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EXCLUSIVE | Victims of a bushfire that swept through the lower Yorke Peninsula in November leaving a trail of property damage have launched a class action against SA Power Networks, which has conceded its infrastructure was “the most likely source” of the blaze.
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SA Power Networks has committed to an estimated $10m worth of bill relief to SA household and business customers, as part of a move by energy firms in South Australia, Victoria and NSW to provide cost of living support during the coronavirus economic downturn.
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South Australia’s Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis wants SA Power Networks to prove it was right not to compensate about 30,000 customers who lost power for more than 12 hours amid December storms.
The operator of the national electricity market says last week’s widespread blackout in South Australia is part of the “complex reality” of a system designed for a different century, which now lacks the “depth” to cope with multiple challenges.
The current South Australian Government could learn some lessons from long-serving Premier Thomas Playford who took bold action to wrest control of the state’s electricity supply from a profit-driven monopoly, writes Nigel Carney.
SA Power Networks’ appeal to charge South Australian customers more for the distribution of electricity has been rejected.
