A comprehensive overview of Australia's electricity and gas markets, analysing market trends, consumer experiences, and regulatory developments. The report finds that consumer energy resources, such as rooftop solar, are playing an increasingly important role in the energy system, but regulatory frameworks need to adapt to support their efficient integration.

This year’s 'State of the energy market' report provides a comprehensive picture of Australia’s electricity and gas markets, and how they are being experienced by consumers at a time of immense system change.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is undertaking a review of the retailer authorisation and exemption frameworks to assess whether the current energy consumer protection framework remains fit for purpose in a transitioning energy market. The AER believes the current regulatory framework will not be fit for purpose for the future energy market given the potential...

This strategy is focused on reducing barriers to participation, supporting energy consumers experiencing payment difficulty, ensuring the consumer voice is heard in sector reforms, and improving affordability by reducing the cost to serve energy consumers.

This report summarises the Australian Energy Regulator's compliance and enforcement outcomes which are a key tool in the regulatory toolkit, deployed with the aim of ensuring that energy consumers are better off, now and in the future.