Moorabool Wind Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 135 829 846) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic). The applicant proposes to generate electricity at the Moorabool north wind farm, approximately 67km west of Melbourne.We may grant or refuse to grant applications for any reason it considers appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) and the Essential Services
1 March 2019
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From 1 March 2019, new gas efficiency activities commence under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program.
We have released documentation to provide program participants with guidance on how to
Over the two days of Sunday 28 and Monday 29 January (the Australia Day weekend) 2018, 94,712 Victorian customers lost power at some point.
Following the outages, the Victorian Government:
- made a deal (called the 'heat relief package') with five Victorian electricity distributors to provide a $5 million relief package to approximately 50,000 affected customers
- completed a post-event review report that included a recommendation that we monitor
In 2017, we reviewed the Energy Retail Code and made changes that better protect residential customers anticipating or facing payment difficulty.
On 1 January 2019 changes to the Energy Retail Code took effect. These changes protect customers facing payment difficulty and ensure disconnection is only ever a measure of last resort.
In February 2019, we audited retailers’ websites to ensure they included information for customer’s on their entitlements to assistance,
We have made our final decision on the maximum prices exempt sellers may charge customers in embedded networks.
From 1 September 2020, Victorian Default Offer prices will be the new maximum prices for all households and most businesses in embedded networks.
Residential embedded network customers could save between $180 to $360 while small businesses could save $900 to $2200 annually. Estimated savings are based on an assessment of the expected impact of the current
… changes to the back-billing rules 2020 we made changes to reduce the allowable back-billing period for retail energy customers from nine months to four months. breadcrumb home draft decision 28 february 2020 2020-02-27 submissions close 27 march 2020 2020-03-27 final decision 8 july 2020 2020-07-07 rule changes take effect 1 january 2021 2021-01-01 overview in … for retailers retailers can only recover any amount undercharged in the four months before they notify the customer, unless the
Falling market expectations of future energy prices based on an uptake of solar power has resulted in a lower minimum solar feed-in tariff for the next financial year.
Speech by Essential Services Commission chairperson Kate Symons at the media conference for the Ensuring Contracts are Clear and Fair final decision.
Good morning everyone and welcome to the announcement of our final decision on clear and fair contracts – the final major reform arising from the 2017 independent review of electricity and gas retail markets.
Cos’è la ‘default offer’ del Victoria?
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Richiedi la ‘best energy offer’ (Get the 'best energy offer')
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11 March 2020
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Updates to guidance documents
We have released an updated Water Heating and Space Heating/Cooling Application Guide with the following updated documentary requirements:
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ΤΙ ΕΙΝΑΙ Η VICTORIAN DEFAULT OFFER; (What is Victoria's default offer?)
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Αντιμετωπίζετε πρόβλημα με την πληρωμή των ενεργειακών λογαριασμών σας; (Are you having trouble paying your bills
Licence grantedVeolia Energy (ANZ) Pty Ltd (formerly Electricity in a Box Pty Ltd) was granted an electricity retail licence on 21 October 2020. Licence variedThis licence was last varied on 28 October 2024.
The average rate cap is set each financial year by the Minister for Local Government. Councils seeking to raise their average rates by more than the average rate cap must apply to us for a higher cap. Our guidance document for councils applying for a higher cap outlines in detail how we assess higher cap applications. We ask councils to address a range of matters in their application, including:
- the proposed higher cap for each specified financial year (up to 4 years
We are required to report every two years on the outcomes of rate capping in Victoria. We identify any impacts or trends that might be emerging. Our reports include information on councils’ service, infrastructure and financial outcomes.
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Our latest outcomes report looks at what happened to the local government sector's finances under rate capping. The report also looks
Program statistics RegistryRegistry statistics as at 30 April 2024Certificates registered since 200984,644,547Certificates registered and available for surrender 11,238,9672023 compliance year target6,900,0002024 compliance year target7,100,000 For further certifi
Thousands of Victorian households and small businesses benefitted from the installation of more than four million energy efficient LED lights through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program in 2019.
The program’s latest performance report, released today, shows that in its 11 years, it has saved over 57 million tonnes in greenhouse gases and provided energy cost savings for many Victorians.
Winton Asset Co Pty Ltd (as trustee for Winton Asset Trust) (ACN 623 824 288) applied for a licence to generate electricity for supply or sale, and to sell electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).The applicant proposed to generation electricity at the Winton solar farm located approximately 25km south-west of Wangaratta in north-central Victoria.Consultation on the application closed on 29 October 2020.We granted the licence on
Victoria’s water businesses have told the state’s independent regulator they are looking forward to the future after a tough year.
Senior leaders from 17 of the state’s water businesses were meeting with the Essential Services Commission as part of an ongoing series of industry and community roundtables.
The heads of the water businesses told commissioners their staff are holding up, but the cumulative effects of drought, bushfires and now the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll.
The number of water customers on hardship programs in metropolitan Melbourne grew by more than five per cent in September, according to the latest data collected by the state regulator.
… engaging with customers and providing support remains crucial to energy industry as we move to new normal 11 november 2020 providing new ways to encourage customer engagement and more support around disconnection advice were key messages heard at tuesday’s roundtable hosted by the state’s energy regulator. more … government and support agencies joined the essential services commission at its fourth energy