News

• Australian Energy Market Operator appoints new CIO

  Former Sydney Water CIO, Chris Ford, has joined the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) as its new chief information officer.

• Country Energy switches on managed print services

  NSW government-owned energy supplier, Country Energy, has entered into a managed print services contract with HP to reduce time spent by IT staff managing printers by as much as 95 per cent. Country Energy has 4525 staff and 169 offices across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. It has about 800,000 customers. Alan Montgomery, group manager for business services at Country Energy, said back in 2007 about 31 IT staff serviced some 800 printers at the utility.

• Electricity prices skyrocket: Report

  Electricity prices have skyrocketed over the past five years, with new research showing hikes of more than 50 per cent in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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  Vic Gov investigates wave energy

  The Victorian Government plans to run an up-to three year study to determine whether wave generated electricity is a viable alternative to the use of fossil fuels for the State’s energy needs.

• Origin Energy Retail IT transformation progressing

  Origin Energy has flagged that its retail business transformation is progressing, with 396 IT roles in the Retail business now outsourced to Wipro.

• Google applies to become electricity marketer

  Google continues to broaden it business focus, now seeking permission to buy and resell electricity.

• Electricty prices to rise by up to 62 per cent by 2013

  The push toward sustainable IT will gain increasing momentum with the release of a report which predicts that retail electricity prices could rise by up to 62 per cent between 2010 and 2013.

• CSIRO opens Renewable Energy Integration Facility

  The CSIRO has launched a new research centre aimed at helping transform Australian electricity networks and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Renewable Energy Integration Facility based in Newcastle, NSW, will develop grid management technologies that will allow greater penetration of renewable, low-emission energy resources into electricity networks.

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  Energy providers call for Smart Network consideration in NBN

  Energy providers have urged the federal government to recognise the benefits of existing fibre infrastructure in the national broadband network (NBN) roll out and to consider the 'Smart Network' opportunities.