Korea recently enacted the “Special Act on the Promotion of Distributed Energy”, which sets out to develop a localized, environmentally friendly energy system. However, related regulations and policies pay little attention to distributed energy consumers. Therefore, this study sets out to derive implications for consumer-oriented distributed energy policies. First, a case study of consumer-related issues from Victoria, Australia, was provided. Second, based on the case study, a Systemic Literature Review of international research on distributed energy from the consumer's perspective was conducted. The following policy implications emerged: information and options should be provided for rational supplier selection by customers; it is necessary to install and connect energy storage systems in the power system aspect of distributed energy; there is a need for dynamic and differentiated tariffs suitable for distributed energy; legal and institutional mechanisms should be established to secure consumer rights in distributed energy.