ESIA Submission: VEU ESC Consultation - New C&I Solar System Activity 47, 16 Oct 2025
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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
ESIA welcomes some stand out draft high level findings that: both schemes: continue to have valid objectives and design as market-based certificate schemes. could better support national action on emissions abatement as well as reliability risks as part of the energy transition. can deliver more benefits via broader reforms under…
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)