EUAA Welcomes Australian Industrial Energy Gas Announcement
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 […]
South Australian Energy Forum – Presentations
Thank you attending the South Australian Energy Forum, held on Tuesday October 24. Presentations are available to delegates from this event and may be downloaded below. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us via euaa@euaa.com.au or phone 03 9909 7103 Thanks to our Sponsors: Session 1: […]
Bipartisan Support for National Energy Policy Critical
The peak body representing large energy users, the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA), cautiously welcomes the federal coalition announcement that they will pursue a National Energy Guarantee (NEG). The NEG seeks to provide a technology neutral platform and deliver reliable, secure and affordable energy to consumers while lowering emissions over time. “The most critical […]
Learn More and Have Your Say About Transmission Planning in Queensland
Throughout the year Powerlink runs a number of forums for interested stakeholders to discuss a variety of topics including demand and energy forecasting, new technologies and the future of their transmission network. To find out more about Powerlink’s Engagement Forums, where you can learn more about demand forecasting and have your say about the future of transmission […]
ACCC Report Highlights the Need for a National Energy Policy
Today’s interim ACCC report confirms what the EUAA have been saying for some time; we are in the middle of an energy crisis almost entirely of our own making. Without an urgent response by our political leaders to a bipartisan national energy policy, the situation is unlikely to change, said the Energy Users Association of […]
SA Liberal Party Energy Policy Recognises the Value of a National Market Based Approach
The Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA) welcomes the recently released energy policy blueprint by the South Australian Liberal Party. “The SA Liberals energy policy brings together a suite of initiatives that together will help create better outcomes for energy consumers, improve reliability and hopefully make energy more affordable, “said EUAA Chief Executive Officer, Andrew […]