| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACRE | Australian Centre for Renewable Energy |
| AEMA | Australian Energy Market Agreement |
| AEMC | Australian Energy Market Commission |
| AEMO | Australian Energy Market Operator |
| AER | Australian Energy Regulator |
| AETA | Australian Energy Technology Assessment |
| AIP | Australian Industry Participation |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ARENA | Australian Renewable Energy Agency |
| BREE | Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics |
| CCS | carbon capture and storage |
| CNG | compressed natural gas |
| CO2CRC | Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies |
| CO2-e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CSG | coal-seam gas |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| EMA | enterprise migration agreement |
| EPBC Act | Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas |
| LPG | liquefied petroleum gas |
| NECF | National Energy Customer Framework |
| NEM | National Electricity Market |
| NESA | National Energy Security Assessment |
| NOPSEMA | National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority |
| NOPTA | National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator |
| NSEE | National Strategy on Energy Efficiency |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PV | photovoltaic |
| SCER | Standing Council on Energy and Resources |
| SWIS | South West Interconnected System |
| Units |
| GJ | gigajoule |
| GL | gigalitre |
| GWh | gigawatt hour |
| kW | kilowatt |
| ML | million litres |
| Mt | million tonnes |
| Mtoe | million tonnes of oil equivalent |
| MW | megawatt |
| MWh | megawatt hour |
| PJ | petajoule |
| ppm | parts per million |
| t CO2-e | tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent |
| toe | tonnes of oil equivalent |
| TW | terawatt |
| TWh | terawatt hour |