Moorabool South Wind Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 136 355 863) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic). The applicant proposed to generate electricity at the Moorabool south wind farm, approximately 67km west of Melbourne.The commission may grant or refuse to grant the application for any reason it considers appropriate having regard to the commission’s objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic)
Energy Locals Pty Ltd (ACN 606 408 879) applied to the commission for a licence to sell gas by retail under section 25 of the Gas Industry Act 2001 (Vic).
We may grant or refuse to grant applications for any reason we consider appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Gas Industry Act 2001 (Vic) and the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).
On 6 May 2020 we granted the licence.
Current reviews and consultations
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AusNet Infrastructure No.1 Pty Ltd (ACN 666 381 737) as trustee for AusNet Infrastructure Trust (ABN 40 393 557 464) applied for a licence to transmit electricity under section 18 of Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).Consultation on the licence application closed on 7 November 2024. You can read the submissions we received in the Resources tab above.We granted the licence on 11 December 2024.
18 December 2024Changes to refrigerator and freezer, television and clothes dryer activities The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has released the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Specifications 2018 - Version 19.0, which came into effect yesterday, 17 December 2024.
13 December 2024BackgroundWater heating and space heating and cooling activities under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program are critical to supporting Victoria’s electrification transition across Victorian homes and to support Victorian consumers to reduce their energy bills.
6 January 2025The commission is aware that some accredited persons and scheme participants have improperly used the Victorian Government logo. We have also received queries about the proper use of the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) logo and other related branding.
The Essential Services Commission today released a request for comment paper, seeking input from industry, community groups, consumers and other interested parties on its approach to setting
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Gifts, benefits and hospitality policy
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Penalty notices
January 2025
AGL Sales Pty Ltd penalty notices 2025
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4 February 2025
OverviewWe use information provided by energy businesses to monitor and produce reports on their performance and compliance with regulatory obligations. This guideline sets out what retailers need to report to us.To help ensure we receive the correct information, we ask regulated businesses to use reporting templates we have created.As of 1 May 2023, electricity reporting obligations as well as performance and compliance reporting
This page provides information for accredited providers and scheme participants of the VEU program. To access consumer information on the program, please go to the Energy saving information for consumers page.
Residential and non-residential appliance activities
This category includes:
- high-efficiency refrigerator and freezer (activity 22)
- high-efficiency
The Essential Services Commission has set minimum feed-in tariffs for 2025-26, which set the minimum amounts electricity retailers must pay solar customers for the electricity they export into the grid.The tariffs will apply from 1 July 2025 unless the Electricity Industry Act 2000 is amended to deregulate the setting of feed-in tariffs.The 2025-26 minimum flat feed-in tariff is 0.04 cents per kWh. The two time-varying feed-in tariffs range from 6.57 cents per kWh in the evening peak to 0.00 cents per
18 February 2025We have received enquiries about the eligibility of the following types of upgrades under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) commercial and industrial heat pump water heater activity (activity 44), which require additional heating to heat water above the temperature the products can achieve (for example, for pasteurisation and sterilisation of other industrial processes):
The Essential Services Commission welcomes reports and tip offs about people or businesses that break laws that we administer as the regulator of the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program. This may be about:
- unqualified installers undertaking installations
- poor-quality installations
- false, misleading or deceptive sales or marketing
- conduct in breach of program rules
- fraudulent activity
Equis Energy (Australia) Projects (MREH A2 AssetCo) Pty Ltd (ACN 669 645 489) as trustee for Equis Energy (Australia) MREH A2 Asset Trust (ABN 34 770 707 887) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).Consultation on the licence application closed on 3 March 2025. We did not receive any submissions.We granted the licence 13 March 2025.
During the coronavirus pandemic, we are regularly requesting data from electricity and gas retailers on the number of energy customers who are:
- on payment plans
- enquiring about assistance with paying bills.
One of our compliance and enforcement priorities in 2022-23 was ensuring that retailers are informing customers about whether they are on their best offer when purchasing energy.