Submissions by the ESIA are generally available on the websites of the organisations conducting the stakeholder engagement, are available here or upon request from comns@esia.asn.au
The ESIA submission explores big opportunities for the VEU in the next 5 years to 2030, new and existing activity suggestions, the biggest challenges, the crucial role of certificate creators (APs) and aggregators, considerations for revised scheme purpose and objects including emissions reduction and peak demand reduction (which includes demand…
The ESIA welcomes the Victorian government’s approach in its Building Electrification RIS to addressing the long-term challenges of gas supply for Victoria known to have been reducing for decades. The government’s recommended approach in the RIS provides a clear pathway to support transition away from gas to cleaner lower priced…
The proposed activity is currently largely skewed to commercial buildings. The ESIA would like DEECA to seek further targeted feedback on tailoring the activity to open up more upgrades to industrial applications including manufacturing and processing. These kinds of sites may be less likely to have BMS and EMIS capabilities…
The ESIA supports the Victorian government’s approach to introduce a market-based scheme to support the expansion of the renewable fuels industry. Proven market-based schemes such as the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program and Commonwealth government’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) have been very successful in driving industry development at lowest cost…
ESIA supports Option 3 to deliver the highest net present value of $2,641.9 million with targets for 2026-27 of 6 million and 7 million VEECs per year respectively. (PDF)
This consultation considers Part 1: Statutory Reviews and Part 2: Reform Opportunities. (PDF)
1. ASIC needs to consider the impacts of the following: a. Wording in the guide does not clarify whether an Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) is required to trade forward contracts (generally understood to be considered derivatives) in the white certificate schemes operating in Australia. b. Use of the word…
The ESIA’s major recommendation is that a national energy savings scheme (NESS) should be considered as the Climate Change Authority has recommended in the past. A NESS is especially needed given there is no national mechanism to support energy efficiency except for the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) which is…
