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09 Apr 2018
Bushfire safety helicopter patrols
Ausgrid has delivered a new transformer to the Newport zone substation on Bardo Road which will reduce noise from the site and improve reliability for customers.
29 Mar 2018
Attempted copper theft cuts power to hundreds of homes
Ausgrid is warning that people are risking their lives by interfering with live electrical wires after would-be thieves used bolt cutters to cut down live high voltage powerlines.
26 Mar 2018
Ausgrid and Councils begin trial of tree trimming changes
Ausgrid has begun a trial of changes which will allow council contractors to safely trim trees close to low voltage powerlines at council’s request.
26 Mar 2018
Ausgrid transformation key to network affordability
Ausgrid says energy customers will benefit from its ongoing network investment and operating strategies, including those contained in its upcoming submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).
21 Mar 2018
Ausgrid supports future focused NEG
Ausgrid has offered its support to the Energy Security Board (ESB) for a future-focused National Energy Guarantee (NEG), which aims to both reduce emissions and ensure the reliability of the electricity system at the lowest possible cost.
01 Mar 2018
Ausgrid plugs in new electric vehicles
Ausgrid has taken delivery of two brand new Renault Zoe electric vehicles as part of a trial to reduce operational and maintenance costs and explore carbon emission reductions.
20 Feb 2018
New Cessnock South substation powered up
Ausgrid has commissioned the new Cessnock South zone substation which is now supplying homes and businesses in Cessnock, Bellbird, Kitchener and Aberdare as well as vineyards to the west of Cessnock.
06 Feb 2018
Incentives to increase renewables in the city
The City of Sydney will put $750,000 towards an innovative $2.25 million Ausgrid grant program to reduce demand for electricity and carbon emissions in Australia’s largest city.
01 Feb 2018
Ausgrid consults stakeholders on 2019 to 2024 Regulatory Proposal
Ausgrid has commenced an extended stakeholder consultation program, to allow an increased level of community and stakeholder engagement on the key aspects of its 2019-24 Regulatory Proposal.
30 Jan 2018
Lightning partnership delivers sustainable savings
A partnership between Ausgrid and Waverley Council to upgrade hundreds of streetlights to more efficient LED lamps is now delivering sustainable savings to residents in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.