Essential Services Commission

18 February 2020

Family violence and water pricing reforms recognised for innovative approach

Our work in family violence reforms won the Innovative Regulation Award at the Institute of Public Administration's Leadership in the Public Sector Awards on Tuesday (18 February).

12 February 2020

Regulator welcomes fourth commissioner

The state’s independent economic regulator, the Essential Services Commission has welcomed the appointment of a fourth commissioner.

11 February 2020

Embedded network customers to have their say on electricity prices

More than 100,000 Victorians living in apartments, caravan parks and retirement villages will now get a chance to have their say on how electricity prices are set for embedded networks.

29 January 2020

Victorian Energy Upgrades forum December 2019

Our biannual Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) forum was held last month (11 December 2019), following the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning’s consultation on future policy settings for the program. 

29 January 2020

Victorian Energy Upgrades program quarterly statistics

The October to December 2019 quarter was a busy one for us, managing our accreditation applications, product applications, certificate creations and project-based activity assessments.

16 January 2020

Domestic building insurance premiums continue to fall

Average insurance premiums covering homeowners for problems when a builder dies, disappears or goes out of business are at their lowest level since 2012.