Energy ministers have reached a compromise on the Turnbull government's signature energy plan in a decision the policy architect says is a "great step forward".
State and territory energy ministers agreed at a meeting on Sydney on Friday that the consultation period would kick off if the policy makes it through the coalition party room at a meeting in Canberra next Tuesday.
But the Labor governments of Victoria and Queensland have made it clear they won't support legislation that doesn't have the support of the Coalition party room.
