Overview In 2006, the Victorian Government mandated the rollout of electricity smart maters to all households and small businesses across Victoria under the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) program. The audit examined whether the deficiencies identified in our 2009 audit have been addressed and whether the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources (DEDJTR) can...

The committee recommends the Commonwealth Government create an Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Industrial Sound responsible for providing research and advice to the Minister for the Environment on the impact on human health of audible noise (including low frequency) and infrasound from wind turbines. Recommendation 1: final

The immediate effect of the 2012 carbon price was to increase the costs faced by most electricity generators, by an amount that varied between individual power stations depending on that station’s emissions intensity (the emissions per unit of electricity). These costs were then passed on in higher prices to consumers. Simple economics suggests that two...

This paper analyses the changes in electricity demand in Australia’s National Electricity Market. Overview Power Down, Australia Institute Paper 14, analysed the changes in electricity demand in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) between 2006 and 2013. Since 2010, electricity demand has been characterised by an entirely unprecedented steady fall in the total quantity of electricity...

This Review is the first time for ECCV to review progress in the national harmonisation of energy regulation and we see value in learning about this transition and its effect on culturally diverse Victorians. This is also a policy evaluation and commentary. It does not propose to engage with the merits of the economic modelling...