Current Media Releases

Consolidated West Australian public utilities administration a good move - as long as it is quick.

· SEA welcomes move to overarching utility management by Western Australian Government.
· Enterprises can deliver new innovative integrated utility services.
· SEA says learning from water industry can help inform sustainable measures in energy.
· SEA warns move must be done swiftly and thoroughly and not piecemeal over an extended time.

The announcement by Premier Barnett yesterday (5 January 2012) of a new Public Utilities Office that will have responsibility for energy water and waste management policy been welcomed by the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA - www.seaaus.com.au).

A report released today on ‘Electrical safety of grid-connected solar installations in Western Australia' suggests reasons for concern about a high proportion of non-compliant solar panel installations in Western Australia has both been welcomed but also strongly criticised by the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA - www.seaaus.com.au).
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Australian energy white paper only start of journey on clean energy

The Australian Federal Government has released the Draft Energy White Paper 2011 - Strengthening the Foundation for Australia's Energy Future (http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/facts/white_paper/Pages/energy_white_paper.aspx) that provides the Australian Government's "overview of Australia's future energy needs to 2030 and defines a ... strategic policy framework to guide the further development of Australia's energy sector."

With no prospect as yet of Australian Reserve Bank interest rate cuts announced on 6 December 2011 being passed on by home loan lenders, there is another way to reduce your mortgage according to the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia (SEA - www.seaaus.com.au).
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Energised kids introduce their own clean energy future bills – the Boya.

A cool kind of money called the Boya that represents actions to achieve carbon reductions has been launched by its founders, the Maia Maia Project Emissions Reductions Currency System (www.maiamaia.org) at the first participating school, Coolbinia Primary School in Perth, Western Australia.
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Australian report reveals a start of the switch from coal to renewables.

The latest Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics' (BREE) annual publication, Major Electricity Generation Projects, released today (16 November 2011) shows the transformation of Australia's energy mix has begun, with 36 per cent of the committed new investment in gas and 41 per cent in wind.
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