EUAA Submission: National Energy Guarantee Commonwealth Elements
EUAA Submission: National Energy Guarantee Commonwealth Elements
We are supportive of the NEG as we believe it has the potential to provide a level of stability to the transition of energy markets that is already underway and is set to continue for some years to come. If the architecture of the NEG is coupled with enduring bipartisan support we believe it will […]
EUAA Submission: AER Powers and Civil Penalty Regime
In summary, the EUAA supports proposed amendments to the national energy laws to give the Australian Energy Regulator the power to compel individuals to appear before it and give evidence. We agree with the conclusions of the 2013 Review of Enforcement regimes under the National Energy Laws that this power would provide the AER’s power […]
EUAA Submission: Value of Customer Reliability Rule Change
The EUAA is a strong advocate for energy users and firmly believes that the primary objective of energy markets should be to serve the long-term interests of the consumer as stated in the NEO and NGO. There can be no doubt that energy users, both large and small, are experiencing unprecedented increases in both electricity […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
EUAA Submission – Competition and Consumer Amendment (abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017
One of the key drivers of recent increases in electricity bills has been an unprecedented escalation in network tariffs. While some increases may be justified, it is our view that the increases have been significantly above what should have been … For further details about this submission, please contact euaa@euaa.com.au
EUAA Submission – Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism
While a lot of public focus has been on ensuring sufficient gas for power generation over summer, commercial and industrial gas users continue to be faced with limited gas contract offers at very high prices that include restrictive terms and conditions that result in effective prices considerably above LNG netback… To access the full submission contact us […]
EUAA Submission – AEMC Review into the Scope of Economic Regulation Applied to Covered Pipelines
We welcome this current examination of the regulatory structure applying to covered pipelines and in particular the opportunity to apply the excellent work of the Gas Market Reform Group (GMRG) into this regulatory structure. In this reform work, we strongly support CPAG’s focus on the National Gas Objective – in the long-term interest of consumers… […]
EUAA Submission – Gas Pipeline Information Disclosure and Arbitration Framework
The key measures of success of the new framework will be the number of contracts successfully negotiated without recourse to arbitration and the absence of the monopoly profits identified in the ACCC East Coast Gas Inquiry. This will only come a bout with the potential user having all the required information that underpins a contract’s […]
EUAA Submission – ADGSM Guidelines
There is no doubt that energy users, both large and small are experiencing unprecedented increases in both electricity and gas costs while reliability of the system appears to be in some peril. This situation is clearly at odds with both the National Gas Objective (NGO) and the National Electricity Objective (NEO). Over the last 10 years Australia […]