We licence a range of Victorian gas and electricity businesses. We also publish codes and guidelines that regulated businesses must follow, and conduct reviews and inquiries that promote the long-term interests of electricity and gas consumers.
Electricity and gas
View licences for electricity and gas distributors, retailers and transmission services, and Victorian electricity generators. You can also view information on who is exempt from electricity licensing and how to apply for an exemption.
View our decisions on electricity tariffs and gas benchmarks.
We regulate through a combination of legislation, licences, and codes and guidelines.
Access resources that impose certain obligations on Victorian electricity and gas businesses.
Read the resources we produce on electricity and gas performance and reporting.
View electricity and gas inquiries, studies and reviews that promote the long-term interests of consumers.
Learn about your rights as an electricity and gas consumer.
Featured work
The Victorian Government has accepted and released our final advice on the Victorian Default Offer to apply from 1 July 2019, in response to the terms of reference issued in December 2018.
New proposals to change the energy rules would strengthen protections for customers affected by family violence, requiring energy retailers to have a family violence policy and meet minimum standards of conduct to boost protections for residential and small business customers.
We set the minimum feed-in tariffs that your energy company pays you for power you export to the grid (via sources including solar panels).
We have released an issues paper canvassing implementation options for the next round of reforms arising from an independent review of electricity and gas retail markets.
Current consultations
We have released an issues paper canvassing implementation options for the next round of reforms arising from an independent review of electricity and gas retail markets. Consultation closes 5 pm, 2 July 2019.