EUAA Submission: Amending the Administered Price Cap
EUAA Submission: Amending the Administered Price Cap
‘…The EUAA has previously made a submission requesting that the AEMC not expedite the process under s96 of the NEL[1]. We proposed that the rule change should be considered under the normal two stage review process. In the absence of a Commission decision on our earlier submission, we provide this submission on the basis that […]
EUAA Submission: Material Change in Network Infrastructure Project Costs
‘…The fundamental proposition in this submission is that an appropriate level of rigour is possible without sacrificing timeliness, particularly in the context of our view that it is community social licence that is driving timeliness, not the rigour of the RIT process. …’ Please download attached to read full submission.
EUAA Submission: Options To Improve The ADGSM
‘…As we have observed recently, the lack of affordable gas was a significant contributor to the National Electricity Market suspension as gas fired generators withdrew bids as they could no longer cover fuel costs under an administered price cap of $300MWh. We are also observing a significant increase in the cost of many everyday items […]
EUAA Submission: RRO T-3 Ministerial Trigger
‘…Too often consumers see policy being proposed that is in the interests of others including investors, market participants, technology providers, developers, shareholders or even governments. While we should pursue opportunities where interests are aligned, the long-term interests of consumers should never be subservient to the interest of others. A guiding principle for all EUAA energy […]
EUAA Submission: National Electricity Amendment Rule ERC0335
‘…The EUAA’s earlier submission on this matter did not support the rule change. As we noted in our presentation to the recent Forum, we appreciated the AEMC publishing a Directions Paper and not proceeding with an expedited process. It is certainly not a non-controversial matter as submissions and subsequent discussion have shown. We also appreciated […]
EUAA Submission: Victorian Transmission Investment Framework Preliminary Design Consultation Paper |15 August 2022
‘…We welcome this opportunity to respond to the Victorian Transmission Investment Framework Preliminary Design Consultation Paper (Consultation Paper) and look forward to a productive, collaborative process with the Victorian Government. As always our mission is to ensure the long-term interests of consumers are met. As an independent group representing consumers we feel well placed to […]
EUAA Submission: Victorian Offshore Wind Directions Paper
‘…The EUAA supports the pursuit of net zero targets but this needs to be done at least cost, not at any cost. Understanding the costs, risks and timelines of the transition is critical to good decision making by governments, investors, regulators and customers. We welcome this opportunity to respond to the Victorian Off Shore Wind […]
EUAA Submission: Capacity Mechanism High Level Design Paper
‘…We welcome the opportunity to make a submission to the Capacity Mechanism High-Level Design Paper (Design Paper). We have already made a submission to Project Initiation Paper (February 2022) and are pleased to see that a number of issues we raised have been reflected in the Design Paper, although much more work needs to be […]
EUAA Submission: Stage 2 Draft Recommendations For The Transmission Planning & Investment Review
‘We welcome the opportunity to make comment on the Stage 2 Draft Recommendations for the Transmission Planning and Investment Review (the Draft). We agree with the overall objective of the review to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of the required major transmission projects to achieve our net zero target. We seek to achieve net […]
EUAA Submission: Review of Reliability Standard & Settings
‘…We welcome the opportunity to make comment on the review of reliability standard and settings. While the Draft’s assumption is that this standard and settings from this review will apply until 30 June 2028, the outcome of recent Energy Ministers’ discussions suggest the introduction of some form of capacity market will occur much earlier than […]
EUAA Submission: ESB Transmission Access Reform Discussion Paper
‘…Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission to the ESB Transmission Access Reform Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper). We appreciate the work being undertaken by the ESB across a number of key areas of the Post 2025 Market Design Project, especially given the time pressure they are under to deliver advice to energy ministers […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO 2022/23 Budget
‘…This submission focuses on two issues: the level of engagement on the proposed budget has fallen well short of best practice we have no idea whether AEMO is a financially efficient organisation in the exercise of its obligations under the rules So we can make not comment on whether the proposed budget should be supported […]