The Council welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Productivity Commission focused on Pillar 5: Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation. We welcome the recognition in this consultation on the need to align with multiple other reviews underway in this area including, but not limited to, National Electricity Market Wholesale Market Review Settings, the Net Zero Plan, upcoming review of the Safeguard Mechanism and the response to the Samuel’s Review.