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[stopsmartmetersaustralia]

AusNet Services hits customers on manually read meters with quarterly fee

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…

[vittransformers]

CitiPower completes major power supply upgrade. 🚚 Australia, Melbourne: A 74 T high-voltage electricity transformer has been delivered to CitiPower’s Dock Area Zone Substation. 🌇 The transformer was installed as a part of a major power supply upgrade for the Port of Melbourne and surrounds. ⚡ The transformer, which will convert electricity from 66–11 kV for use by the Port and for other network customers in the area, is a key part of CitiPower’s role in a major package of work in Melbourne’s west to improve capacity and reliability of electricity supply. 🔒 The work took six hours to complete, with all works on the site expected to be complete by September 2022. Source: Energy Source & Distribution #australia #citipower #substation #upgrade #transformers #vit #transformers #engineering #calculation #design #maintenance 📲 WhatsApp: +420 739 544074 📨Еmail: office@vittransformers.com http://www.vittransformers.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWEOiQsbjz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fazcinatingblog]

Maxi???? Playing for Victoria??? Tomorrow???? Haha is this enough reason to get the day off work (yes)

[shopsui]

The look of #shopkeeper trying to be patient while experiencing a #powerblackout for the second consecutive day. Hate #citipower #momentum (at SHOPSUI BY SYLVIA TAI)

[highvoltageindustries]

#lineylife 👷‍♀️👷 Some of our second-year #apprentices successfully completed their "live working block" training last week. What does this mean for these apprentices? They can now begin working on live situations on the low voltage system after successfully completing this training. 💡Thinking about becoming an apprentice or trainee with CitiPower and Powercor? 📧 Applications for our apprenticeship and trainee positions open in August. 📷 Photographed at Holmesglen Line School, Chadstone. Posted by @citipowerpowercor https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfc_7NTr1jY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sachkiawaaj]

‘It’s realistic’: Star opens up on Test dream MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Glenn Maxwell of the Stars speaks to the media during a Melbourne Stars BBL media opportunity at CitiPower Centre on December 03, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

‘It’s realistic’: Star opens up on Test dream MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 03: Glenn Maxwell of the Stars speaks to the media during a Melbourne Stars BBL media opportunity at CitiPower Centre on December 03, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Aussie white-ball superstar Glenn Maxwell believes he’s in career-best form and says a return to the Test side is ‘definitely realistic’. Glenn Maxwell still holds out hope of one day breaking back into the Test side and insists his lengthy absence from red-ball cricket won’t stand in his way. In the years that have followed his last Test match in 2017, Maxwell has focused on the shorter forms…

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SPORTS MEDIA INTERNSHIP

Entry 9 - Quarter Times

“Who would have thought 10 years ago you would’ve been graduating university with a media degree.”

Catching up with a couple of mates from school after lockdown, this was said to me when asked what I’d been doing during the lockdown.

Reflecting on my time as a sports media student is a kaleidoscope of emotions. From ecstatic to enraged, euphoric to exhausted and everything between. But one emotion stands out among all others: Pride.

Achieving what I have over the past three years, both personally and professionally has been gratifying. I spent 8 years in a career I lacked passioned for and ultimately loathed, at times thinking I was trapped doing it for the rest of my life.

Taking a punt on myself and throwing absolutely everything I had into this course has provided a plethora of opportunity for me, but it has given something even more important to me. Hope that I can be both happy and successful in wherever my career takes me.

Finishing with the internship program has lived up to all the hype Robbie Coyle sold to me on my first meeting with him. It has been such a great first experience into media industry and to both my internship hosts, Cricket Victoria and Hook Media, I cannot thank you enough for giving me an opportunity to experience your workplaces.

While my time with Cricket Victoria will extend into January 2021 (hopefully I can get into the CitiPower Centre by then), I will soon be finishing with Hook.

A highlight of my time with Hook was filming a scene for the TV show ‘Golf Barons’. Former pro- golfer Dion Kipping was hitting golf balls off an upside paella pan as I filmed him front on using a track dolly.  I consider that as being the ultimate pressure test, considering a couple of hours beforehand he’d hit his co-host who was dress in Ned Kelly outfit, on the very first try.

Hook Media director Davin Sgargetta has provided me with such a vast array of experiences in my short time with him and his crew. It’s been amazing how much the team at Hook have been able to teach me in such a short period of time and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

I’m definitely  ready for the next chapter in my career, wherever that may be.

*Apologies for the lack of photos, I’ll make sure I have more by the time this published. 

