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Our biennial wholesale competition report presents a comprehensive assessment of the performance of the wholesale electricity markets over the past two years.

AGL has been ordered to pay penalties totalling $25 million for failing to comply with their overcharging obligations related to Centrepay payments.

The Federal Court has ordered Origin Energy pay penalties of $12 million for breaches of its life support obligations under the National Energy Retail Rules.

We've made a final decision not to make a scheme pipeline determination for the South West Queensland Pipeline which is owned and operated by the APA Group.

We have released our Annual retail markets report 2023-24 analysing energy retailer consumer outcome metrics and data.

The AER today released the State of the energy market 2024 report which provides a comprehensive review of the year that was across Australia’s energy markets.

We have commenced an investigation into the recent power system events that affected transmission infrastructure in Broken Hill and surrounds.

We released our latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly report revealing a tale of two halves for wholesale energy prices for July – September 2024.

The 2 infringement notices, totalling $135,600, relate to Origin failing to notify two of its customers, within 10 business days, that it had overcharged them.

Locality Planning Energy has paid two infringement notices totalling $135,600 issued by the AER for alleged breaches of the National Electricity Law.

We welcome the reappointment of Justin Oliver to the Board for a further 5 years after first being appointed in February 2020 and as Deputy Chair in June 2024.

The Governor-General has appointed Kate Symons to the AER Board for a five-year term commencing 26 September 2024.

We've expanded our regulatory role to take up advisory functions in Queensland's priority transmission investment framework to develop the Queensland SuperGrid.

The Federal Court found that AGL failed to notify and refund customers for overcharges between December 2016 to November 2021 in proceedings brought by the AER.

We've made our decision on Transgrid's contingent project application to build HumeLink, an actionable transmission project in AEMO's Integrated System Plan.

Transgrid has notified the AER that AEMO has provided a further feedback loop assessment of the HumeLink project based on the Final 2024 Integrated System Plan.

The priorities guide our enforcement work and proactive compliance efforts in areas of most risk and harm, and signal where behavioural change may be required.

Read AER Board Member Justin Oliver's keynote speech at Australian Energy Week 2024 on the challenges of regulating a transitioning energy system.

Ergon Energy has paid two infringement notices totalling $135,600 issued by the AER.

AER Deputy Chair Jim Cox gave an update to delegates at the 2024 EUAA National Conference, focusing on the AER's progression of work on the latest gas reforms.