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Electricity prices continue to be a major domestic political issue and a report that has been released that makes for useful reading in dealing with this contentious issue is the Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, December Quarter 2010—Developments in Utilities Prices. The Reserve Bank report provides useful information for our purposes. Firstly, it is a [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7342 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7245 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7245#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:11:32 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7245
During the last week there has been much activity within the energy sector and it is a fair guess that things will continue this way for some time. The Prime Minister has today outlined a two-stage plan for a carbon price mechanism which will start with a fixed price period for three to five years [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7245 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7274 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7274#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:33:36 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7274
Source: Techworld On-premise equipment and SLA factors need further consideration. Power companies and other utilities may consider keeping their own fault-tolerant networks when the NBN is complete, but there is no reason why last-mile smart grid applications can’t be run over the new fibre infrastructure, according to a technology manager at EnergyAustralia. People in [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7274 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7253 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7253#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:08:44 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7253
Rodney Gedda (Techworld Australia) NBN technology untested in event of disaster A national fibre-based National Broadband Network will extend further than any existing utility network, but many mission-critical utility services for power and water will continue to run their own infrastructure to maintain higher data transport integrity and resiliency, even [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7253 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7269 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7269#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:30:39 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7269
Source: Your Green Ability A half-million smart meters have been installed across the Australian state of Victoria, and the rollout program has also helped to identify and repair about 3,500 previously existing electrical defects in homes. “In almost all cases this has been the first indication for customers that they have any problems, and [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7269 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7265 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7265#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:22:38 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7265
Source: Greenbang A half-million smart meters have been installed across the Australian state of Victoria, and the rollout program has also helped to identify and repair about 3,500 previously existing electrical defects in homes. “In almost all cases this has been the first indication for customers that they have any problems, and they were [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7265 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7262 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7262#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:14:40 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7262
Estimates Transcripts | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam Source: Australian Government Hansard ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE TUESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2011 pages 126 to 142 Senator LUDLAM-This is the first opportunity that we have had to speak to you since the disasters that overtook Queensland. Where is your thinking on whether copper will go back into the areas [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7262 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7223 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7223#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:01:20 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7223
Source: The Australian (Annabel Hepworth and Damon Kitney) INFRASTRUCTURE owners are again accusing regulators of setting deficient returns on long-term economic assets. The controversy has erupted after the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) last week proposed lower rates of return on key gas distribution networks owned by Envestra and APT Allgas than the companies had wanted. Debate over the [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7223 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7280 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7280#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:40:57 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7280
Source: TechWorld The Energy Networks Association (ENA) will meet with NBN Co next month to discuss potential utility access to fibre broadband connections outside power and other energy companies’ own core networks, which are likely to remain private. Tanya Barden, director of smart networks policy at ENA, said the industry representative body wanted to [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7280 0 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7160 http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7160#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:30:51 +0000 ENA http://www.ena.asn.au/?p=7160
We are all aware of the unprecedented disasters that struck over summer and indeed a sombre mood was prevalent this week throughout Parliament House. Floods, cyclones and bush fires have seen Australians tested in many ways recently, but at the same time we have seen remarkable acts of kindness displayed by Australians rallying around their [...]]]> http://www.ena.asn.au/?feed=rss2&p=7160 0