by the peak body representing large energy users in Australia, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “Gas plays an essential part of Australians’ lives and in many cases, there is no viable substitute for it in most of our […]
EUAA Submission: Draft 2020 Integrated System Plan
‘The EUAA welcomes this opportunity to comment on the Draft 2020 Integrated System Plan (ISP) and congratulate AEMO on the improvements to stakeholder engagement in recent months. We encourage AEMO to continue to evolve its approach to stakeholder engagement as a means of improving understanding of the ISP and building stakeholder trust in the outcome. […]
EUAA Submission: Regulatory Sandboxes – Rules Consultation
‘In our earlier submission on this matter, we strongly supported the development of the sandbox toolkit…’ Please download attachment to read full submission.
ACCC Report Confirms Gas Crisis Still Here
Representing some of the largest gas users in the country who produce many essential goods and services used by the community every day, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) is not surprised by the latest from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) out yesterday (Feb 18) that identifies many issues remain in the […]
Victorian Government to Ignore the Rules. Is this Vicxit from the NEM?
The peak body representing large energy users in Australia, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) are very concerned with the Victorian Government’s reported plan to ignore energy market rules and ‘go it alone’ on grid augmentation. “While there is certainly potential to improve the rules governing the energy market and regulated grid investments, they […]
EUAA Submission: ESB Consultation on Draft ISP Rules
‘We agree with the intent of the ISP process to speed up consideration of the network investment required to underpin the transformation to a lower carbon NEM and efficiently manage the closure of thermal power stations. However, this should not be at the expense of appropriate safeguards and sound governance practices such as independent assessment […]