South Australia Power Networks’ bid to pass an extra $250 million in grid maintenance and labour costs on to consumers has again been thwarted, this time by the Australian Competition Tribunal, which reviewed the AER’s decision under appeal by SAPN.

Australia’s main network lobby is proposing a new tariff for stand-alone power systems that it says will encourage more than one million households with large amounts of solar and battery storage to stay connected to the main networks, rather than lead an exodus.

As the world’s carbon emissions passed a critical threshold, and Australia’s Coalition government re-boots plans to limit the activities of environmental activists, another new study has been released that demolishes claims by fossil fuel proponents that coal will end poverty.

Adelaide could soon boast Australia’s highest concentration of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, after the launch of a new sustainability initiative that will see at least 40 electric vehicle charging stations installed throughout the city, including 10 charging points in the Adelaide Central Market UPark by the end of 2017.