Regulators

Office of the Regulator-General (Victoria)

VENCorp

National Electricity Market Management Company

Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector (Victoria)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (Electricity)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (Gas)

National Electricity Code Administrator

Office of the Tasmanian Electricity Regulator

Office of the Technical Regulator - SA

Queensland Competition Authority

SA Independent Industry Regulator

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales (IPART)

 

Government - Victoria

Department of Natural Resources (Energy Division)

Sustainable Energy Authority

Victorian Government – search media releases by         ► Minister for Energy, Candy Broad

                                                                                    ► Treasurer, John Brumby

                                                                                    ► Premier, Steve Bracks

 

Parliament of Victoria – search Hansard for speeches

Parliament of Victoria – search legislation

 

Victorian Government Gazette – price changes to deemed/standing offer tariffs must be gazetted 60 prior to proposed change; Government Orders-in-Council are published here (if legislation requires they be published). Unfortunately the site cannot be searched.

 

Community organisations (Victoria)

Financial & Consumer Rights Council, reports on utilities

Switched Off

Privatised in a Powerless State

Unfair Deal

 

Consumer Law Centre

Victorian Council of Social Service

 

Also

Energy Users Association of Australia

Australian Ecogeneration Association

 

Ombudsman

Energy & Water Ombudsman of Victoria

Tasmania Ombudsman

South Australia Ombudsman

Queensland Ombudsman

NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman

Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman

 

 

State Governments (other than Victoria)

Department of Energy - NSW

Department of Urban Services - ACT

Queensland Treasury

South Australian Office of Energy Policy

Department of Energy - Tasmania

Basslink Development Board

 

Australia

http://www.indcom.gov.au/

ABARE

Electricity Supply Industry Planning Council

National Competition Council

Productivity Commission

Department of Industry, Sciences and Resources

 

Legislation of interest

Electricity Industry Act 2001

National Electricity Act

National Competition Policy

National Measurements Act

 

Industry Associations (Australia)

Electricity Supply Association of Australia

 

Specialist Media (Australia)

e-risk http://www.erisk.net/index.html

 

Other sites of interest (Australia)

Energy Futures Australia http://www.efa.com.au/

Categorical Solutions

 

International sites

UK

OFGEM (UK regulator)

 

USA

Securities & Exchange Commission (USA) – company searches (check out 8k and 10k filings). Far more information available in these filings than on the Australian Securities and Insurance Commission. Information is also free

USA Department of Energy

UCAN (Utilities Consumer Action Network)

 

Market participants

        ACTEW Energy Limited

        Advance Energy

        AGL Electricity

        Australian Inland Energy

        Citipower Pty Ltd

        CS Energy Ltd

        CSR Limited

        Delta Electricity

        ElectraNet SA

        Energex Limited

        Energy Brix Australia Corporation Pty Ltd

        Energy Developments Limited

        EnergyAustralia

        Enron

        Ergon Energy

        ETSA Utilities

        Ferrier Hodgson Electricity Pty Ltd

        Great Southern Energy

        Hazelwood Power

        Integral Energy

        Loy Yang Power Management Ltd

        Macquarie Generation

        Millmerran Energy Trader

        National Grid International

        NorthPower

        NRG Flinders

        Origin Energy Limited

        Pacific Hydro Ltd

        Pacific Power

        Powercor Australia Ltd

        Powerlink Queensland

        RMB Australia Ltd

        Snowy Hydro Trading Pty Ltd

        Stanwell Corporation Ltd

        Tarong Energy Corporation Ltd

        TransEnergie Australia Pty Ltd

        TransGrid

        TXU

        TXU Torrens Island Power Station (formally Optima Energy)

        United Energy Ltd

        Yallourn Energy Pty Ltd

        Yamasa Seafoods Australia Pty Ltd

        Hydro Tasmania

 

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