Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC)

The AEMC was established to undertake rule making and market development in the National Electricity Market (NEM) and over time the gas market. The AEMC is responsible for administration and publishing of the National Electricity Rules; the rule making process under the new National Electricity Law; and providing policy advice to the MCE in relation to the NEM.

http://www.aemc.gov.au/

Australian Energy Regulator (AER)

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) performs economic regulation of the wholesale electricity market and electricity transmission networks in the National Electricity Market (NEM), and enforcement of the National Electricity Law and National Electricity Rules.

http://www.aer.gov.au/

CSIRO Energy Technology

CSIRO Energy Technology looks at the ways in which the generation and consumption of energy and power affects Australia and Australians. In particular, they investigate ways in which processes can be made more efficient and better for the environment.

http://www.csiro.au/org/ET

Electrical Regulatory Authorities Council

ERAC is the council responsible for the liaison between the technical and safety electrical regulatory authorities of eight Australian States/Territories and New Zealand.

http://www.erac.gov.au/

Energy

Index page for the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism's energy information. The Australian Government is committed to the provision of adequate, reliable and affordable energy to meet future energy consumption needs and to underpin strong economic growth, consistent with the principles of environmental responsibility and sustainable development.

http://www.ret.gov.au/Energy/Pages/index.aspx

Energy Reform Implementation Group: The way forward for Australia (Final Report)

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Reform Implementation Group (ERIG) investigated how best to encourage the development of a truly national electricity transmission system. This page links to the executive summary and main report: The Way Forward for Australia.

http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/energy_markets/Pages/erig.aspx

Energy White Paper

The development of a White Paper on energy issues was agreed to by the Government in September 2008. The Energy Green Paper is expected to be released in late 2009. It will be informed by the submissions received on the discussion papers, the outcomes of related reviews (for example, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme), and commissioned research studies.

http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/facts/white_paper/Pages/energy_white_paper.aspx

National framework for energy efficiency

The National Framework for Energy Efficiency (NFEE) aims to unlock to unlock the significant yet untapped economic potential associated with the increased uptake of energy efficient processes and technologies across Australia.

http://www.ret.gov.au/Documents/mce/energy-eff/nfee/

Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER)

The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator is a statutory authority established to oversee the implementation of the Government's mandatory renewable energy target.

http://www.orer.gov.au/

REC Registry

The REC Registry is an Internet-based registry system that supports the Commonwealth Government's Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme by facilitating the creation, transfer and surrender of Renewable Energy Certificates.

https://www.rec-registry.gov.au/

Renewable energy target

Through its Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme, the Government has pledged that by 2020, 20 per cent of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable sources. In ten years time the amount of electricity coming from sources like solar, wind and geothermal will be around the same as all of Australia's current household electricity use. The RET expands on the existing Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET), which began in 2001.

http://www.climatechange.gov.au/government/initiatives/renewable-target.aspx