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 prices and 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.
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We have set the Victorian Default Offer prices to apply from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Average annual bills for default offer customers will go up by about five percent for both residential and small business customers.
We have initiated the 'retailer of last resort' process that will automatically transfer customers from failed gas retailer Weston Energy to other retailers in Victoria to provide for the continued supply of essential gas services.
We're supporting a regulatory sandboxing framework being established in the national energy market, allowing eligible businesses to trial an innovative product or service in Victoria with a temporary waiver from existing rules.
Each month during the coronavirus pandemic we are reporting on the number of energy customers who are on payment plans and enquiring about assistance with paying bills.