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Victorians are also subject to aspects of the accelerating smart meter deployment rule change that affects customers in NSW, Qld, Tas, the ACT and SA. The rule change requires approximately 15-25% of analogue and older (noncommunicating) digital meters, which are referred to as legacy meters, to be replaced in each 1-year period beginning on 1 December 2025 through to the completion of the smart…

Victorian electricity distributor, AusNet Services, has written a subsequent letter to customers who have retained a manually read meter.  It states that, ‘After much consideration, we have decided not to charge a fee for manually reading your meter’ (SSMA emphasis). AusNet customers have been asked to disregard its previous letter, which stated that a new quarterly fee of $34.80 (excluding GST)…

It appears that AusNet Services, which is one of the five Victorian power distributors, has lost its moral compass.  According to a letter which it mailed to customers, changes to its manual reading process will result in customers with a manually read meter being charged a quarterly fee of $34.80 (excluding GST) from 1 July 2023.  The letter states that this fee will increase every financial…

By Steve Hanley The European Court of Justice has ruled that Uber is a transportation company, not a tech company. The ruling may subject Uber to more regulation in European markets.

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By Steve Hanley Batteries are the key to the zero carbon future, there’s little argument about that. But today’s batteries are less than ideal in many respects. They cost too much, are too big, weigh too much, function poorly in low temperatures, are prone to catch fire under certain circumstances, or simply don’t last long enough. Battery researchers [&hellip

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