Electricity

AusNet Services is seeking an increase in its allowed revenue to fund the final stage of installation for Rapid Earth...

The commissioning of a new 375MVA transformer at Powerlink Queensland’s Belmont Substation is expected to further secure Brisbane’s electricity supply....

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved the proposed 2019–20 distribution network tariffs for TasNetworks and Evoenergy. These distribution network...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) will allow businesses to install standalone power systems (SAPS) for some rural and remote...

Australia’s first database of distributed energy resources (DER) is a step closer, following  the release of register information guidelines by...

The Victorian 2019/20 Budget has included measures to drive down energy prices for consumers and boost solar energy uptake. The...

Over the next several decades, Australia’s energy mix is projected to change radically thanks to progressive consumer demands and new...

The Board of AusNet Services has appointed its new Managing Director to replace retiring MD Nino Ficca. Tony Narvaez Tony...

by Scott Davis, Policy Adviser WA, Australian Energy Council The proliferation of distributed energy resources, such as rooftop solar, is...

Western Australian Energy Minister, Bill Johnston, has established an Energy Transformation Taskforce which will implement the McGowan Government’s Energy Transformation...

​To ensure the safe and reliable supply of electricity to the ACT, and support the future growth of the region,...

by Paul Broad, CEO of Snowy Hydro Limited In 2019, as the mighty Snowy Mountains Scheme celebrates its 70th anniversary,...

Vegetation and trees form a fundamental and much-loved part of our urban and rural landscapes, but also pose very significant...

Australian energy utilities are faced with the incredible challenge of having to manage networks that exist in conditions as varied...

As prices across the National Electricity Market become increasingly volatile, and as business and community expectations move users towards renewable...

Powerlink has recently completed its $3.4 million replacement of steel bolts and insulators across a 290km stretch of transmission line....

by Steve Masters, ElectraNet Chief Executive It’s been touted as providing the missing link for Australia’s electricity network as we...

Three incidents of South Australian farmers hitting electrical infrastructure poles while operating tractors have all occurred in a 24 hour...

The National Electricity Rules have been revised by the Energy Security Board after the stakeholder feedback from the Retailer Reliability...

The Daintree Rainforest community has unveiled plans to establish Australia’s first solar to hydrogen-based microgrid. Federal Energy Minister, Angus Taylor,...

The Western Australian Government has allocated $30 million for site works at East Perth Power Station, the largest single investment...

At the end of 2017, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a landmark ruling: the price settlement interval for...

In a matter of years, data has transformed from an intermittent input to a real-time resource — and utilities are...

Evoenergy’s improved operational efficiencies has been the driving force for the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) determination to allow the electricity...

Northern Territory residents and businesses will receive improved network services, with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) approving spending for the...

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has approved the proposed costs put forward by NSW distributors Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential...

The 222MW Lincoln Gap Wind Farm, located near Port Augusta, has successfully exported its first energy generation to the South...

The Western Australian Government will support the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) on the South West Interconnected System (SWIS)....

The Australian Strategic Technology Program (ASTP) has been formed by Energy Networks Australia and the Australian Power Institute, and will...

The AER’s Draft Interim Market Liquidity Obligation (MLO) Guideline, one of six guidelines developed under the Retailer Reliability Obligation, is...