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Victorian networks plan for grid where 95 per cent of households have rooftop solar

Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future…

February 4, 2020

SA Power Networks cuts dependence on own grid, with two solar arrays

South Australia’s biggest electricity distribution company is seeking to reduce dependence on its very own grid, by installing just under…

April 16, 2019

AusNet: We've been overwhelmed by the solar rush, and we’ve made mistakes

Making sure Victoria's network can cope with residential demand for batteries and solar is a complicated business – but we're…

March 28, 2019

Off grid vs network-connected: A Queensland community divided

A Daintree Rainforest community's decades long campaign to get network supplied power has caught the attention of the federal energy…

April 27, 2017

WA power utility to lead big switch to local generation

WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of…

June 29, 2016

Bill Watch: High fixed network charges hit low energy consumers

Low energy users hit by soaring network costs, with one retiree charged 24c/kWh for grid access. Another sign of networks…

March 16, 2016

Synergy proposes 'sun tax' on WA solar households

A proposal by Western Australia’s state-owned electricity provider, Synergy, to effectively double the charge to connect the state’s more than…

December 2, 2015

Network charges may penalise uptake of battery storage, as well as PV

Australian networks are also penalising solar households, now it looks like they will do the same with those that add…

July 20, 2015