Links
CUAC has compiled the following list of useful links to help you find information about the electricity, gas and water industries.
Link table of index:
VICTORIA
Utility Regulator
Essential Services Commission (ESC)
Consumer Assistance
Sustainable living at home - Sustainability Victoria
Energy Comparator - Essential Services Commission
Utility Concessions - Department of Human Services
Ombudsman/Complaints
Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria
Government Agencies
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Department of Infrastructure (Energy and Security Division)
Sustainability Victoria
Department of Human Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria
VENCorp: the Victorian Energy Networks Corporation
Information for Victorian Consumers
Electricity
Choosing an Electricity Retailer (ESC)
Code of Conduct for Marketing Retail Electricity in Victoria
Electricity Retailers for Residential and Small Business Customers (ESC)
Electricity Codes
Guide to Competition in Electricity
Gas
Choosing a Gas Retailer (ESC)
Code of Conduct for Marketing Retail Gas in Victoria
Gas Codes
Guide to Competition in Gas
Energy Safe Victoria
Water
Essential Services Commission (ESC)
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Victorian Water Industry Association
Water Authorities
Metropolitan
Urban Regional
Central Highlands Water
Coliban Water
East Gippsland Water
Gippsland Water
Goulburn Valley Water
Lower Murray Water
North East Water
South Gippsland Water
South West Water Authority
Rural
Non-Government Organisations
Australian Industry Group
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Consumer Action Law Centre
Council of the Ageing (COTA) Victoria
Environment Victoria
Financial and Consumer Rights Council
Friends of the Earth
Property Council of Australia
St Vincent de Paul
Tenants Union of Victoria
Victorian Council of Social Service
Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Victorian Farmers Federation
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY
Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES)
Green Power Emissions calculator
Savewater
Sustainable Gardening Australia
Environment Victoria
NATIONAL
Federal Government Agencies
Australian Energy Regulator (part of ACCC)
Australian Greenhouse Office
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Department of Environment Water Heritage and the Arts
Productivity Commission
Funding
Research
Australian policy online
Institute of Public Affairs
Institute of Sustainable Futures
RegNet (regulatory institutions network)
The Review of Network Economics
The University of NSW Electricity Restructuring Group
Electricity
National Electricity Market Management Company Limited
National Electricity Code Administrator
Energy Supply Association of Australia
Gas
Australian Gas Association (AGA)
Water
Australia Water Partnership
Australian Water Association
Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment
Murray Darling Association
Water Services Association of Australia
Non-Government Organisations
Australian Consumers Association (CHOICE)
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Council of Social Service
Australian Industry Group
Clean Energy Council
Energy Retailers Association of Australia
Energy Users Association of Australia
Environment Business Australia
National Farmers Federation
Public Interest Advocacy Centre (NSW)
St Vincent de Paul
Water Industry Operators Association
Waterwatch Australia
USEFUL INTERNATIONAL SITES
Multinational organisations
International Energy Agency
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
UNESCO Water
United Nations framework convention on climate change
World Resources Institute
Research
United States
Center for Research in Regulated Industries
Electricity Journal website
Energy Law Net
Fisher Sheehan & Colton
Journal of Regulatory Economics
MIT Center for Environmental and Energy Policy Research
National Regulatory Research Institute (The Networker)
Public Utility Research Center
The Regulatory Assistance Project
Rocky Mountain Institute
University of California Energy Institute
The Utility Connection
United Kingdom
Centre for Competition & Regulation
Centre for Management Under Regulation
National Energy Action
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Consumer organisations/information
United States
Consumer Federation of America
The Electricity Consumers Resource Council
Green Power Network
National Association of State Utility Advocates
National Consumer Law Center
National Economic Research Associates Economic Consulting
Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
Public Citizen Welcome
Public Utility Law Project (PULP)
United Kingdom
Centre for Utility Consumer Law
Energywatch (advocate and ombudsman)
National Consumer Council
National Energy Action
Public Utilities Access Forum
Consumer Council for Water
Government links
United States
Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
European Union
Directorate General Energy and Transport
Directorate General Environment
European Energy and Transport Forum
Member State 'Internal Electricity' websites
The Internal Market for Electricity
United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Industry
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM)
Office of Water Services
Renewables and Other Energy
Centre For Renewable Energy Systems Technology
Geothermal Resources Council
New Energy Finance
Global Energy Marketplace
NREL's Renewable Energy Analytic Studies Network (REASN)
Rocky Mountains Institute
Solar Energy Industries Association
