On 4 August 2023, Glenrowan Solar Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 655 353 058) applied for a licence to generate electricity for supply or sale and to sell electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000.
Consultation of this licence application closed on 1 September 2023. We did not receive any submissions.
We granted the licence on 13 September 2023.
On 28 January 2022, Kiata Wind Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 607 460 873) applied to us under section 31 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) seeking approval to transfer its electricity generation licence in respect of the Kiata Wind Farm to Kiata ProjectCo Pty Ltd (ACN 645 707 517).
On 23 February 2022, the application for transfer was granted, having regard to our objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) and the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).
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SmartestEnergy Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 632 313 029) applied for a licence to sell electricity by retail under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).We may grant or refuse to grant the application for any reason we consider appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) and the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).Consultation on the licence application closed on 15 September 2020.We granted the
On 18 September 2020, CleanTech Energy Pty Ltd (ACN 603 595 704) trading as Delorean Energy applied to the commission for a licence to sell electricity by retail under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).
Consultation on the licence application closed on 16 October 2020. We did not receive any submissions.
We granted the licence on 9 December 2020.
Glenrowan West Solar Farm Pty Ltd (ABN 49 620 923 748) has applied to the commission for a licence to generate electricity for supply or sale, and to sell electricity by wholesale, under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).
We may grant or refuse to grant the application for any reason we consider appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) and the Essential Services
Dundonnell Wind Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 133 651 019) 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 application proposed to generate electricity at the Dundonnell wind farm located approximately 23 km north-east of Mortlake in Western Victoria.
Submissions on the application closed on 16 October 2019.
We granted an electricity generation
Moorabool South Wind Farm Pty Ltd (ACN 136 355 863) applied for a licence to generate electricity under section 18 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic). The applicant proposed to generate electricity at the Moorabool south wind farm, approximately 67km west of Melbourne.The commission may grant or refuse to grant the application for any reason it considers appropriate having regard to the commission’s objectives under the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic)
Energy Locals Pty Ltd (ACN 606 408 879) applied to the commission for a licence to sell gas by retail under section 25 of the Gas Industry Act 2001 (Vic).
We may grant or refuse to grant applications for any reason we consider appropriate having regard to our objectives under the Gas Industry Act 2001 (Vic) and the Essential Services Commission Act 2001 (Vic).
On 6 May 2020 we granted the licence.
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AusNet Infrastructure No.1 Pty Ltd (ACN 666 381 737) as trustee for AusNet Infrastructure Trust (ABN 40 393 557 464) applied for a licence to transmit electricity under section 18 of Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic).Consultation on the licence application closed on 7 November 2024. You can read the submissions we received in the Resources tab above.We granted the licence on 11 December 2024.
… dryer and induction cooktop activities changes to refrigerator and freezer, television, clothes dryer and induction cooktop activities 18 december 2024 changes to refrigerator and freezer, television and clothes dryer activities the department of energy, environment and climate action has released the victorian energy upgrades (veu) specifications 2018 - version 19.0 , which came into effect yesterday, 17 december 2024. the updated veu
13 December 2024BackgroundWater heating and space heating and cooling activities under the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program are critical to supporting Victoria’s electrification transition across Victorian homes and to support Victorian consumers to reduce their energy bills.
6 January 2025The commission is aware that some accredited persons and scheme participants have improperly used the Victorian Government logo. We have also received queries about the proper use of the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) logo and other related branding.
The Essential Services Commission today released a request for comment paper, seeking input from industry, community groups, consumers and other interested parties on its approach to setting
Origin Energy companies have paid penalty notices totalling $1,597,668 for alleged breaches of family violence provisions in Victoria’s energy rules.
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OverviewWe use information provided by energy businesses to monitor and produce reports on their performance and compliance with regulatory obligations. This guideline sets out what retailers need to report to us.To help ensure we receive the correct information, we ask regulated businesses to use reporting templates we have created.As of 1 May 2023, electricity reporting obligations as well as performance and compliance reporting