Australian Energy Regulator

We have released our annual compliance and enforcement report for 2023-24, detailing some of the significant compliance and enforcement actions we have taken in the last financial year. ✍ AER Chair Clare Savage said, “It’s especially important that as Australians face ongoing cost-of-living pressures, our compliance and enforcement outcomes continue to deliver for consumers. We remain committed to working with energy companies so they understand and meet their obligations and provide consumers with the services and protections they are entitled to.” Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gcGnvhht #Compliance #Enforcement #Consumers #Energy #Regulation

We recently published our Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2024-25. These help guide our enforcement work and proactive compliance efforts, and signal areas where we consider behavioural change in the market is required. One of our priorities is to improve market participants' compliance with performance standards and standards for critical infrastructure. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_ktwfbi #Compliance #Enforcement #Energy #EnergyConsumers

Our latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report reveals that wholesale electricity and gas prices increased in Q2 2024 compared to the previous quarter. 💡 AER Board member Jarrod Ball said both seasonal weather patterns and tight market conditions contributed to this quarter’s price outcomes. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g2p-CuTb #Wholesale #WholesaleMarket #Energy #BreakingNews

We are inviting energy consumers and other interested parties to make submissions on Jemena Gas Networks' (NSW) access arrangement proposal by Friday 13 September 2024. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gy63Qr_e To stay up to date with our industry updates, subscribe to our mailing list: https://lnkd.in/gxWGwMNX #Gas #Submissions #Industry #Subscribe

We recently published our Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2024-25. These help guide our enforcement work and proactive compliance efforts, and signal areas where we consider behavioural change in the market is required. One of our priorities is to support power system security and an efficient wholesale electricity market by focusing on generators’ compliance with offers, dispatch instructions, bidding behaviour obligations and providing accurate and timely information to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_ktwfbi #Energy #Compliance #Enforcement

There's still time to get tickets for this year's ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference. 💻 Local and international speakers will discuss the theme 'regulating disruption’ across a range of topics including AI, the energy transition and telecommunications technologies. Join us on 1-2 August in-person in Brisbane or virtually. Get your tickets by 19 July here: https://bit.ly/4bG2n2J

Are you interested in payment difficulty protections for energy customers? We are holding a forum to provide stakeholders with an update on our review and explore the feedback received during consultation on our issues paper. ⚡ ⏲ 10-11 am AEST 📅 Tuesday 30 July 2024 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gR7yFU5J #Consumers #StakeholderForum

We recently published our Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2024-25. These help guide our enforcement work and proactive compliance efforts, and signal areas where we consider behavioural change in the market is required. One of our priorities is to make it easier for consumers to understand their plan and engage in the market by focusing on compliance with billing and pricing information obligations. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_ktwfbi #Energy #Compliance #Enforcement

"We're looking at retailers' hardship policies, we're looking at consumers' access to hardship programs and we're looking at payment plan protections. These are really critical things for energy consumers, especially in the current cost of living environment." We sat down with General Manager of Compliance and Enforcement Rowena Park to discuss one of the Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2024-25. These Priorities help guide our enforcement work and proactive compliance efforts, and signal areas where we consider behavioural change in the market is required. 💡 Read more: https://lnkd.in/g_ktwfbi #Energy #Compliance #Enforcement

NAIDOC Week celebrations are in full swing across the AER, with this year’s theme of “Blak, Loud and Proud” covering the unapologetic celebration of Indigenous identity, empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to stand tall in their heritage. Staff were able to participate in a number of activities, including joining our ACCC colleagues in listening to Cameron Costello, a Quandamooka man. Cameron spoke about celebrating connections with Country and encouraged us to find ways to further educate ourselves about First Nations history and connect with First Nations art and creativity. We also had a session with the AER First Nations working group to find out more about our work towards Reconciliation. #NAIDOC2024