Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACL

Australian Consumer Law

ACOSS

Australian Council of Social Service

ACSL

Australian Council of Social Licence

ACTU

Australian Council of Trade Unions

AEMA

Australian Energy Market Agreement

AEMC

Australian Energy Market Commission

AEMO

Australian Energy Market Operator

AER

Australian Energy Regulator

APGA

Australian Pipelines and Gas Association

Capex

Capital expenditure

CCA

Climate Change Authority

CCRG

Consumer and Community Reference Group

CDPs

Candidate Development Paths

CEC

Clean Energy Council

CER

Consumer Energy Resources

CER Roadmap

National Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap – Powering Decarbonised Homes and Communities

CESS

Capital expenditure sharing scheme

CFDP

Counterfactual Development Pathway

CIS

Centre for Independent Studies

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Consumer Panel

2026 ISP Consumer Panel

DCCEEW/The Department

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

DER

Distributed Energy Resources

DNSPs

Distributed network service providers

DSN

Declared shared network

EAP

Energy Advisory Panel

EBSS

Efficiency benefit sharing scheme

ECA

Energy Consumers Australia

ECMC

Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council

Edwards Review

Review of the Energy Security Board

EGA

Energy Grid Alliance

Energy Ministers

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, and the state and territory ministers

ESB

Energy Security Board

ETU

Electrical Trades Union

EWOV

Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria

FBPG

Forecasting Best Practice Guidelines

Finkel Review

Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market

FOI

Freedom of Information

GW

Gigawatts

IASR

Input, Assumptions and Scenarios Report

IEEFA

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

IESP

Independent Engineers, Scientists and Professionals

IPA

Institute of Public Affairs

ISP

Integrated System Plan

kWh

Kilowatt hour

NECF

National Energy Customer Framework

NEL

National Electricity Law

NEM

National Electricity Market

NEOs

National Energy Objectives

NER

National Electricity Rules

NERL

National Energy Retail Law

NERR

National Energy Retail Rules

NETCC

New Energy Tech Consumer Code

NGL

National Gas Law

NT Electricity Act

National Electricity (Northern Territory) (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015

ODP

Optimal Development Path

PACR

Project Assessment Conclusions Report

PADR

Project Assessment Draft Report

PIRs

Post Implementation reviews

PV

Photovoltaic

REZ

Renewable Energy Zone

RIT-T

Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission

RoLR

Retailer of Last Resort

STPSIS

Service target performance incentive scheme

The Energy Council

Council of Australian Governments Energy Council

TNSPs

Transmission network service providers

TOOT analysis

Take-one-out-at-a-time analysis

UNSW

University of New South Wales

Vertigan review

Review of Governance Arrangements for Australian Energy Markets

VRE

Variable Renewable Energy

WAGGDA

Wallaloo and Gre Gre District Alliance

WEM

Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market

WRL

Western Renewables Link