AEMO to act as central gateway for consumer energy data
The federal government has officially extended the Consumer Data Right regime to cover the energy sector.
The federal government has officially extended the Consumer Data Right regime to cover the energy sector.
An acquisition of Vocus by Australian energy company AGL is back on the table. Vocus revealed this morning that it had agreed to due diligence terms with AGL.
Energy company AGL has confirmed that it considered a foray into the telco sector through the acquisition of Vocus, but said it has withdrawn a non-binding, indicative offer for the company.
A proposal to build a “behind the grid” data centre – which it is claimed will be the first in Australia to be “powered primarily from renewable energy sources” – has received the backing of the Western Australian government.
Data centre firm DC Two has announced it is planning to build “the first behind the grid data centre in Australia powered primarily from renewable energy sources”.
Click Energy — the electricity retailing arm of ASX-listed telco Amaysim — faces Federal Court proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
A microgrid being rolled out by Monash University will help the institution cut its carbon footprint, but will also provide valuable insights that can be applied by cities seeking to cut energy consumption and reduce their reliance on carbon-heavy power sources.
Since its launch in 2010, Amaysim has shaken-up the Australian mobile market, pioneering a bring-your-own handset model and undercutting its more established rivals with cheap and low-commitment monthly plans.
AGL’s $300 million, three-year digital transformation program is already delivering results for the energy company, it said today.
AGL has invested US$10 million in US-based smart home company August Home.
Tesla will build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery to provide stability and backup for South Australia’s power grid.
EDMI has used Microsoft’s Azure cloud services to provide scalability to its key software platform as the company helps its customers roll out increasingly large fleets of smart meters.
Telstra is backing a $100 million Queensland solar farm, with the telco entering a long-term power purchase agreement with the operator of the yet-to-be-built facility, RES Australia.
A recently closed $11.5 million funding round will help Australian company GreenSync take its software platform to the world, says the company’s founder Phil Blythe.
Every nanosecond can count when you’re offering web services. When it comes to search, games, stock-trading and social media, latency is unacceptable.