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Advice to the Treasurer on 1 July 2016 South Australian retail electricity price increases

The Commission has provided the Treasurer with advice on the justification for the 1 July 2016 South Australian retail electricity price increases announced by AGL, Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia.

9 Jun 2017

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Surrender of electricity generation licence - Flinders Power Partnership

Flinders Power Partnership has notified the Commission of the surrender of its electricity generation licence for the Port Augusta Power Stations. Flinders Power Partnership has requested to surrender its licence prior to the expiry of the required 6 ...

17 May 2017

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SA electricity retailer feed-in tariff - monitoring regime commences

The Commission has an ongoing role in retailer-paid feed-in tariffs (R-FiTs) to ensure that solar customers are able to access electricity offers that are comparable with those of non-solar customers and that reflect the benefits of solar exports. Th ...

28 Apr 2017

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SA Power Networks’ performance December quarter 2016

The Commission has published statistical information on the performance of SA Power Networks for the December 2016 quarter in respect of the service standards set out in the Electricity Distribution Code.

14 Apr 2017

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Electricity Generation Licence Application – HWF 3 Pty Ltd

The Commission has received an application from HWF 3 Pty Ltd for an electricity generation licence. The applicant is seeking to a operate 35 wind turbines at a capped capacity of 109MW.

5 Apr 2017

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SA Power Networks' Guaranteed Service Level Scheme - Archived

The Guaranteed Service Level (GSL) Scheme, which forms part of the Commission's Electricity Distribution Code, requires SA Power Networks to make automatic payments to customers in the event specified service levels are not met. This fact sheet e ...

23 Mar 2017

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Electricity generation licence application - LMS Energy Pty Ltd - Archived

The Commission has received an application from LMS Energy Pty Ltd for an electricity generation licence. The applicant is seeking to operate a generation plant consisting of a reciprocating engine and solar photovoltaic cells with a total combined ...

20 Mar 2017

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Approval of HWF 2 Pty Ltd's application for an electricity generation licence - Archived

The Commission has issued an electricity generation licence, to HWF 2 Pty Ltd (HWF 2), authorising it to operate 32 wind turbines at a capped capacity of 100MW.

20 Feb 2017

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Review of regulatory arrangements for the retailer feed-in tariff from 2017 - final decision - Archived

The Commission has determined that it will not set a minimum amount for the purposes of the South Australian Retailer Feed-in Tariff (R-FiT) scheme from 1 January 2017.

20 Dec 2016

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28 September 2016 state-wide power system outage - Archived

The Commission has commenced a compliance review to determine whether or not electricity licensees complied with the conditions of their licences (granted under the Electricity Act 1996) before, during and after the 28 September 2016 state-wide power ...

12 Dec 2016

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