The Hon Angus Taylor MP

Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction

COAG Energy Council agrees to progress reliability obligation

26 October 2018

Today the COAG Energy Council met in Sydney to discuss the need to bring power prices down while ensuring the reliability of the grid.

Press conference, COAG Energy Council Meeting, Sydney

26 October 2018

ANGUS TAYLOR: I've just come from the COAG Energy Council meeting - it was extremely constructive and productive. We made very good progress on the critical issues that we need to progress to put downward pressure on electricity prices while we keep the lights on - the top priority in the electricity market for the Commonwealth Government.

Avoiding bill shock with electricity and gas meter self-reads

25 October 2018

Australian families and small businesses are being empowered to negotiate with their power company following a determination made by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to give customers the right to ask their energy retailer to adjust an inaccurate bill based on the customer's own reading of their meter.

Interview with David Bevan, ABC Radio Adelaide

25 October 2018

DAVID BEVAN: Angus Taylor, Federal Minister for Energy, welcome to ABC Radio Adelaide.

ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me.

DAVID BEVAN: These changes to allow people to read their own electricity and gas meters, is this part of the Prime Minister's fair dinkum energy policy?