EUAA Submission: Climate Change Authority - 2025 Annual Progress Report Issues Paper
EUAA Submission: Climate Change Authority – 2025 Annual Progress Report Issues Paper
CCA is preparing advice for the Min Climate Change and Energy on deploying renewable energy infrastructure and the Safeguard Mechanism in Industry. This is an important document to contain EUAA’s voice. ‘…The EUAA support the pursuit of net zero targets but this must be achieved at an efficient cost, not at any cost. Additionally, we […]
EUAA Submission: Greenfields Incentive Determination – Bulloo Interlink Pipeline
Revenue proposals are a major area that EUAA can have an impact on network charges that members receive. ‘…The current Federal Government gas market review offers the opportunity to try again to develop a regulatory framework that can stand the test of time, can be adaptive to future market changes and can produce an outcome […]
EUAA Submission: CWO Enabling Project Revenue Proposal
Revenue proposals are a major area that EUAA can have an impact on network charges that members receive. ‘…Thank you for the opportunity to make this brief submission under the Central West Orana (CWO) Enabling Project Revenue Proposal (CWO Proposal). The EUAA are long-standing members of the Transgrid Advisory Council (TAC) and have observed varying […]
EUAA Submission: Redefining Roles & Responsibilities For Power System & Market Operations In A High CER Future
Since rooftop solar (and now batteries) have been installed behind the meter, distribution businesses have evolved their operations to include distribution system operations (DSO). With Consumer Energy Resources now able to be bid into the NEM, DCCEEW are reviewing the role of distribution businesses and whether a seperate or independent DSO would be more efficient […]
EUAA Submission: Gas Market Review Consultation Paper
DCCEEW is reviewing the ADGSM, HoA and Code of Conduct to implement a wholistic approach to achieving a competitive gas market. Currently, consumers are paying for the lack of a competitive market. ‘… The EUAA have long advocated for significant changes to the domestic gas market to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses and […]
EUAA Submission: AER Initial Draft Decision – Marinus Link
While Marinus will effectively be funded by the Federal Government, there is still a need to ensure costs are reviewed and oversighted as the Construction Costs will ultimately be paid for by consumers. ‘… The EUAA has been a member of the Marinus Link Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) for a number of years and would […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Review of the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism (WDRM) Draft Report
WDR has had very little uptake compared to its estimated potential due to its complexity and transfer of risk to participants. There is now an opportunity to correct these errors in the WDR design to allow members to participate. ‘…. The EUAA is very supportive of the AEMC creating a workable two-sided market. However, take […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC East Coast Gas System (ECGS) Notice of Closure For Gas Infrastructure – Draft Determination
Closure of a single gas asset with over 10TJ capacity could have significant impact on the East Coast Gas System. As the transition of the electricity system relies heavily on gas, closure of a single <10TJ asset would place upward pressure on both gas and electricity prices. ‘… EUAA members are focussed on making products […]
EUAA Submission: DCCEEW Aggregated Resources In The Capacity Investment Scheme – Consultation Paper
DCCEEW are proposing to add aggregated resources to the CIS. In general, aggregated resources are either already built or receive funding through other mechanisms (eg SRES). Adding these to the CIS will make the CIS less effective, increase system security requirements and cost consumers more. ‘… We do not support the inclusion of aggregated […]
EUAA Submission: Roma Brisbane Pipeline 2027-32 Acces Arrangement Reference Service Proposal
Revenue proposals are a major area that EUAA can have an impact on the network charges that members receive. ‘… The EUAA is a member of the Stakeholder Reference Group established by APA to help shape the 2026 to 2031 Roma to Brisbane pipeline access arrangement. We have very much appreciated the comprehensive engagement that APA […]
EUAA Submission: NSW Transmission Planning Review – Interim Report
State-based transmission plans will ultimately be delivered through political pressure and funded through network charges to consumers. ‘…Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission under the NSW Transmission Planning Review – Interim Report. We begin by congratulating the Ferrier Swier team on a very comprehensive, high quality Interim Report. There has been careful […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Security Enablement Procedures- Draft Report
The proposed procedures give AEMO the ability to dispatch system security according to its models. Historically, AEMO models are conservative and lead to the over-intervention by AEMO (ie predicting system security events when none occurs) leading to increased costs for consumers ‘…The EUAA supports proposed procedures where evidence points to an issue and the proposed […]