[jamiehamiltonholmesglen]

Brightspace Article

Well, here we are. End of year three, semester two. Who would have thought the day would finally come where everything is finished and all that is left to do is start life in the real world. I have no doubt that if I were at any other university, I would not be anywhere near as prepared as I am having studied at Holmesglen. There is a reason the Sports Degrees Internship Program is the ‘flagship’ of the degrees, it did just as much as the two-and-a-half years prior to prepare me for where I am now.

I was lucky enough to receive three internships. One with Basketball Victoria in the media communications space, another with Cricket Victoria High Performance in communications operations and thirdly with Cricket Southern Bayside as a media projects assistant. At all three I was creating high quality work that has been published and viewed by tens of thousands.

Basketball Victoria was my full internship (228 hours) and involved me doing a wide array of roles. I was given a taste of the sports media landscape in its entirety, from writing articles to photography and even live commentary (my personal favourite). Sitting under the learning tree of Jarrod Potter, I experienced the fast-paced, broad, unbelievably interesting and incredibly fun world of what it means to work at a state sporting organisation. A personal highlight for me during my time at Basketball Victoria was having the opportunity to commentate the Big V Men’s Grand Final series alongside Justin Nelson (General Manager of the New Zealand NBL).

Having the opportunity to work two days a week at the CitiPower Centre was amazing. Despite the early mornings (something I quickly had to get used to), rubbing shoulders with some of Australia’s best cricketers with the High Performance team at Cricket Victoria was awesome, and interviewing them was even better (and taught me how to not be starstruck on camera). My biggest achievement throughout not just my CV internship, but overall, was the creation of the 2019/20 Youth Premier League booklets. This project felt like a summation of the entire course as it involved graphic design, interviewing, journalism and writing, all skills I learnt and fine-tuned at Holmesglen.

Looking to the future, the media communications industry calls my name. Having spent the last year working in local sport in a media communications aspect, I now know that is exactly what I want to do. In the long term, I would love to work in radio or TV, specifically in sports commentary.

Coming into the course, I had no idea where I would fit in the wide world of sports media. Three years later, the hard part is picking just one.

[alpha14propertygroup]

GCQ update: the level 6 rooftop terrace has been poured and the level 6-7 precast panels are complete. Level 7 formwork is well underway, with windows continued to be installed to level 1 & 2. Citipower are booked in to start the fitout works to the substation at the end of this week, triggering the sequence of works - the connection of the High voltage power and energisation of the Substation in December. 📸: @cobildconstruction #alpha14propertygroup #alpha14 #collingwood #gcq #construction #melbourne (at Collingwood, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHMnI6cl89-/?igshid=9ufi9m8twcs7

[cooldavidkentposts]

Can residential solar be better integrated into electricity networks?

A report released by ENEA Consulting reveals that a suite of technologies is required to address power quality issues caused by increasing electricity generation from rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

This report is a timely addition to drive solutions for Australia’s energy transition as consumers’ appetite for rooftop PV continues to grow.

The Future Grid for Distributed Energy report — led by Victorian distribution company CitiPower and Powercor in collaboration with ENEA Consulting — is part of a project supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Recent modelling by the Australian Energy Market Operator shows that distributed energy resources, such as rooftop PV and residential batteries, could provide 13–22% of annual electricity consumption in the National Electricity Market by 2040.

ENEA Consulting Partner and report author Olivier Lacroix said, “The preferred solution(s) for enabling further rooftop solar installations will depend on local network characteristics.

“Smart inverters cannot be considered a ‘silver bullet’. Electricity distribution companies will need to consider other solutions, including network upgrades, to complement smart inverters when managing high PV penetration,” he said.

“Smart inverters can act as a safety net to ensure that voltage does not reach excessive levels in regions where a high number of rooftop solar systems are installed to protect electricity infrastructure and customer appliances. However, this study found that at high PV penetration levels, smart inverters reduce voltage rise by significantly reducing the amount of consumers’ electricity that can be exported to the grid.

“At this point, other solutions need to be considered, including investment in network assets.

“We encourage distribution companies to build a wide range of low-voltage network power flow models,” Lacroix said.

“This will allow more confidence when inferring the networks’ ability to manage a certain amount electricity generation at the consumer level. It will also enable more informed investment decisions to support future rooftop solar uptake.”

Lacroix iterated that governments should also consider allowing dynamic export limits, which would mean that consumers’ electricity exports would only be reduced when required by the grid. This would also provide more flexibility to maintain the grid and potentially avoid expensive network upgrades that could place upward pressure on electricity prices.

