esaa Objectives

To ensure Australia enjoys the full benefits of energy market reform, esaa policy and advocacy focuses on achieving:

1. Open, competitive energy markets that are nationally consistent and free from distortions as the cornerstone of Australia’s stationary energy supply system.
   
   
2. Economically efficient, incentive-based regulation of the monopoly parts of the system to facilitate competitive market outcomes, timely investments and reliable energy supply.
   
   
3. A reliable and sustainable energy supply system, where greenhouse gas emissions reductions are achieved at least-cost through rational policy settings and measures that are national, long term and complementary to competitive market arrangements.
   
   
4. Nationally consistent and transparent market and regulatory settings that promote the efficient growth and development of the energy supply industry.

esaa has a neutral position on electricity generating fuels and technologies and its member businesses have investments across the full range of commercially available fossil fuel and renewable generation sources.