The Reliability Panel has completed an independent review of the reliability standard for the national electricity system, and released...
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The Western Australian Government has announced the Energy Ahead program in an effort to support households in the West...
AER report: the effect of intense summer weather on energy prices
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Reports, Spotlight, 0The AER’s latest Wholesale Markets Quarterly Report has found that intense summer weather has contributed to the increase in...
New generator turning CO₂ into electricity
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have built a generator that turns carbon dioxide (CO₂) into energy. Dr...
Fed Gov unveils WA electricity capacity investment scheme
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) aims to provide more reliable, renewable energy for households and businesses across the state....
Melbourne Water’s new hydroelectricity plant now open
Steph Barker, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The 400kW hydroelectricity plant at St Albans Reservoir is part of Melbourne Water’s efforts to reduce cost of living...
CEC report finds increase in rooftop solar generation
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) latest Rooftop Solar and Storage Report has found that rooftop solar accounts for 11.2...
Construction to begin on 2GW Supernode BESS
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Quinbrook’s Supernode project is set to begin construction, and will become one of Queensland’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems...
Retired NSW coal industry site to become pumped hydro project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0ZEN Energy has proposed a plan to turn degraded coal industry land near Lake Burragorang into a clean energy...
NSW South Coast switches on first community battery
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The New South Wales South Coast has received its first community battery, delivering cost benefits to residents and marking...
Vic Gov extends Solar for Apartments Program
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0With thousands of Victorians investing in rooftop solar to save on their energy bills, the State Government has announced...
Flash flooding leaves Sydney CBD without power
Steph Barker, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Spotlight, Substations, 1More than 1,000 people were left without power on 5 April after a substation in the Sydney CBD was...
SA Power Networks celebrating 100 years of the iconic Stobie pole
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0SA Power Networks is celebrating 100 years of the Stobie pole, including special events at the 2024 History Festival. ...
Energy industry leaders coming together for Power + Utilities Summit
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0Approximately two dozen energy industry CEOs will come together on 7–8 May to discuss the key issues facing the...
NT’s Gov announces $55.3M substation upgrade
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Work has begun to upgrade the Trevor Horman Substation in Berrimah in order to ensure that it will continue...
Latest CER report shows record rooftop solar uptake
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released its latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) which shows that there has...
Staying live: zone substation upgrades keep the power supply on for locals
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, Substations, 0Many utilities work with trusted partners to upgrade and make improvements to existing infrastructure to provide greater capacity and...
Minimising bushfire risk through trusted partnerships
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Powerlines, Projects, Sponsored Editorial, 0Following Victoria’s devastating 2009 bushfires, 45 substations in the highest bushfire risk areas in the state were mandated to...
Energy sector jobs program unveiled by VIC Gov
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government has unveiled a new program designed to help Gippsland residents looking to kickstart a new career...
EnergyConnect receives leading sustainability rating from ISC
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Transgrid’s EnergyConnect project has been awarded a leading design sustainability rating by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), in recognition...
Marinus Link project ownership split between three governments
Katie Livingston, , Networks, News, Spotlight, Telecommunications, Transformers and Switchgear, 0The Victorian and Tasmanian State Governments, and the Federal Government, have officially transitioned to joint ownership of the Marinus...
Powerlink’s Bouldercome Substation receives new transformer
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink’s Bouldercombe Substation has taken delivery of a high voltage transformer weighing more than 200t. The Bouldercombe Substation is...
Transgrid modifies preferred route for VNI West
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, Substations, 0Transgrid has modified the preferred route for its VNI West project in response to feedback from recent consultations. The...
VIC Energy Market Report: hardship customers likely to have higher energy bills
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Reports, Retail, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Essential Services Commission has released its March 2024 Victorian Energy Market Report (VEMR) covering the period from...
Horizon Power to run $5.7M long duration energy storage trial
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0The Western Australia Government and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have announced they will fund a $5.7 million...
The value of variable speed drives
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Sponsored Editorial, 0While we may not often think about them, motors are the workhorses of the energy industry. If they’re not...
Australia’s largest remote grid solar farm opens
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0APA Group’s 88MW Dugald River Solar Farm (DRSF) is now open and delivering reliable, lower emissions energy to the...
AER’s Default Market Offer to reduce prices
Steph Barker, , Billing and CRM, Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its draft determination of the Default Market Offer (DMO), detailing proposed electricity...
Powercor resilience measures identify possible microgrid sites
Steph Barker, , Electricity, Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Powercor has announced it will explore and test a package of new resilience measures, including identifying areas in Victoria’s...
VIC Default Offer draft lowers maximum price
Steph Barker, , Billing and CRM, Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0Victoria’s Essential Services Commission (ESC) has released its draft decision on the 2024–25 Victorian Default Offer for public consultation. ...
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