I have been a commissioner for the Essential Services Commission since my appointment in February 2020.
I'm the Information Management Project Manager in the Organisational Performance team at the commission.
I first joined the commission to manage an internal audit project that identified ways the organisation could work more effectively. I think I probably had a certain perception of what the commission might be like - bureaucratic and slow-moving but it isn't like that at all. I quickly realised that the commission and I share many of the same values: practicality, positivity and a burning desire to
Licence granted
AGL Sales Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 31 October 2017. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
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This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
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Sun Retail Pty Ltd was granted an electricity retail licence on 24 April 1998. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
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This licence was last varied on 28 July 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022).
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Alinta Energy Retail Sales Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 2 February 2012. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
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This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
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Red Energy Pty Limited was granted an electricity retail licence on 24 February 2004 and a gas retail licence on 15 November 2006. The licences can be accessed via the resources tab.
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The licences were last varied on 28 July 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022).
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Powershop Australia Pty Ltd was granted a gas retail licence on 8 February 2017. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022)
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Cogent Energy Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 23 January 2008. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
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Origin Energy Retail Limited was granted a gas retail licence on 30 November 1999. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
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This licence was last varied on 28 July 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022).
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Lumo Energy Australia Pty Ltd was granted a gas retail licence on 22 December 2004. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 28 July 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022).
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Globird Energy Pty Ltd was granted a gas retail licence on 23 June 2017. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 17 August 2023.
Licence granted
EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd was granted a gas retail licence on 11 December 1997. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
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This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 (with effect from 12 September 2022).
6 September 2022
Improvements to the product application portal of the VEU registry
We have made several improvements to the online product application portal of the VEU registry. When submitting product applications under residential solar or heat pump water heating activities, applicants can now submit product applications for the VEU program (Victoria), ESS (NSW), or both. Applicants can select their preferences when submitting applications.
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EnergyAustralia Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 25 October 2017. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
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EnergyAustralia Yallourn Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 13 May 1996. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
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Mojo Power East Pty Ltd was granted a licence on 27 March 2013. The licence can be accessed via the resources tab.
Licence varied
This licence was last varied on 22 June 2022 with effect from 12 September 2022.
Licence revoked
Mojo Power East Pty Ltd's licence was revoked with effect from 23 October 2023.
We have updated our urban and rural Water Industry Standards to strengthen our reporting framework.
These updates provide clarity to water businesses on our expectations in relation to self-reporting and strengthen the family violence protections for customers. They are part of a series of measures the commission will put in place to provide consistency in how water businesses interpret their compliance obligations and to ensure timely remediation of customer issues.
The Essential Services Commission is seeking feedback on its draft decision on the minimum feed-in tariffs that energy companies will pay Victorian solar customers from 1 July 2024.
The Essential Services Commission has today released the Best Offer Guideline, which provides guidance to energy retailers on how they share information about their ‘best energy offer’ with customers.
The Essential Services Commission and the Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria (EWOV) have signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding to continue their strong working relationship and shared goal of delivering better outcomes for ener