Author: EEC

A new paper released today identifies practical governance reforms to help Australia successfully navigate the energy transition. The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), supported by the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE), commissioned the White Paper which draws on research, public consultation and confidential interviews with more than one hundred leaders across governments, market bodies, industry, research and civil society.  ‘Australia’s energy governance…

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – 30 March 2026 – The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) has welcomed today’s announcement from the Victorian Government that discounted insulation upgrades under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program will be available to eligible social housing households from 14 April, before expanding to all eligible Victorian homes with little or no ceiling insulation from…

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – 30 March 2026 – With Australia in the grips of the third global energy crisis in six years, we – a coalition of energy, industry and consumer advocacy organisations – comprising the Energy Consumers Australia, Energy Efficiency Council, Electric Vehicle Council, Green Building Council of Australia, Rewiring Australia and Australian Alliance for Energy…

The Energy Efficiency Council has called on Australian governments to ramp up support for the electrification of Australian homes, to bolster their resilience to global energy shocks. With Australians facing their third major disruption to the global energy market in the last six years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has cautioned that it may take…