Consumers welcome Minister's pragmatism to find energy resolution
Consumers welcome Minister’s pragmatism to find energy resolution
The Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) welcomes comments reported in media today from the Minister for the Environment and Energy, the Hon Josh Frydenberg, that brings a refreshing dose of reality and pragmatism to the energy debate. “The Minister’s comments give hope to energy users who are seeking a solution to the energy crisis […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Draft Report – Review into the scope of economic regulation applied to covered pipelines
The EUAA welcomes the Commission’s recommendations in regarding a greater range of reference services, greater information disclosure and a fast track arbitration regime, including pipeline expansion as part of the pipeline, greater consumer involvement in the AER regulatory process and removal of part of the regulatory discretion framework. However… download the full submission below
EUAA Submission: NEG Draft Design Consultation Paper
While what has been proposed in the Consultation Paper is far from perfect, we recognise that many policy options that would deliver more efficient, market-based solutions have been “taken off the table” for reasons outside of the ESB’s control. So, while we have raised a number of concerns with the proposed design of the NEG […]
2018 Tasmanian Energy Forum Presentations
Dear Delegates, It was great to see you at the Tasmanian Energy Forum this year. We trust you found the event valuable and insightful and an opportunity to further your networks in Tassie energy. Below you will find the presentations from the afternoon event. Thank you again to all of our presenters for sharing their […]
EUAA Submission: AER Wholesale Electricity Market Performance Monitoring
‘The EUAA strongly supports the overall AER Draft Statement of approach. Key is flexibility around the issues the AER is able to examine to arrive at its conclusions and recommendations such as products considered, definition of markets, determining time periods, impact of different generation technologies and the role of Government policy. The electricity market is […]
EUAA Welcomes Australian Industrial Energy Gas Announcement
Reports today of the formation of a new company, Australian Industrial Energy (AIE), that will provide a new source of gas into the Australian eastern energy market is welcomed by the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “Gas continues to be a key pressure point for many businesses in eastern states with prices still higher […]
Energy Security Board Discussion Paper Welcomed by Energy Users
The peak body representing large energy users, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) welcomes the release of the National Energy Guarantee Draft Design Discussion Paper by the Energy Security Board (ESB). “Energy stakeholders, including major commercial and industrial energy users, have been stuck in energy policy hell for a number of years which has […]
Don’t Open the Champagne Yet – Gas is Still a Problem
The peak body representing large energy users, the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA) welcomes the ACCC’s second interim gas market report and recognises it shows some progress has been made. However, the gas crisis afflicting a majority of industrial and commercial gas users remains a significant issue that requires more reform. As the ACCC […]
Essential Energy Price Drop a Win for Energy Users
The peak body representing large energy users, the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA), welcomes the decision by Essential Energy to not proceed with proposed increases in regulated network prices. “Essential Energy’s decision will bring relief to NSW energy consumers and help to ease the pressure on business who are suffering with escalating energy bills […]
Baby Steps Forward Better Than Going Backwards
The peak body representing large energy users, the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA), welcomes the intent of COAG Energy Ministers to keep working on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG). “We have been going backwards on energy policy for the last decade and that has been a disaster for energy users who are losing faith […]
Joint Statement: COAG Needs to Develop the National Energy Guarantee
Representatives of Australia’s businesses, communities, environment, energy industry and workers are calling on the Commonwealth and States to work together in good faith and a spirit of compromise to make further development of the National Energy Guarantee (the Guarantee) their top priority. Australia is suffering unsustainably high electricity prices and rising emissions, and our reliability […]
EUAA Submission: COAG Consumer Participation in Revenue Determinations (Nov 2017)
We are at a turning point in consumer participation in revenue determinations and associated regulatory processes. For many years consumer trust that the regulatory process will deliver balanced outcomes has been very low as has consumer trust that the energy industry has the customer as a central focus. We have noticed in recent times a […]