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We're proud to support Foodbank Victoria and the incredible work they do! Through our Energy Resilience Community Fund we’re helping with emergency food relief, now and in the future. Being able to make this happen in a sustainable way through the electric vehicle and charging infrastructure is the cherry on top. #community #energy #resilience #sustainability #EV #charger #vanlife

📣 Applications are now open for our $30,000 Vulnerability Research Grant! This annual grant empowers #social service organisations and #public institutions to conduct #research that focuses on the needs of #customers experiencing vulnerability or diverse capabilities. Our mission is to better identify and understand these unique needs so we can provide the most effective support possible. We use a broad definition of #vulnerability and invite applications related to anything at the intersection of vulnerabilities and #energy provision. Find out more about the applicant process and previous grant recipients’ work here: https://lnkd.in/g9JcEbP9 ✅ Apply Now! If your organisation is dedicated to making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply!

Interested in electricity transmission? We are hosting a forum for stakeholders in our #transmission #connections process on Monday 11 November, as we prepare our proposal for the Transmission Revenue Reset 2027-2032. We want to hear from generation #developers, large load #connections, their #consultants and other stakeholders about their experiences. The forum will build on feedback we’ve already heard, exploring: ☑️ your needs of AusNet and what 'good' looks like in practice ☑️ what’s working well today and ☑️ where you’d like to see improvements ☑️ Specific initiatives you’d like to see us implement. Interested in attending or would like to find out more? Please visit our Community Hub website and fill out our expression of interest form: https://lnkd.in/gb459mBu

It's Friday! The week may be over, but we're still buzzing from #AllEnergyAU. Love this pic of one of the AusNet tables at the #WomenInRenewables lunch. It was a privilege to be in the room to hear from some incredible and passionate women leading the thinking on mental health, social value and indigenous engagement in the #energy space. Women continue to be underrepresented in the #renewables industry, and we need more to join us. When we raise our individual and collective voices, we can drive change and harness women's talent and energy in the drive to #NetZero. Were you in the room? If so, what resonated with you? We'd love to hear from you in the comments. Pictured (l-r): Richard Ciaravolo, Olivia Harrington, Ali Williams, Clodagh Pease, Jackie Johnston, Mia Luis, Megan Cusack.  Photo credit: Claudine Foley

Fantastic to join ENGIE, Lily D’Ambrosio MP and project partners for the sod turn ceremony yesterday. Congrats to all involved on achieving this significant milestone! We look forward to kicking off the connection works to connect the Goorambat East Solar Farm to Victorian customers.

📣⚡Great news! AusNet has successfully energised the Stage 1 connection assets up to the transformer that will connect the Tilt Renewables Latrobe Valley Battery Energy Storage System (#BESS) to the Victorian Transmission Network at Morwell Terminal Station. The connection will power the 100MW/200MWh Latrobe Valley BESS. This is a significant milestone, delivered ahead of schedule and on budget, with support from AusNet's delivery, transmission, and engineering teams, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and our customer Tilt Renewables .   Next step will be progressing the Stage 2 commissioning activities for the 33kV cable connecting to the BESS. Once complete, the Latrobe Valley BESS will improve reliability for the local #electricity #network by storing equivalent to the usage of 16,000 typical Victorian homes in a day, while supporting local jobs and investment.   #NetZero2045 #WeDeliver 

At #AllEnergyAU? Interested in the Outlook for #electrification? Join Ana Erceg, AusNet's Manager for Future Networks as she chairs a discussion on how to overcome electrical distribution roadblocks.    Ana will also present on AusNet's innovative #ElectriFAIRcation project aimed at investigating the impacts of electrification on both customers and the network. The $1.5M project will fully cover the electrification costs for eligible customers, in partnership with the Gippsland Climate Change Network Inc. and Neighbourhood Houses Victoria Morwell.   📅 Join Ana at 14:50 - 16:10 today, Thursday 24 October in Room 217. https://lnkd.in/gZsz4SKR Clean Energy Council

AusNet is proud to have played our part in connecting Golden Plains Wind Farm to the Victorian #Transmission Network. We recently celebrated #energisation of Stage 1 of the project which was delivered ahead of schedule and on budget.   This is one of the most ambitious and technologically advanced #renewable energy projects ever undertaken in Australia. AusNet is progressing the Stage 2 works and when completed Golden Plains Wind Farm will be the largest onshore #windfarm in the Southern Hemisphere – one that will play a key role in powering our state for generations to come.   This project is a glimpse into the future, a future where tenacity, innovative engineering, collaboration, and vision come together to create a cleaner, brighter world for us all as we progress to #NetZero2050.   Golden Plains Wind Farm is majority owned by TagEnergy with 15% stake held by Ingka Investments. 🎥 Watch the video as our CEO, David Smales talks about the project.   #Webringtheenergy #connections #renewables #NetZero2050 #WeDeliver

We’re excited to be here at the All Energy Australia Conference in Melbourne today and tomorrow, 23-24 October. Swing by and meet Hamish Pulford, Claudine Foley and the team at our exhibition booth to learn more about the #WesternRenewablesLink and how we are creating #socialvalue through our projects. We're also keen to talk about the benefits of our initiatives and our commitment to local #procurement. We look forward to connecting with you! #AllEnergyAU #transmission #SocialValue #procurement

All Energy Australia, Australia's largest clean energy event is ON!! We're looking forward to some great presentations, conversations and making new #connections over the next two days. See you there! 🎙️👩🏻🏫👨🏻🏫👏🤝 #AllEnergyAU