Policy & Advocacy
Publications
The Energy Efficiency Council produces policy reports on areas of interest to its members and the wider energy efficiency and management industry.
EEC reports highlight best practice locally and globally, delving into energy market reform, energy efficiency schemes, appliance standards and saving energy in buildings, manufacturing, transport and more.
Efficient electrification for Australia’s 2035 targets
The EEC has undertaken analysis of modelling by Climateworks* demonstrating the potential for energy efficiency and electrification across all sectors of the economy to contribute towards Australia’s 2035 emissions reduction target and sectoral emissions reduction plans.
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NEM Reform – Services required for effective integration of the demand side
The report outlines the services essential for effective demand‑side integration, reviews who currently delivers them, and highlights where additional or improved services are needed.
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Putting energy efficiency to work at home
This report outlines immediate and longer-term actions Australian renters and homeowners can take to improve their energy efficiency and save on costs at home.
This is the third and final instalment of ANZ and the EEC’s Forgotten Fuel series – a trio of reports exploring the ways businesses and households can use energy efficiency as a tool to supercharge emissions reduction, save money, and improve health and wellbeing.
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Residential energy upgrades workforce mapping report
Australia’s home energy efficiency workforce faces critical skills gaps. The report maps key occupations and outlines training, licensing and market reforms needed to scale residential upgrades.
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Complementary measures to minimum rental energy performance standards
In partnership with national NGO Better Renting, this report analyses complementary policy measures available to governments to enable the implementation of minimum energy performance standards for renters.
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Demanding Better
The paper outlines how outdated energy governance is holding back demand‑side action, and recommends reforms to unlock efficiency, flexibility and fairer outcomes for consumers.
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Putting energy efficiency to work for business
The second report in the ‘forgotten fuel’ series that highlights the significant contribution energy efficiency and electrification can make to creating energy savings and emissions reductions for Australian businesses.
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Putting energy efficiency to work
The first in the 'forgotten fuel' series, produced in collaboration with ANZ, this report highlights to everyday Australians the significant contribution of energy efficiency and electrification to cutting energy bills and decarbonising the Australian economy.
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Clean Energy, Clean Demand
A guide to managing energy demand in a high‑renewables future, highlighting how efficiency, electrification and demand flexibility can collectively cut bills and speed up decarbonisation.
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The role of heat pumps in saving energy and cutting emissions
A national analysis of how heat pumps across homes, businesses and industry can cut emissions, deliver major energy savings and reduce exposure to volatile gas markets, with guidance for governments and stakeholders.
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The World’s First Fuel
This report examines the energy efficiency policies that these global leaders have introduced, and what the key lessons are for Australia.
The report is informed by extensive research and interviews with global experts from the US, Europe and Asia, and is aimed at senior decision makers.
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Australian Energy Efficiency Policy Handbook
The Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the policies that are essential to drive ambitious energy efficiency improvements in Australia, developed in close consultation with experts from across Australia’s energy sector in 2016.
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