Tag: electricity

By Julian Bajkowski Price rises in bills to consumers from council rates and state energy suppliers have helped nudge-up Australia's official inflation rate, the quarterly figures released by the Australian…

By Paul Hemsley The head of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council, Paul McClintock has warned that key cross-jurisdictional projects on occupational health and safety laws (OH&S), director’s…

By Paul Hemsley Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has backed a move to build the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere on King Island at a cost of $2 billion….

By Paul Hemsley Tasmanian Minister for Climate Change Cassy O’Connor has talked up the state’s investment in ‘Smart Grid’ system for electricity infrastructure as a way for suppliers to deliver…

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…

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…

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…

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.  …

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…

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…