We're funding 8 new projects through our grants program! From improving policy design and data access, to supporting renters, regional Australians and First Nations communities, each initiative addresses a key challenge for energy consumers in Australia: https://loom.ly/DUNO2yQ

Next week, Original Power and @firstnationscen.bsky.social will launch a landmark report, 'The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' communities on prepayment connected' - and you can join the virtual launch: loom.ly/QQWLEDo

Submissions are invited in response to the AEMC's directions paper on our rule change request. Our request aims to modernise distribution network planning requirements to ensure consumers don’t pay more than they have to 🔗 Find out more: https://loom.ly/5uaotfE

Registrations for our 2026 Foresighting Forum are now open! 📢 Join our annual energy conference in Sydney, March 2026, where you'll be challenged to think - and dream - like a consumer. 🔗 Head to our website to find out more and access earlybird ticket rates: loom.ly/2hfz7vY #event #conference

🧑‍💻 FREE WEBINAR: Want to find out more about our Gill Owen Scholarship? Hear from our 2025 Gill Owen Scholar, Dr Glen Currie, at our upcoming online webinar. Claim your free ticket: https://loom.ly/w2wJEu0

A new report from @cprc-research.bsky.social, funded by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant, reveals the outcome of a three-stage research project, comprising 120 mystery shops, eight qualitative discussion groups, and a quantitative survey of 1,500 Australians. loom.ly/7_FFNvA 🧵

A new report from Cotality Australia shows how investing in Consumer Energy Resources #CER can increase the value of your property 🧵

🧑‍💻 FREE WEBINAR: Want to find out more about our Gill Owen Scholarship? Hear from our 2025 Gill Owen Scholar, Dr Glen Currie, at our upcoming online webinar. Register today to claim your free ticket: https://loom.ly/w2wJEu0

Our submission to the National Electricity Market (NEM) Review Draft Report recommends: ⚡ Clarifying governance of the Entry Support and Efficiency Mechanism (ESEM), ensuring consumer interests are pre-eminent in determining the amount of capacity to procure if consumers are to pay all ESEM costs

Free online event: find out more about our real-time data rule change proposal at the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)'s online forum on 2nd October: 🧑‍💻 Forum: Real-time data for consumers ⌚ 2 Oct 2025 @ 1:15 pm AEST 👉 Register at AEMC's website: https://loom.ly/5q2W8UY

"Often when the market price cap is hit, it's because a transmission line falls down or a coal plant fails. And at these times, it's not clear to us what the value of this … global outlier of a market price cap is really providing." 🔗 🔗 Brian Spak in ABC News: https://loom.ly/Eb6sml0

Will you electrify my heart forever? 💝 Here are 3 top tips inspired by Ms Swift about how to keep consumers engaged... in the energy transition 💍 https://loom.ly/F6DFGqk

Energy affordability + reliability are top concerns for consumers. The 2026 Reliability Settings Review will make important decisions to strike the right balance between these two priorities 🔗 Access our submission + commissioned report: loom.ly/i1RpWr0

Our analysis of new Consumer Energy Report Card survey data shows households on lower incomes are more likely to be vulnerable to, or experiencing, energy hardship. Renting is also a key factor, regardless of income level. 🗞️ Read more in SBS News: https://loom.ly/Y3Cklv8

What is energy hardship, and how is it affecting Australian households? 🏡 Find out more in our latest Consumer Energy Report Card analysis, released today 🔗 loom.ly/t67fXko

Our submission regarding reforms to the Default Market Offer (DMO), makes recommendations to clearly place consumer protection at its centre and ensure consumer outcomes are prioritised. Read it here 🔗 https://loom.ly/dinxe_Y

What does a 10-star rental home look like? 🏡 Kelvin Trimper Scholarship recipient and energy scorecard assessor, Alex Fry, shows us in this rental property, which has gone from a 6.6 star rating to a 10 as a result of energy upgrades! ⭐

Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) is hosting a free webinar on July 29, exploring women leading change at the nexus of energy/health hardship. This event is supported by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant 🎟️ Find out more: https://loom.ly/zmFstn8

Community-led energy projects, like neighbourhood batteries or solar bulk buy initiatives, can bring much-needed local knowledge, relationships, and lived experience to the energy transition 🔗 https://loom.ly/Z8NiLCA

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)'s pricing review must provide solutions that ensure: ⚡ Retail services are simple + comparable ⚡ System costs are recovered fairly ⚡ Electricity is affordable for all Australians 🔗 Access our submission and commissioned report: https://loom.ly/evTJpxM

(1/3) The electricity distribution network – the local poles and wires connecting our homes and businesses to the broader grid and one another – is the single biggest element of household electricity bills.

(1/2) C4NET's Enhanced System Planning Project is a major research undertaking designed to inform electricity planning in Australia beyond 2030.

