Tag: electricity

Wind farm gets extra lease of life

A23-turbine wind farm west of Millicent has two reasons to celebrate this month.
It will be 20 years on March 30 since the Canunda wind...

Generators yet to be called on

The diesel generator at Snuggery was taken out of mothballs due to forecast electricity shortfalls this summer.
However, it has yet to be required according...

Backup electricity plan

The diesel generator at Snuggery could be taken out of mothballs due to forecast electricity shortfalls this summer.
It has three turbines which each generate...

Electricity generator set to be brought back online for summer

The State Government wants to re-start mothballed diesel-powered generators at Snuggery and Port Lincoln as it warns South Australia is at risk of blackouts...

Power to the people

City Council is investigating how a “bulk buy” community renewables program, to supply and install affordable renewable solutions, may work in the Mount Gambier...

Power saving projects

Around 90 former Housing Trust dwellings in the South East are each to receive an upgrade averaging almost $18,000 to improve energy efficiency.
The upgrades...

Power price spike

The Mount Gambier City Council had to more than double the operating budget for Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre to cater for soaring electricity...

Renewable energy gridlock

Vital State Government funding will not be provided to enable proposed renewable energy projects in the MacKillop electorate to connect to the National Grid.
Energy...

Businesses ‘feel pinch’

AMount Gambier beauty salon is one of many businesses in the Limestone Coast region being affected by the rising cost of living. As a result,...

Windfarm expansion in the air

The Spanish-owned company which operates 112 wind turbines at Lake Bonney is seeking to extend the existing planning permission to erect a further 76...

Horror story a farm safety warning

SA Power Networks has launched an emotional farm safety campaign featuring Bradley Richardson, a victim of a terrible electric shock incident. Bradley’s story is a...

More power 
to the people

Two community groups in the South East are being supported by a new Federal Government Powering Communities Program to lower energy costs, support local...

Solar energy farm approval granted

The green light has been given to the region’s first solar energy farm which is set to be constructed at a cost of $3m...

Science spectacle hits city

There was plenty of slime mixed with science as the Mount Gambier Science Fair hit town over the weekend. The Science Collective director Brian Haddy...