by Jo Macarthur | Mar 17, 2020 | News
We’ve had some questions about why we are continuing to conduct planned outages in the context of the community’s response to COVID-19. Planned maintenance is an essential part of how we manage our network. Planned outages allow our crews to safely maintain the...
by Jo Macarthur | Feb 3, 2020 | News
A 14 per cent reduction in distribution and metering charges for households while sustaining high network investment in reliability and safety is being offered by electricity distributor, United Energy under a new plan revealed today. United Energy has submitted its...
by Jo Macarthur | Jan 30, 2020 | News
Local batteries will soon be a new source of electricity for homes and businesses in Melbourne’s Bayside area with electricity distributor, United Energy, installing the batteries on power poles to help manage peak demand. The $500,000 Bayside Battery Project is the...
by Jo Macarthur | Jan 20, 2020 | News
New data shows the public’s appetite for helping the energy grid is at an all-time high, with successful demand response initiatives easing the load on networks and generators already this summer. Following news that the NSW Government’s public call for people to...
by Jo Macarthur | Jan 13, 2020 | News
Technology designed to protect powerlines from the effects of extreme weather and improve bushfire safety has been successfully trialled in Cape Schanck by electricity distributor United Energy. The two year trial of a new covered powerline system to replace existing...
by CommAdmin | Jan 7, 2020 | News
The innovative use of Virtual Reality programs as a training tool for field workers has been introduced by electricity distributors CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy. VR, commonly used in video-gaming, uses headsets to create realistic, virtual images and sounds....