Overview of the Australian Energy Policy - Updated July 2019 (in German only)

Original title: Überblick über die australische Energiepolitik - Aktualisierung Juli 2019

The Australian energy policy discussions are highly polarized and on the brink of a change. While the wealth of natural resources has long been a guarantee for low energy prices, the increase in exports has ultimately driven the increase in consumer prices for gas and electricity. At the same time, parts of Australia experience a fundamental change in their electricity systems as the deployment of renewable energy increases. Continued black-outs have fuelled an on-going public and policy debate on system security.

This report analyses Australia's energy policy. The first part gives an overview of the foundations of Australia's energy economy. The second part gives an overview of the federal institutions and their competencies. The third part examines the drivers of energy policy and current political debates in Australia. Finally, the fourth part presents important areas of the Australia's energy policy, laying a special focus on electricity market design, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

The update of this study has been conceived for a non-Australian audience of energy policy and power sector experts and accompanies the Australian-German Energy Symposiums in Melbourne (Victoria) on the 18th and 19th of September 2019.

Further publications in the series

• Die Wasserstoffdebatte in Australien (August 2019)
• Auf dem Weg zur "National Energy Guarantee" – Aktueller Diskussionsstand um ein neues Instrument der australischen Energie- und Klimapolitik (Juni 2018)
• Überblick über die australische Energiepolitik (März 2017)
• Stromausfälle in South Australia in den Jahren 2016 und 2017(Februar 2017)
• Netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien – Analyse der Rahmenbedingungen für netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Wasserstoffpolitik in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Energiepolitik in der Region New England (Mai 2019)
• Offshore Wind Deployment in Germany, Facts and Policy Lessons (April 2019)
• Der größte US-Stromsystembetreiber PJM – Einführung und aktuelle Debatten (Oktober 2018)
• Power systems in the 2020s: What can Germany and the PJM region learn from each other? (Oktober 2018)
• Community Choice Aggregation – Kommunen in Kalifornien und anderen US-Bundesstaaten werden als CCA zum Stromversorger (August 2018)
• Übersicht über die Energiepolitik und -wirtschaft in Texas (Juni 2018)
• Die Debatte zur Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule - Strommarktpolitik unter Präsident Trump (Januar 2018)