Our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator sets out the range of reasons why Ergon Energy’s application for a waiver should not be granted, and certainly not without an expiry date.
As the Australian Energy Regulator notes: This waiver would allow Ergon Energy to continue providing distribution and generation services in non-NEM connected isolated communities, in remote areas of Queensland. These services are provided by 33 isolated power stations, currently predominantly diesel-fired, which support 39 communities. Ergon Energy also has 35 stand-alone networks that provide distribution services for isolated communities. Ergon Energy has provided a complete list of isolated networks in its application.
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