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6 Apr ACT electricity prices to rise 4 per cent

The ICRC has announced that ACT electricity prices are to rise by 3.8% from 1 July 2009. Whilst price rises are never good news for consumers I think Canberrans should consider themselves lucky to be seeing such a modest increase. The ACT suffered significant rises in the previous two years due to the impact of the drought and other factors on wholesale supply costs.

The ACT Government is putting a very positive spin on this announcement, comparing this “below inflation” level price increase with the 18 to 21 per cent price increases announced by the NSW Government a few weeks ago.

You can read the ICRC media release here.

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2 Apr TRUenergy opens “cleanest” power station

TRUenergy officially opened its new gas-fired power station near Wollongong, claiming that it will generate enough power for 200,000 New South Wales households.

The $430 million station, which took 2 years to construct, is claimed to be the most efficient of its type in Australia, producing 65% less carbon dioxide emissions than a typical coal-fired plant.

See TRUenergy’s media release here.

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1 Apr AGL to build wind farm north of Adelaide

Further to our post on 26 February, AGL has announced today the completion of agreements for the construction of 63 wind turbines at the Hallet-4 wind farm 220 kms north of Adelaide.

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