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First Nations-led project invites energy suppliers to be part of the solution: ECA
A new First Nations-led research project has launched to improve energy security and consumer protections for customers accessing electricity services through pre-payment arrangements.
Read moreGeographies of regulatory disparity underlying Australia’s energy transition
Remote communities in Australia are less likely to have comprehensive regulatory protections for access to electricity and the services it provides. In a disconcerting measure of indifference, remote settlements are 18% more likely to be underserved across multiple metrics.
Analyses further highlight the possibility that Indigenous peoples, whose lands are among the most important contributors to the transition to renewable energy, are likely to be underserved by regulations that would secure their own energy needs.
Our analyses find that settlements with over 80% Indigenous share of population are 15% more likely to be underserved across multiple metrics compared with their non-Indigenous neighbours.
Regulatory review indicates that an estimated 5 million Australians (approximately one in five) are living in settlements where not all customers are guaranteed protections for life support, disconnection reporting, solar connection clarity, guaranteed service levels and independent complaints processes.
Those communities whose lands are rich in resources necessary for energy transition are simultaneously at risk of non-recognition of their own energy needs under current regulation, requiring policy remedies for a just transition.
Authors: Lee V. White, Bradley Riley, Sally Wilson, Francis Markham, Lily O’Neill, Michael Klerck & Vanessa Napaltjari Davis
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Access to energy is a right - but not if you're living in remote areas
Access to energy is a fundamental right. Yet land critical to Australia’s aspirations for becoming a green energy superpower are among the worst served by today’s electricity retail regulations.
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