FAQ Results

Our charter is to provide safe, reliable, sustainable and cost-effective electricity.

The Australian Government is contributing most of the funding for this project and we are contributing the rest.

Energising communities that are not connected to the National Electricity Market can be a challenge. Traditionally, the most reliable method of keeping the lights on was using diesel generators.

With new developments in technology, we can reduce carbon emission intensity and costs of producing electricity. These new technologies will allow us to power isolated networks with clean, renewable sources of energy long into the future.

We are always looking for ways to modernise and future-proof our isolated networks and reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. Our isolated networks were established with high emissions diesel generators that require a minimum demand to function properly.

However, with increased connection of customer-owned solar generation which has resulted in a decrease in energy demand from the generators, network stability has been disrupted.

Therefore, we need innovative solutions to reduce electricity production from diesel generators and increase customer use of solar panels in the isolated networks while still maintaining network reliability. Our aim for 2023 and beyond is to reduce carbon emissions and increase renewable energy production by enabling more renewable generation to be connected to the isolated networks.

Yes – Ergon Energy Network will own the solar array, the battery energy storage systems at our diesel power stations and existing network assets.

Customer solar installations on private premises will not be owned by Ergon Energy Network.

It is our goal to reduce carbon emissions from diesel generators by supporting more solar PV connections and installing batteries to soak up excess solar, thereby potentially resulting in the diesel generators being switched off for a period of time.