by Jo Macarthur | Feb 20, 2019
Electricity network prices for homes and businesses in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs and the Mornington Peninsula will decrease by 10.5% in 2021 while investment in the safety and flexibility of the power network will be boosted under a new draft proposal released by distribution business, United Energy, today.
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by CommAdmin CommAdmin | Jan 25, 2019
UPDATE: AEMO has now directed us to restore power to customers. We will be progressively restoring supply as safely and quickly as possible. This event was as a result of a shortfall in power generation, and was not network related. Thank you for your patience during... read more
by CommAdmin CommAdmin | Jan 25, 2019
United Energy has been directed by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to begin load shedding electricity load across our networks to reduce the risk of extended wide-spread blackouts. We are directed to shed load when demand on the electricity grid is... read more
by CommAdmin CommAdmin | Jun 14, 2018
Australia’s biggest bike ride is being amped up, with United Energy named as the new naming rights sponsor for Bicycle Network’s Around the Bay. The iconic cycling event will now be named United Energy Around the Bay in a three-year naming rights partnership with... read more
by UEAdmin | Apr 19, 2018
Over summer 2017/2018, United Energy conducted two programs to better understand how the network can adapt to the changing energy market and consumer trends. The programs – The United Energy Solar Storage Program and United Energy Dynamic Voltage Management... read more
by CommAdmin CommAdmin | Feb 11, 2018
As a special measure, electricity network businesses have today announced a one-off heat relief package for almost 50,000 Victorians who were most affected by the outages during the extreme heat on Sunday 28 January when the networks recorded their highest ever... read more
by Ruchika Deora | Oct 11, 2017
United Energy is proud to be the only Australian electricity distribution business to be awarded funding under Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s demand response initiative. ARENA, in partnership with the Australian Government, AEMO, and the NSW Government, have... read more
by Ruchika Deora | Sep 25, 2017
United Energy has been awarded $450,000 in Australian Renewable Energy Agency funding to test the ability of solar and storage technology to defer or eliminate the requirement for traditional network augmentation. The $1.234 million project will see the deployment of... read more
by Ruchika Deora | Nov 22, 2016
United Energy has partnered with Swinburne University of Technology, Swedish-based Amokabel and Bendigo-based company, Groundline Engineering in a Victorian Government-funded trial of a new covered conductor on the Mornington Peninsula. The trial will see the... read more
by UEAdmin | Oct 17, 2016
United Energy has reached contract close on a new $250m five year bank debt facility. The primary purpose of the facility is to fund growth of the network in some areas to meet customer demand. United Energy Chief Executive Officer, Tony Narvaez said “the transaction... read more
