The Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa) represents the Chief Executives of more than 40 electricity and downstream natural gas businesses with $121 billion in assets and new investment needs in excess of $30 billion in the period to 2020.

esaa is committed to working constructively with governments to achieve policies, regulatory arrangements and market reforms that will genuinely contribute to securing Australia’s energy future.

esaa policies and positions are determined by the member Chief Executives at twice yearly meetings known as CEO Forums.

In working with government, esaa contributes to policy deliberations on a range of issues that affect the safe, secure, reliable, sustainable and competitively priced supply of energy for use by Australian households and industry and is closely involved in matters that specifically or significantly affect the energy supply sector.

esaa's strategic policy objectives provide the framework for the Association’s advocacy efforts with governments, regulatory bodies, community and media organisations.

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

• Open, competitive energy markets, nationally consistent and free from distortions as the corner-stone of Australia’s stationary energy supply system.
• Economically efficient, incentive based regulation of the monopoly parts of the system to facilitate competitive market outcomes, timely investments and reliable energy supply.
• 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.
• Nationally consistent and transparent market and regulatory settings that promote the efficient growth and development of the energy supply industry.