ERM Business Energy has secured $1 billion in government contracts including a three year agreement with the New South Wales Government and an extension of an Federal Government contract. Commencing on 1 July 2015, the NSW Government deal cements ERM’s place as a key electricity supplier and extends its reach to more than 15,000 metered sites, covering NSW Health, the [...]
Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan has provided an update on the $85 million tender to deliver natural gas to regional Victorian towns. Mr Ryan said the Government had already reached agreements to deliver natural gas to seven towns in regional Victoria, and had expanded supply to Mildura. The $85 million tender asked companies [...]
Union Fenosa Wind Australia is currently seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the supply of PVC pipes for high voltage cables entering into the foundations and trench crossings, PVC plates and signalling tape for cable trenches. The Crookwell 2 Wind Farm Project will involve the construction, commissioning and operation of 46 wind turbines with a total generation capacity of [...]
While some key electricity cost drivers are falling, consumers need access to smarter pricing structures to keep control of energy bills, suggest recently published Energy Network Association (ENA) publications. At the industry conference Energy Networks 2014, the ENA released its road map for pricing reform, The Road to Fairer Prices and an overview of Electricity Prices and Network Costs. ENA CEO John [...]
The Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) has voiced support for the New South Wales Energy Minister’s call for increased information about available gas supply. “We agree with Minister Anthony Roberts that increased access to coal seam gas in NSW should help reduce the impact on the domestic gas price caused by the increased demand for gas by the export industry,” [...]
APPEA has welcomed the Victorian Government’s community consultation process regarding the development of the state’s coal seam gas resources. APPEA Chief Operating Officer Eastern Australia, Paul Fennelly said: “APPEA looks forward to taking part in the consultation process and contributing to a fact-based discussion about the safe operation of industry and its economic potential for Victoria. “For too long, protracted [...]
ActewAGL has launched a new service supplying and installing solar energy systems to households in the ACT. ActewAGL General Manager Retail Ayesha Razzaq said, “Today marks an exciting milestone for the organisation as we officially launch our ActewAGL Solar product. In introducing ActewAGL Solar, we are pleased to be offering our customers another way to manage their energy use and costs. [...]
Onsite generation like solar panels can save Australian electricity customers money but it can also cost them money if not managed carefully, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has said. At the biennial conference Energy Networks 2014, ENA CEO John Bradley said energy networks were achieving a transformation in the use of onsite or ‘embedded’ generation with almost 1.2 million solar [...]
ACTEW Managing Director John Knox has welcomed the ACT Government’s appointment of an industry panel that will hear the review of ICRC’s 2013 price direction for water and sewerage for the period July 2013 to June 2019. Mr Knox said that ultimately, ACTEW had made the decision to seek a review based on analysis, backed up by expert advice, which [...]
By Kristian Handberg, Principal Consultant, Percepscion As change gathers pace in the Australian electricity market, the entry of new players from telecommunications, entertainment and other service industries appears increasingly likely. According to utilities and home service providers at the recent Smart Energy Summit in Austin, Texas the key battleground will be for control of the customer relationship. In its fifth [...]
By Cameron O’Reilly, Chief Executive of the Energy Retailers Association of Australia (ERAA) Electricity meters are not usually a topic to feature prominently in mainstream political debate.
Yet in the last Victorian State Election they became a hot issue and were said to have contributed to the narrow defeat of the then Brumby Labor Government. Whether that was true or [...]
UnisonFibre has confirmed the signing of an agreement with Telecom New Zealand that will support the growing use of fibre for education and business benefits across the Hawkes Bay, Rotorua and Taupo regions. Telecom will ultimately leverage UnisonFibre to deliver the powerful fibre network services businesses need to thrive in today’s digital world. UnisonFibre General Manager, Mike McGarvey said the [...]
NBN Co has announced that it will bring forward its rollout of wholesale very fast broadband to apartments and office buildings in Australia’s inner cities, in a commercial response to emerging infrastructure competition for high-value customers from vertically integrated telecommunications carriers. Preparations are underway to deploy the National Broadband Network to inner city residential and commercial complexes in parallel with [...]
