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‘Unacceptable’: Minister slams Ausnet over not setting up hardship payments

‘Unacceptable’: Minister slams Ausnet over not setting up hardship payments

Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has lashed electricity distributor Ausnet over the delay in processing payments to customers affected by lengthy power outages.

  • by Kieran Rooney

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Hills of discontent as communities remain blacked out a week after storm

Hills of discontent as communities remain blacked out a week after storm

Dandenong Ranges residents are losing patience with the most prolonged power outage in memory as businesses lose money and families are left without internet or hot showers.

  • by Benjamin Preiss
Experts to review Victoria’s energy crash after extreme storms

Experts to review Victoria’s energy crash after extreme storms

How half a million properties were left without power will be reviewed by experts, as more than 3000 homes remain in the dark a week after extreme weather.

  • by Broede Carmody and Kieran Rooney
Massive pile-on in marginal Melton as planned power towers spark protests

Massive pile-on in marginal Melton as planned power towers spark protests

Farmers and landowners in the crucial seat are throwing their weight behind a campaign against a high-voltage power line they claim would cause mental stress and poorly impact the electorate’s rural areas.

  • by Rachael Dexter
Power grid operators warn of ‘missing links’ on road to net zero

Power grid operators warn of ‘missing links’ on road to net zero

Power grid operators in three states say upgrades to the east coast’s electricity network are urgently needed to support the rollout of more clean energy.

  • by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
APA fails to force AusNet to table with $10 billion takeover bid

APA fails to force AusNet to table with $10 billion takeover bid

Gas pipeline giant APA Group has turned the takeover interest in AusNet Services into a two-horse race, lobbing a $9.96 billion bid for the power grid owner on Tuesday intended to squeeze out rival suitor Brookfield. 

  • by Patrick Hatch
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Victorian households to become national energy grid guinea pigs

Victorian households to become national energy grid guinea pigs

Households and businesses in north-east Victoria will be able to buy and sell renewable electricity generated locally in a $28 million project that could be used as a blueprint for energy grids of the future.

  • by Rob Harris
AusNet and councils clash over powerline project

AusNet and councils clash over powerline project

Regional councils want AusNet Services to run a proposed 190 kilometre transmission line underground but the company says it isn't part of the 'scope' of the project.

  • by Benjamin Preiss
'Watershed moment': Victoria launches first grid-scale battery

'Watershed moment': Victoria launches first grid-scale battery

Victoria has unveiled the largest battery in the state, one of two designed to keep the lights on ahead of another high-demand summer.

  • by Cole Latimer

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