The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are acting with a new deal to keep the critical Marinus Link project plugged in – driving economic growth and putting downward pressure on prices across Tasmania and the national East Coast grid. MarinusLink is an incredibly important project for Tasmania and Australia, reducing the cost of living pressures for Tasmanians and the East Coast National Electricity Market (NEM) through cleaner and cheaper energy. [...]

The TasNetworks North West Transmission Developments (NWTD) project has reached an important milestone with the Request for Proposal (RFP) opening on 28 June 2023 for a period of 16 weeks. Contractors that have been selected to proceed through to the RFP stage are required to demonstrate how they will be engaging locally and will be actively looking to work with local businesses and suppliers. For the opportunity to be [...]

19 October 2022 An historic agreement announced today has secured Marinus Link as a critical transmission project for the nation. The agreement formalises the joint ownership of Marinus Link between the Australian, Tasmanian and Victorian Governments. The deal paves the way for lower power costs. For customers of the National Electricity Market (NEM), including Tasmania, the projected savings on wholesale power costs are up to $103 each year. “This [...]

UPCOMING COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS - HELLYER WIND FARM AND GUILDFORD WIND FARM RIDGLEY 4 - 7PM Tuesday 7 June Ridgley Community Centre 2 Parker Ct, Ridgley WARATAH 4 - 7PM Wednesday 8 June Waratah Men's Shed 21 William St, Waratah Information sessions will be held in June for two proposed wind farms in the Burnie/ Waratah area: - Hellyer Wind Farm is a proposed development of up to 40 wind [...]

With skyrocketing fuel prices showing no signs of slowing down, electric vehicles (EVs) are receiving more scrutiny than ever. But there are still a lot of misconceptions around about what life with an EV is really like. - In Tasmania, EVs are not "powered by coal". Our state's power generation is over 100% renewable - your vehicle will be running on water and air (hydro and wind power) - You [...]

Successful recipients of the Round 1 of the Cattle Hill Wind Farm community fund have been announced. Five community projects are being supported through the community fund: - Steppes Hall - Maintenance - Bothwell Golf Club - Storage facility - Bothwell Golf Club - Youth training - Great Lakes Community Centre, Greenhouse & Men’s Shed - Bothwell Wellness Group - Weekly exercise class The Cattle Hill wind farm Community Fund [...]

TasNetworks are forming a Youth Panel. Meeting five times from March to May 2022, the panel will work together to co-design a draft community benefits sharing program framework. Participants will be paid to attend the meetings. Anyone who is 18-25* years of age and permanently lives in one of the following local government areas: Burnie, ​Waratah/Wynyard, Central Coast, Kentish, Meander Valley, or the Northern Midlands, is eligible to apply. [...]

The Clean Energy Council has reported that Australia has now reached 3 million rooftop solar systems installed on households and small businesses. Australia has by far the highest per-capita uptake of solar power in the world - 22 per cent higher per capita than the next highest countries, Germany and Japan. Solar PV supplied around 10% of Australia's total electricity generation in 2020-21. This milestone demonstrates what a significant [...]

While the rest of the world is beginning the shift to renewable energy, Tasmania has been powered by renewable energy for 100 years. Over time, infrastructure that was built decades ago has been modernised and modified to adapt to our growing population and changing energy needs. More recently, Tasmania's renewable energy industry has hit its stride as the state reached the capability to generate 100% of its electricity needs within [...]