Victorian Government's Pragmatic Approach to Gas welcomed by Commercial & Industrial Energy Users
Victorian Government’s Pragmatic Approach to Gas welcomed by Commercial & Industrial Energy Users
Today’s announcement from the Victorian Government demonstrates a pragmatic approach to gas is welcome news to large commercial and industrial energy users, said leading advocate for the sector, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “Navigating the road to net zero is proving to be harder and more expensive than initially thought,” said EUAA Chief […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Draft 2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report Consultation
The 2026 ISP will consider constraints in the gas networks as an input to the ability of gas powered generation to contribute to supply during dunkelflaute and system security generally. The draft report is the first consultation on this matter. Getting the options right will reduce costs to consumers. ‘Thank you for the opportunity to […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Improving The NEM Access Standards – Package 2 Consultation Paper
AEMO consulted in 2023 on changing access standards for large loads to mirror those of generators. While EUAA has achieved a reduced impact to large loads, the Rule Change request submitted to AEMC has some impacts for future large consumers connecting to transmission and distribution networks as well as impacts for site expansions requiring a […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Price Responsive Reporting Guidelines – Draft For Consultation
As part of the Integrating Price Responsive Resources into the NEM rule change, EUAA was successful in including a reporting requirement for AEMO to compare PRR forecasts against actual dispatch including price, volume and underlying demand to establish a positive feedback loop to improve AEMO’s forecasting and therefore reduce AEMO market interventions. AEMO has now […]
EUAA Submission: AER Ring-Fencing Waiver Application For An EV Charging Infrastructure Trial From CitiPower, Powercor & United Energy – Consultation Paper
CPU “could” monopolise the public EV charger market through it’s monopoly control of poles it owns. While this may be good for lower EV charging, it might undermine competition and ultimately cost consumers more. We make this submission to ensure our position is on the table and to minimise this risk. ‘… While we […]
Inside Australia’s Industrial Evolution: Lessons from the Frontline of Innovation
There’s no substitute for seeing industrial transformation up close. Recent EUAA industry tours with Visy, Wilson Transformers, Rio Tinto and BlueScope Steel offered exactly that—powerful, real-world insights into how leading manufacturers are adapting to a rapidly changing energy landscape. Each visit revealed how these businesses are actively reshaping their operations to meet ambitious sustainability goals, […]
EUAA Submission: National Gas Amendment (Extension Of The DWGM Dandenong LNG Interim Arrangements) Rule 2025
‘… We support an extension of current Dandenong LNG Interim Arrangements to cover the period between the end of the current arrangements in December 2025 and the commencement of the permanent gas reliability and supply adequacy (RSA) rules in the East Coast Gas System (ECGS). Without this extension, we can foresee the predicted southern regions peak […]
New Queensland Gas Exploration Welcomed by Energy Users
Yesterday’s news that the Queensland Government will release nine new areas for gas exploration is welcomed by leading advocate for large commercial and industrial energy users, the Energy Users’ Association of Australia (EUAA). “Gas plays a significant role in a net zero energy system and it will be needed in many industrial processes for many […]
EUAA Submission: NSW Transmission Planning Review – Option Paper
‘… The transition to a low carbon energy system is proving to be exponentially more challenging than was first anticipated, even more so in NSW as the Roadmap seeks to accelerate the largest transformation in the NEM. From our experience, the planning and coordination of multiple entities involved in the transition is difficult to engage […]
EUAA Submission: Allowing AEMO To Accept Cash As Credit Support – Draft Rule
‘…Thank you for the opportunity to make this brief submission to the Allowing AEMO to accept cash as credit support, Draft Rule. The EUAA are supportive of the draft rule. In our submission to the Consultation paper (ERC 0403) we stated our support for this rule change because: • If this rule did not proceed […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO ST PASA Replacement Project – Procedure Consultation
‘… At the EUAA, we support the design of rules, legislation and procedures that achieve efficient, cost effective and equitable outcomes for networks, developers and consumers. In the energy sector under most circumstances, this is best achieved through a national approach and a sharp focus on the NEO. From our perspective, this has not been […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Security Enablement Procedures – Consultation Paper
‘… Unfortunately, we believe that the proposed rule change and procedure will not result in unbundling of the essential system services but will continue to rely exclusively on AEMO’s continued use of regional generation EUAA SUBMISSION: AEMO SECURITY ENABLEMENT PROCEDURES – CONSULTATION PAPER| 8 MAY 2025 Page 2 of 6 bundles. This means that the […]