Media releases
The Energy Efficiency Council is closely engaged in the public discussion around the role of energy management in the Australian economy.
The Council issues media releases on key policy developments of interest to the energy management sector, and the Council's experts regularly contribute to articles and news stories – check out latest below.
10 September 2025
A new independent report released today sets out a broad set of changes necessary to unlock the potential of the demand side in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The report, NEM Reform: Unlocking the demand side in future energy markets, comes in the wake of Draft Report of the NEM Wholesale Market Settings Review Expert Panel, which highlighted the importance of more demand-side resources actively participating in the NEM to drive down total system costs and bills for consumers.... read more
06 August 2025
Peak industry bodies support the consultative review of wholesale market settings as a critical and timely opportunity to establish coherent, consistent, and enduring national energy policy that enables a cost-effective, collaborative, and investment-friendly energy transition beyond 2030.... read more
03 July 2025
A new green paper released today finds a fundamental revamp of how Australia governs electricity is needed to ensure the energy transition delivers for families and businesses.... read more
24 June 2025
The EEC welcomes the Victorian Government’s decision to cut home energy bills and free up gas for industry with a raft of new regulations designed to accelerate electrification of buildings across the state.... read more
14 May 2025
The energy management sector has commended the Victorian Parliament for passing legislation yesterday to help households reduce energy bills and cut emissions through energy efficiency and electrification.... read more
