Energy bureaucracy

Australia’s energy industry is overflowing with bureaucracy. The following list is just part of the mess:

• Australian Energy Regulator

• National Electricity Market

• National Energy Laws

• Clean Energy Regulator

• Australian Energy Market Operator

• Australian Energy Market Commission

• National Electricity, Gas and Retails Rules

• Energy National Cabinet Reform Committee

• Energy Ministers Meeting

• Energy Security Board

• Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

• COAG Energy Council

• Renewable Energy Target

• Emissions Reduction Fund

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting

• Energy Consumers Australia

• Australian Energy Market Agreement

Trying to navigate this absurd maze of rules, regulations, committees, commissions, councils, funds, targets, agreements, operators, and regulators is near-impossible for most people. Bureaucracy insiders are able to leverage this complexity to argue for the perpetuation of their own power, while energy consumers suffer.