NEWS & MEDIA

Response to the ESB’s Post 2025 Market Design Options Paper

The Australian Energy Council has welcomed the release of the Energy Security Board's options paper,which is the result of a substantial consultation process.

Energy Council thanks Cath Tanna and congratulates Mark Collette

The Australian Energy Council, which represents Australia's electricity generators and retailers, thanks EnergyAustralia Managing Director, CathTanna, for her contribution to the energy sector.

Importance of coordinated approach highlighted

The latest assessments of the National Electricity Market underscore the need to ensure a coordinated approach to bring about a seamless transition to a cleaner, cheaper power system, according to the Australian Energy Council.

The NSW electricity plan details are now the key

The passage of the NSW Government's Electricity Roadmap Bill marks a significant reform to the NSW electricity sector.

NSW electricity roadmap needs further scrutiny

The NSW Government's electricity roadmap is a significant reform which has the potential to detract from the national market framework and hinder its ability to deliver efficient outcomes for consumers.

Market intervention retrograde

The Victorian Government's direction to the market operator to develop a large-scale battery in Geelong without independent regulatory scrutiny of costs and benefits or clarity of how it will participate in the energy market, is a bad idea, according to the Australian Energy Council.

Roadmap takes sensible direction to lower emissions

The Australian Energy Council welcomes the release of the Federal Government's Technology Investment Roadmap.

Sarah McNamara, The Business ABC, 15 September 2020

Opinion piece: Why gas will be needed on the path to greener energy

Written by Sarah McNamara, chief executive of the Australian Energy Council.

Podcast: Coordinating electricity market reform

Daniel Hamel and Ben Kefford discuss KPMG's recent report and framework, Coordinating electricity market reform: A framework to assess the congruency of wholesale market reforms in the National Electricity Market.

ISP approach welcomed

The Australian Energy Council welcomes the release of the Australian Energy Market Operator's Integrated System Plan 2020.

Energy support available for customers

As households and businesses continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, energy retailers say a broader government and energy sector consideration is needed.

Energy Data Right to foster competition

Giving consumers greater access to their energy data will help foster competition and assist households and businesses to get the most out of the competitive market, the energy industry said today.

Australian Energy Council backs net zero emissions by 2050

The Australian Energy Council has today endorsed an economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050 target for Australia.