ENA Members
All of Australia's electricity and gas network companies are members of ENA, providing governments, policy-makers and the community with a single point of reference for major energy network issues. Transmission Network Service Providers (TNSPs) were invited to join as full members of ENA in 2008. ENA Member Map List of Member Companies List of Members Information in this section was provided by the members listed: ActewAGL ActewAGL is Australia's largest multi-utility established in 2000 under a joint venture between ACTEW Corporation Limited and The Australian Gas Light Company. In October 2006 Alinta also became a joint-venture partner. ActewAGL provides electricity, green energy, natural gas, water, wastewater and internet ...
Smart Networks
Smart networks position paper ENA's Smart networks position paper is a high level document aimed at generating discussion on the development and implementation of smart networks (smart grids). It canvases a range of issues all of which are thought provoking and designed to enable the discussion to commence. The electricity industry is poised to make the transformation from a centralised, producer-controlled network to one that is less centralised and more consumer-interactive. The move to a smarter network promises to change the industry’s business model and its relationship with all stakeholders, involving and affecting utilities, regulators, energy service providers, technology and automation vendors ...
Asset Management
The Asset Management Committee (AMC) is a Standing Committee of the ENA Board giving ongoing advice and formulating policy on asset management issues. Identified priorities for the Asset Management Committee are: Health, Safety and Environment Technical Regulatory Issues Reliability and Power Quality Demand Management, Advanced Metering Infrastructure & Embedded Generation Industry Skills & Training Critical Infrastructure Protection/energy security Gas Issues - see the Gas Committee Other policy priorities managed by asset management groups include: Australian Strategic Technology Program Broadband-over-Power Lines Committee Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Committee Health Safety & Environment AMC objectives for Health Safety and Environment are: Achieve healthy workplaces free of injuries and incidents in the energy industry. Achieve a nationally ...
Regulatory Affairs
Energy network businesses deliver electricity and gas to over 12 million homes and businesses across Australia through approximately 800 000 kilometres of electricity lines and 75 000 kilometres of gas distribution pipelines. These distribution networks are valued at more than $35 billion. Many energy distribution businesses effectively operate as monopoly businesses, with a role for independent economic regulation similar to that applying to other utility sectors such as water and telecommunications. State and territory regulators have undertaken this task in the past, but this role is now transitioning to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) which will be the national economic regulator of distribution networks. The ...
Welcome
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the peak national body representing gas and electricity distribution businesses throughout Australia. All of Australia's electricity and gas network companies are members of ENA, providing governments, policy-makers and the community with a single point of reference for major energy network issues.
Facts, Figures & News
Media alert—Macfarlane to speak at ENA dinner
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) will tonight hold its annual dinner at the...
Media blackout—Business Spectacular, 20 April 2009
Commentary Business Spectator 10:42 AM, 20 April 2009 Keith Orchison Is it getting...
Electricity body calls for $50b investment—ABC News, 2 February 2009
ABC News Posted Mon Feb 2, 2009 9:16am AEDT Updated Mon Feb 2, 2009 6:45pm AEDT Invest...
More from Facts, Figures & News...Publications & Submissions
ENA annual review 2009—smart networks
ENA’s annual review for 2009, titled smart networks, including the strategic...
OHS submission
Safework Australia recently published harmonised occupational health and safety legislation...
National guideline for management of tools and equipment used in the electricity supply industry—October 2009
Restructuring of the electricity supply industry throughout Australia and New Zealand...
More from Publications & Submissions...Industry News
Macfarlane to speak at ENA Annual Dinner
Canberra is the place to be next week with a number of important people descending on the nation’s capital. Yes, politicians will be around but importantly ENA Member Company CEOs and staff will be in town to attend a number of key meetings and our annual dinner. Over a two-day period we will be holding our ENA Regulatory Affairs, Asset Management... [Read more]
OHS submission
Safework Australia recently published harmonised occupational health and safety legislation (with an accompanying RIS) which is scheduled to be adopted by all jurisdictions. ENA has made a submission to Safework Australia [1.45MB] commenting on the Safe Work Act (Model Safe Work Provisions). The intention of the legislation is to harmonise the content... [Read more]
Media blackout—Business Spectacular, 20 April 2009
Commentary Business Spectator 10:42 AM, 20 Apr 2009 Keith Orchison Is it getting easier to fool the media? The Sydney Morning Herald joined a large media chorus today when it reported: “Electricity consumers and environmental groups have reacted angrily to an announcement by the NSW Energy Minister, Ian Macdonald, that power companies will... [Read more]
More from Industry News...What’s new
- ENA Annual Review 2009 (including strategic plan for 2010 and 2011 [PDF 1.7MB]
- Response to Safework Australia on Safework Act 2009 (model safe work provisions)—draft bill [PDF 1.45MB]
- National guideline for management of tools and equipment used in the electricity supply industry—October 2009 [PDF 2.3 MB]
- Guideline for a national standard on energy network safety schemes for electricity [PDF 2.6 MB]
- Media release: Smart networks—a bright new future [PDF 54 Bytes]
- National skills passport initiative [PDF]
- EMF Scientific Workshop 2009
- Electric Vehicles Statement [PDF]
- Smart Networks Position Paper [PDF]
- Smart Networks factsheet [PDF]
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