Of all new demand management technologies, smart meters are a somewhat surprising candidate for one of the most talked about and controversial. Nevertheless, in Victoria, the smart meter rollout is now more than 98 per cent complete, with more than 2.6 million metering units installed, and consumers are beginning to have a greater understanding of the benefits they offer. Victoria [...]
UnisonFibre, NZ has announced the signing of a retail agreement with telecommunications provider, Snap, which will offer customers a new option for fibre services to their business. UnisonFibre General Manager, Mike McGarvey said the partnership would offer Hawke’s Bay, Taupo, and Rotorua customers a competitively priced option for ultra-fast business broadband and phone packages. “We’re very excited to announce our [...]
The ACT Auditor General has released the report of a performance audit into the water and sewerage pricing determination process in the ACT. John Knox, Managing Director of ACTEW has acknowledged the complexity of the performance audit, and the thorough manner in which it was undertaken. “This is a comprehensive report and has validated the concerns that we had about [...]
APA Group, Australia’s largest natural gas infrastructure business, has signed an arrangement for delivery of natural gas to the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) meat processing facility currently being developed near Darwin. Delivery will start in mid-2014. Under the agreement, gas sourced from the Amadeus Basin near Alice Springs will be transported to the AACo facility via APA’s Amadeus Gas Pipeline [...]
Ergon Energy, QLD intends to sell its solar PV systems from the Magnetic Island Solar Cities project to the customers who hosted them. General Manager Service Delivery Northern Paul Ryan said the systems would be offered for sale at a significantly reduced rate to the 180 residential and commercial customers. “The state of the art systems were purchased by Ergon [...]
ACTEW has released their first ever sustainability report ‘Sustaining the Capital Region’s Water: Sustainability Performance Report 2013’ which showcases a range of sustainability achievements. The report highlights a number of achievements and will provide a reference by which to monitor future results through the creation of a number of new sustainability indicators – the Future of ACTEW’s Sustainability Targets or [...]
The Queensland Government has announced changes to the Solar Bonus Scheme which will become effective on July 1, 2014. As announced in 2012, the mandated 8 cent tariff paid to PV Solar owners by the network businesses Energex and Ergon will end on 30 June 2014 and retail businesses will then be responsible for offering tariffs. At present Energex area [...]
Claims of a lack of capacity in Australian gas pipelines are baseless and cloud the crucial issue of adequate gas supply, Australian Pipeline Industry Association Chief Executive Officer Cheryl Cartwright has said in a recent article published in the The Australian newspaper. Ms Cartwright said the pipeline industry was tired of transportation issues being conflated with, or confused by, gas supply [...]
Ergon Energy, QLD currently seeks suitably qualified contractors for the supply an delivery of Standby DC Supply Systems and 50V DC Power Supplies for communication sites to Ergon Energy. The separate portions of this tender are as follows: Separate Part A – VRLA Stationary Batteries Separate Part B – Battery Chargers, DC/DC Converters and DC/AC Inverters Separate Part C – [...]
The Toowoomba Regional Council, QLD seeks to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor for the manufacture, supply and delivery of precast concrete storm water and sewer infrastructure components. Pipes and Culverts - (100%) Submissions close: 2:00PM Brisbane time, Thursday the 25th of February 2014. For further information or application details see the tender webpage.
Local Government Procurement Pty Ltd, NSW currently invites tenders from suitably qualified contractors to supply one or more of the following for regional works: Category One – Urban Water Supply, incorporating plumbing and civil - Pipes, fittings and fixtures and Associated Products and Services Category Two – Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) - Pipes, fittings and fixtures and Associated Products and [...]
Australian Bureau of Statistics is looking to award a contract for electricity supply services for the Melbourne, VIC and Adelaide, SA Regional Offices. These offices are located in their respective capital cities. Submissions close: 2:00PM (ACT time) on Tuesday the 18th of February 2014 For further information or application details see the tender webpage
Historically high retail electricity prices, widespread deployment of solar panels, and declining aggregate peak demand and consumption in most states have changed projections of how the electricity sector may develop in the future. To take a fresh look at the possibilities and their implications, the Future Grid Forum has been working for 18 months to develop plausible alternative scenarios, review [...]
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