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Strategic works planning pays dividends for a safer electricity network

The latest network safety report released by Essential Energy confirms the organisation’s ongoing focus on safety for its people and the community as it continuously strives to deliver reliability and affordability.

30 November 2023

Media Release Safety
Electricity safety week competition winners announced

Our safety stars are shining bright this year with just over 800 entries from 852 schools across the network in Essential Energy’s Electricity Safety Week competition.

27 November 2023

Community
Essential Energy features on Canadian podcast

Essential Energy’s unique geography and remarkably diverse climate across its network footprint are just some of the topics covered on a CEO Viewpoints podcast streaming out of Calgary, Canada.

23 November 2023

Future energy Network
Connecting regional communities through data centres

Essential Energy is collaborating with data providers to help bring reliable internet and cloud services into regional, rural and remote communities.

20 November 2023

Future energy Network
Gold standard status for facilitating EV charging

The Essential Energy Electric Vehicle (EV), Future Network and Data teams' drive to support customers has been recognised as the ‘gold standard’ in the Electric Vehicle Council's State of Electric Vehicles Report 2023 for making information easily accessible.

16 November 2023

Future energy Network
Renewables and the importance of the electricity network

Essential Energy’s CEO John Cleland joined EnergyCo CEO James Hay, Professor Renate Egan, and Armidale Regional Council Mayor Sam Coupland on a discussion panel about electrification at the University of New England.

13 November 2023

Future energy

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