Response to the Governance, Energy and Finance Committee: Energy Roadmap Amendment Bill 2025 Inquiry

The Best Practice Charter signatory reports for 2025 contain more than 400 examples of how renewable energy developments are delivering for local communities, Traditional Owners, landholders and the environment.

The Clean Energy Council has welcomed the Albanese Government’s new Solar Sharer retail energy offer, calling it a smart, future-focused reform that will help more Australians access cheap renewable energy, cut power bills and ease pressure on the grid, whether they have rooftop solar or not.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Governance, Energy and Finance Committee: Energy Roadmap Amendment Bill 2025 Inquiry.

The CEC has welcomed the Albanese Government’s proposed reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, describing them as a timely and balanced step towards protecting Australia’s environment while delivering the clean, reliable electricity needed.

The Decommissioning Security Framework for Renewable Energy Projects establishes a nationally consistent assurance model for clean energy developments.

In an Australian first, the Clean Energy Council (CEC), together with the Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC), have today announced a national approach to renewable energy project decommissioning and financial security, offering farmers greater certainty while maintaining project viability.