The report also recommended further topics for study to complement the findings:

Explore the potential of a fleet of behind-the-meter batteries to mitigate high voltage levels.

Explore the potential of additional technologies and/or combining technologies to mitigate high voltage levels.

Explore the management of high-voltage and low-voltage networks in a coordinated fashion to identify the best solution where voltage issues are expected on both sections of the grid.  

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[technavio]

Big Growth Expected in Advanced Energy Storage System Market

The global advanced energy storage systems market size as per the recent report it will grow by 2,796.10 MW during 2018-2022. The pattern towards building efficiency and growing sales of plug-in electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles are responsible for the mounting interest in advanced energy materials.

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Global advanced energy storage systems industry overview

The government initiatives to promote advanced energy storage is the major driving factor for the growth of the advanced energy storage systems market. The need for switching to more effective, trusted, and less polluting energy sources has grown to achieve a cleaner economy. As the cost of adoption of renewable resources is high, several countries are providing purchase bonus and subsidies to ease the adoption of renewable sources of energy. Also, electricity grids need constant adjustments to the supply for estimated changes due to equipment overloads or force majeure activities. These factors make it important for energy storage systems to create a balanced and reliable grid system. Thus, the government initiatives to promote advanced energy storage is driving the market growth at a CAGR of more than 8% during the forecast period.

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The following lists the top 3 USA companies in the global advanced energy market that are responsible for big advancements in advanced energy storage systems and technologies.

 1)      Silver Spring Networks | USA

Customers: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, CitiPower and Powercor, ComEd, Consolidated Edison, CPS Energy, and Singapore Power.

This company offers critical infrastructure for smart utilities and connected industries in public and private network environments. Silver Spring Networks’ contribution to the global advanced energy market has been in the form of smart-grid systems for meter data management, distribution automation, GIS, and demand-side management.

  2)   

Brammo | USA

Subsidiary: BrammoParx

Brammo is a leading electric vehicle technology organization that is also pioneering the growth of advanced energy. Their Energy of Things methodology helps in the efficient utilization of energy, bringing down the levels of carbon emissions. When it comes to advancement and influencing changes in set protocols, Brammo is seen as a heavy hitter.

 3)   

Clean Energy Fuels | USA

Subsidiaries: Clean Energy Renewables, NG Advantage, Clean Energy Cryogenics.

Clean Energy Fuels designs, builds, operates and maintains fueling stations. A major provider of natural gas as an alternative fuel for vehicle fleets in the United States and Canada, the company’s advanced energy solutions include the sale of tradable credits generated by selling natural gas and RNG as a vehicle fuel.

[inerginc]

Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded AU$9.6 million (approximately US$6.8 million) in funding to 12 projects aimed at boosting integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into the country’s power grid.

A total of AU$7.21 million will be allocated to five pilot projects led by Zeppelin Bend, Jemena, SA Power Networks, Solar Analytics and RACV.

The projects will each hold trials for new concepts aimed at boosting hosting capacity and maximising the addition of renewable energy to the grid.

Another $2.38 million has been allocated to studies led by CitiPower & Powercor, Dynamic Limits, University of Tasmania, CSIRO, Oakley Greenwood, the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. These seven studies will be investigating how to significantly add capacity into an energy grid.

One of the projects set to receive funding, Zeppelin Bend, will also receive funding by the New South Wales state government. The project will feature software trialled on the state’s grid that will act as a traffic controller, capable of communicating with DER assets to both increase and decrease their energy output to manage grid congestion.

ARENA CEO Darren Miller said: “Rooftop solar, batteries and other customer-related energy technologies are set to play a key role in shaping the future energy system. It is projected that up to half of all electricity could be generated by consumers within the next few decades, up from around 4% today. This is a huge change and will require innovations in software, hardware and thinking to achieve the best outcome for consumers.”

“ARENA is extremely excited to be funding some of the best experts in the energy sector to build network hosting capacity technology and further understand the impacts of DER and to identify, and ultimately solve, the technical limits of our electricity grid"

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[fazcinatingblog]

you know, after the big opening weekend of the WBBL having all 8 teams playing at junction oval (citipower centre), there’s legit only one more game there and it’s january 12th (renegades vs hurricanes)

[renthompsonsports-blog]

Entry 9 | CV: Critiques Suck… But Learning is the Goal

Last week I was asked to film the Melbourne Stars Leagues trials. The Melbourne Stars have launched a new multicultural inclusion program this season called the Melbourne Stars League. The league will see players represent India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Greece in the men’s league, and represent India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in the female’s league in T20 competitions. The competitions will see the teams compete in a round robin competition culminating in the grand final at the Melbourne Stars family day. But before this day, we need to decide on the teams, so on Tuesday and Wednesday, the CitiPower Centre welcomed participants to try out for the teams.