"It’s clear consumers need greater protections from unjustifiably high prices, and we would very much welcome a review [of the Default Market Offer]." - Energy Consumers Australia CEO, Brendan French 🔗 https://loom.ly/XKn0nkA

VCOSS has created resources for healthcare professionals, to provide information about how to help people who may need support managing energy costs and maintaining a comfortable home. These resources have been funded via an Energy Consumers Australia grant. Find out more: https://loom.ly/sgK3eRE

Financial Counselling Victoria's 'Rank the Energy Retailer' 2025 Report, released today, includes findings and recommendations focused on improving access to affordable energy. This research has been funded by an Energy Consumers Australia grant. 🗞️ Read more in ABC News: loom.ly/WCiXTqs

Our new report, released today, recommends a dedicated and enduring national body to oversee the coordination of the role of Consumer Energy Resources (CER) in the NEM, incl. household solar and batteries, to help lower electricity prices and energy system costs. 🔗 Read it here: loom.ly/O3sJ080

The first of four proposed amendments to the National Gas Rules is open for consultation. This proposed rule change relates to requiring consumers to pay upfront costs of connecting to the gas network, enabling them to weigh up the true costs of doing so: loom.ly/2f3d3Rk

RMIT, RACE for 2030 and UTS ISF are undertaking collaborative research to explore how independent energy performance information can influence landlords + tenants to undertake energy upgrades. We're proud to be a project partner in this work! 📢 Find out more: https://loom.ly/VaWraLk

Local communities and industry are coming together to build resilience solutions in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia 💪 Find out more: loom.ly/hUWLWfk #CommunityResilience

We're pleased to see the Victorian Government and SEC Victoria today announce the expansion of the SEC's 'one stop shop', which will help more Victorians receive free access to trusted energy advice.

The Default Market Offer (DMO) exists to protect people from paying unreasonably high electricity prices. But it's not working effectively if it is priced 18 to 27% above more competitive offers. 🗞️ Read our media statement: loom.ly/b9SCrdI

Today’s final determination by the AER re: Jemena 2025–30 gas distribution access arrangement further underlines the urgent need to ensure millions of consumers aren’t unfairly paying for the declining gas market. 👉 Read more in our media statement: loom.ly/K2035Oo

Through its review into the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism, we recommend the AEMC explore the costs and benefits of revising eligibility criteria to ensure all cost-effective demand response can participate, including allowing aggregated household and small business demand.

"The system's quite funny, because when you don't want help, they find you, and when you do want help, it's hard to find." People in VIC and NSW reflect on their experiences of the energy system and engaging with their provider. Do any of these resonate with you? 💡 #ConsumerResearch

Our submission on the Default Market Offer (DMO) urges the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to employ all measures available to ensure consumers are not paying unreasonable prices 👉 read it here: loom.ly/vNoCAOE #ConsumerProtections #AER #Energy #EnergyRegulation #ConsumerAdvocacy #DMO

✔️ Affordable ✔️ Accessible ✔️ Good for the environment … These are just some of the issues raised by people in NSW and VIC when asked what concerns them about Australia's energy future. What would you add to this list? ✍️

"Energy is an unavoidable essential cost, and there's a lot more that needs to be done to make sure people are getting a fair deal." Kerry Connors speaks to CHOICE about the AEMC's proposed changes to improve consumer confidence and protect people experiencing hardship. 🗞️ Read more: loom.ly/o0nVp90

We've been working behind the scenes on something we're excited to finally share with you: our new website! Head to loom.ly/Tp7Z3P8 to: ⚡ Explore how our work connects to our 3-year plan ⚡ Access our latest research ⚡ Find out about our grants program ⚡ Access shareable resources for consumers

💡Do you know what type of retail tariff you're on? Only one in five Australians do. We recently spoke with the ABC about why so many people are confused by their energy bills and what they're being charged. 🔍 Read more: loom.ly/WpdG3RM

"The way that the rules are written right now…reward the networks for growing their capital base...but we're not going to have more people to pay it off in the future...so we need to get ahead of that problem," General Manager of Advocacy & Policy, Brian Spak, tells ABC News.

💡How involved are you in making energy decisions? 🗣️ In our new video series, we hear from Australians in NSW + VIC about how engaged they are in making energy decisions, as well as their attitudes towards – and experiences with – the #EnergyTransition underway. #ConsumerResearch

Going all-electric is a huge benefit to consumers. But the transition to all-electric homes and businesses needs to be delivered in a way that benefits everyone, without unfairly penalising people who face greater barriers to electrification. (1/2)

We couldn't agree more! We've been calling for duties to consumers, instead of just on consumers. (1/3)

Read our response to the 2025-26 Federal Budget: loom.ly/eR7NJFQ

"The energy system is undergoing a once-in-history redesign...it's also a singular opportunity to design a new system informed by all the knowledge of what worked - and what didn't - in the old system." 📖 Catch our CEO in the latest issue of Energy Source & Distribution Magazine: loom.ly/ecjwUQg

We're a proud supporting partner of Australian Energy Week 2025 #AEW25 a major annual energy conference and expo for generators, networks, retailers and government to help shape the energy transition. 🎟️ Register using promo code 'ECA10' to save 10% off your registration fee: loom.ly/e59Uiao

Our annual Foresighting Forum is a consumer-focused energy conference like no other - and 2025 was no exception! The conference brings together representatives from the energy, community and consumer advocacy sectors. 👉 Find out more in our event recap: loom.ly/ekBS_e8

We've submitted four rule change requests to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), which aim to ensure fairer outcomes for consumers within the future declining gas distribution network. 👉 Find out more and register for updates at the AEMC's website: loom.ly/9lJrgVY

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its draft determination for the Default Market Offer (DMO) for electricity prices in 2025–26. Here's our response 👉👉

This concludes Foresighting Forum for 2025! #FF25 At this year's consumer-focused energy conference, we: 💡 Heard directly from consumers in Dubbo and Melbourne, on their concerns about Australia's energy future, and how they're navigating the energy system