AEMO’s Consumer Data Platform (CDP) is now helping more consumers
find better energy deals with a second comparison website, the Australian
Energy Regulator’s (AER) Energy
Made Easy (EME) website, using the platform.
With the addition of EME, the AEMO CDP is now serving
consumers right across the National Electricity Market (NEM), the single
broadest consumer data access service in the sector.
Late last year, the Victorian Government revamped its Victorian Energy Compare (VEC)
website, helping Victorian residents
and business owners to quickly compare the cheapest electricity offers based on actual electricity
usage data through AEMO’s CDP.
AEMO developed the CDP with funding support from the
Commonwealth Government to enable third parties to offer consumer-focused
services and associated benefits, such as comparing energy deals and accessing
new products and services.
AEMO’s Executive General Manager, Emerging Markets and
Services, Violette Mouchaileh, said that both of these energy comparison
websites are helping consumers make informed decision.
“AEMO welcomes both
the AER and the Victorian Government as partners committed to helping Australian
energy users find their best energy offers and help consumers manage
their electricity costs,” Ms Mouchaileh said.
AER Chair
Clare Savage said: "The new features of the Energy Made Easy (EME) price
comparator website make it even easier for Australian's to compare energy
offers and get the best deal.
Among the new
EME features is the energy meter data search option, which was developed by
AEMO. This new search function is a practical example of energy market bodies
working together to ensure energy consumers are better off," said Ms
Savage.
The unique
approach to access delivered by AEMO and its partners, via the CDP, has driven
the number of VEC data-enabled comparisons up many multiples, compared with the
previous corresponding period.
Since VEC went
live with the CDP in November 2019, the platform has facilitated more than
89,000 transactions for Victorian energy consumers with a reliable service to
access their data.
AEMO’s ability to deliver consumer value with its CDP will help
inform and position AEMO to play an important role when the Consumer Date Right
(CDR) in energy is introduced in the coming years (mid-to-late 2021).
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