I was asked to film the trials and cut a video of the night for an EDM going out the next week. This was another great sign to me the team was confident in my abilities, but after the previous filmings at the Royal Show and with the WWE, I approached the nights with trepidation. But I quickly acclimatised to the indoor lights and proceeded to capture some great footage. Having not received a brief for the final product, I proceeded to cut my own version even with title cards to convey the messaging as the interviews didn’t go as planned. Sending it through to the team, I felt confident I had nailed the video and would be seeing the work up soon.

But when I returned I had a meeting with the video producer, Sarah, and the digital manager. It was a meeting to provide me some feedback about the videos. Something the team acknowledged we probably should have had when I first started but it was great to get some tips from the video producer and the digital manager.

We talked about being confident to ask more questions about the brief from the other staff members, to find out what they wanted, why they wanted it, and what the outcome of the video they had in mind. The team acknowledged they had issues with this, so I was just seeing it firsthand. We talked about getting the best from the equipment, we talked about being prepared for filming, and how to work with the Victorian players and coaches and being confident to ask them to move or repeat lines if the video needs it. They were happy with the footage, but then we talked about editing. The guys gave me some tips to improve the pace of the videos and some guides with how audio should be edited. We talked about story progression, and how the Stars logos and branding are used. Turns out not the way I had used it.

It was tough to take some of the feedback, feels like one step forward yet two steps back. But the team apologised for not giving me better direction early in the piece. I would love another opportunity to show them what I can do with my video editing before the internship is over.

[mysydneymemories-blog]

Victorians could be paid to power down on hottest days this summer

Loading A review of the blackouts has concluded they were caused by a series of local failures with the privately owned distribution networks, not a lack of supply, and put forward 15 recommendations to guard against repeat incidents. Among them is the wider rollout of demand management, in which customers are rewarded for switching off while most others switch on. Smart-meter data would be used to better predict when surges in demand were imminent, so distributors could send a message to participating customers asking them to reduce their consumption. The review calls for a wider rollout of two tiny trials that occurred on the night, in which a handful of Jemena and Ausnet Services customers reduced their power consumption by between 28 and 40 per cent. Trial participants were rewarded with up to $20. The review, by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, argues demand management is a less costly solution to the problem of blackouts than boosting the distribution networks capacity. Power companies said in the aftermath of the blackouts that distribution networks could theoretically be bolstered to withstand any surge, but with a price tag to match. The review notes that extreme weather is becoming more common and distributors must put plans in place to deal with weather-related surges in demand. On the night of the blackouts, Melbourne sweltered in humid conditions as the mercury stayed above 30 degrees until 4am. Records for average monthly temperatures are continually being broken, and the frequency and length of heatwaves are increasing, it notes. Therefore, it is important that the energy industry prepares for more unique and extreme heat events becoming more common. Energy Minister Lily DAmbrosio is to release the review on Thursday. This review confirms what we already know: that the widespread outages on Australia Day were the result of failures in the privately owned distribution networks, not supply, Ms DAmbrosio said. Distribution businesses need to plan more carefully for heatwaves and make sure their networks are more reliable and resilient before next summer." Among its 15 recommendations, the department is urging distributors to communicate better with customers about when demand peaks are expected, and to provide plain language information about how to claim compensation if power is lost. The recommendations also include that distribution networks: Inform the government of their plans to address network weaknesses.Communicate with the Department of Health and Human Services and vulnerable customers, such as those on life support equipment, about extreme weather that might cause an outage.Develop a single website providing up-to-date information before, during and after outages. Electricity distribution businesses have committed to implementing all the reviews recommendations. Following the January outages, the government brokered a deal with Powercor, CitiPower, United Energy, Ausnet Services and Jemena to provide a $5 million relief package to about 50,000 affected customers. Customers who lost power for between three and 20 hours received $80 while those who went without for between 20 and 30 hours received up to $180. State Political Correspondent for The Age Most Viewed in National Loading Morning & Afternoon NewsletterDelivered MonFri. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/victorians-could-be-paid-to-power-down-on-hottest-days-this-summer-20180718-p4zs8s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Solar network cost CitiPower poll backfires as solar energy users flare up https://t.co/1HUwLw5cU3 #offgrid #solar

Solar network cost CitiPower poll backfires as solar energy users flare up https://t.co/1HUwLw5cU3 #offgrid #solar

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