The NSW electricity industry will receive consideration from the state government on the recommendations from the Special Commission of Inquiry. Recommendations from the report include legislation to be enacted enabling the sale or long term lease of the Eraring, Delta West, Delta Coastal and Macquarie Generation generators; developing sites sold by the government; and selling […]
23 November, 2011
Speaking at the 11th Energy in Western Australia conference in Perth, Mr Collier launched Synergy’s Powering WA’s Future initiative. The corporation is seeking expressions of interest from new and existing market participants to provide in excess of 1,000 megawatts of renewable and non-renewable generation to 2020. “WA is facing unprecedented change in its […]
17 August, 2011
The State Government’s 29.8 per cent increase in the electricity tariff included in the recent State Budget has caused uproar among local governments. WA Local Government Association President, Mayor Troy Pickard said this increase was “totally unexpected” and places a “massive strain” on local government finances. Mr Pickard said local governments’ decision to […]
30 May, 2011
The Queensland based council has joined Ergon Energy’s Demand Management Pilot Program, to help customers save $7 million on power bills and cut 42000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Townsville council has volunteered 170 small sites into one demand project aiming to deliver 20 megawatts of demand reduction by 2015. Ergon Energy will […]
9 May, 2011
EnergyAustralia has chosen Cisco’s Connected Grid solutions as the infrastructure platform for the delivery of a range services in its substations across its electricity network. The networking vendor introduced the first offerings in its Connected Grid portfolio of smart grid communications solutions in May 2010. These solutions form a secure network solution for the utility […]
16 November, 2010
New South Wales Government has claimed its Solar Bonus Scheme, has been successful in meeting its aim of supporting and encouraging renewable energy generation. The NSW Solar Bonus Scheme was introduced by way of legislation in 2009, providing a gross feed-in-tariff of 60 cents a kilowatt/hour for the solar electricity generated. The Government […]
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