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Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy

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Victorian Default Offer 2023-24 Draft Decision: We need a meaningful reduction to the proposed 31% increase

To date, we believe that the Victorian Default Offer (VDO) has been successful in achieving the policy objective of providing consumers unable or unwilling to engage in the market with a simple, trust...

Energy price hikes a further blow to families during cost-of-living crisis

Energy price hikes announced today of more than 30 per cent in the Victorian Default Offer (VDO) draft determination, are yet another blow to families during the worst cost of-living crisis in a gener...

Wholesale energy upheaval should not push default electricity prices higher

The Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) has written to Kate Symons, Chairperson of the Essential Services Commission (ESC), urging caution before accepting electricity retailer arguments to r...

Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy

<img width="1110" height="601" alt="Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy" data-src="https://consumeraction.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Submissions/Energy/Energy_Wind2-1110x601.png" class="attachment-digitallaw-blog-two-column size-digitallaw-blog-two-column wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="1110" height="601" src="https://consumeraction.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Submissions/Energy/Energy_Wind2-1110x601.png" class="attachment-digitallaw-blog-two-column size-digitallaw-blog-two-column wp-post-image" alt="Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy" />

Review of the Victorian Default Offer Order in Council

Consumer Action Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Victorian Government’s review of the Order in Council (the Order) that was used to give effect to the Victorian Default Offer (the...

Victorian Default Offer electricity tariffs 2022-23

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Essential Services Commission’s (the ESC) Draft Decision for Victorian Default Offer (the VDO) tariffs to apply...

Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy

<img width="1110" height="601" alt="Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy" data-src="https://consumeraction.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Submissions/Energy/Energy_Wind2-1110x601.png" class="attachment-digitallaw-blog-two-column size-digitallaw-blog-two-column wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="1110" height="601" src="https://consumeraction.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Submissions/Energy/Energy_Wind2-1110x601.png" class="attachment-digitallaw-blog-two-column size-digitallaw-blog-two-column wp-post-image" alt="Image of wind turbines denoting a submission about energy" />

2022 Victorian Default Offer

Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Essential Services Commission’s (the Commission) consultation paper, Next steps for the Victorian Default Offer (the Consultation Paper). The...