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Changes to safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plan and switching manual requirements

Following amendments to the Electricity Act 1996 and Electricity (General) Regulations, the Technical Regulator is now responsible for approving safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plans and administering the switching manual. T ...

14 Dec 2017

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SA Power Networks 2020 reliability standards review - Objectives and Process paper

The Commission is consulting on the objectives and process for establishing the reliability standards to apply to SA Power Networks for the 2020-2025 regulatory period. Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the objectives and process for th ...

4 Dec 2017

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Variation to electricity generation licence – EDL Group Operations Pty Ltd

The Commission has received a request from EDL Group Operations Pty Ltd to vary its existing electricity generation licence. EDL Group Operations Pty Ltd has ceased operation of three electricity generation plants, located at Tea Tree Gully, Highbury ...

30 Nov 2017

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Electricity generation licence application - Lincoln Gap Wind Farm Pty Ltd

The Commission has received an application from Lincoln Gap Wind Farm Pty Ltd for an electricity generation licence. The applicant is seeking to operate 59 wind turbines with a total capacity of 212.4 megawatts (MW).

21 Nov 2017

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Electricity generation licence application - Peterborough Solar Farm Pty Ltd

The Commission has received an application from Peterborough Solar Farm Pty Ltd for an electricity generation licence. The applicant is seeking to operate a solar farm with a maximum network export capacity of 4.9 megawatts.

21 Nov 2017

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Approval of electricity generation licences and variations

The Commission has approved the following electricity generation licence applications: - SA Power Networks - variation of existing electricity generation licence - LMS Energy Pty Ltd - issue of an electricity generation licence ...

30 Oct 2017

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Electricity generation licence applications - Willogoleche Power and SSE Australia Whyalla Solar

The Commission has received two applications for electricity generation licences. Willogoleche Power Pty Ltd is seeking to a operate 32 wind turbines up to a total maximum capacity of 123 megawatts (MW). SSE Australia Whyalla Solar Pty Ltd is seeking ...

25 Oct 2017

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Power Line Environment Committee (PLEC) Annual Report 2016-17

The 2016-17 Power Line Environment Committee (PLEC) Annual Report has been published and provided to the Minister for Energy in accordance with the PLEC Charter. It has been distributed to representative organisations of PLEC, local Councils and Memb ...

16 Oct 2017

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Electricity generation licence application - Bungala Two Operations Pty Ltd

The Commission has received an application from Bungala Two Operations Pty Ltd for an electricity generation licence. The applicant is seeking to a operate a generation plant consisting of solar photovoltaic cells with a total maximum capacity of 110 ...

31 Aug 2017

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Monitoring electricity retailers' offers to South Australian solar customers, including retailer-paid feed-in tariffs

In the first monitoring report on South Australian retailers' offers to solar customers, including retailer-paid feed-in tariffs (R-FiTs), the Commission has found that customers have a reasonable choice of retailer-paid feed-in tariffs, increas ...

31 Aug 2017

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