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Managing the Network

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Outages

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StormTracker

Keep an eye on storm activity around you
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Aerial inspections

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Before You Dig

Check the location of underground cables

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Vegetation management

Reducing the risk of power outages and potential bushfires. Keep reading
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Aerial inspections

Aerial inspections help us identify faults or potential problems not visible from the ground. View schedule dates
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Demand Management

Alternate options to complement traditional network solutions. Keep reading
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Powerline span height enquiry

Fill in our online form if you are concerned about the height of a distribution powerline span.  Keep reading
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Radio site management

Information for those wanting access to our communications network. Read more
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Network capacity

Network capacity information for customers with new connections, installing solar or changing electrical load. Keep reading
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Biosecurity

Managing biosecurity and the importance of preventing, eliminating or minimising biosecurity risk. Keep reading
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Network maps

Access maps showing the general location of our electricity network. Read more
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Supply management

Managing electricity supply requires coordination across a range of electricity governing bodies, product and service suppliers. Keep reading
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Attachments on poles and equipment

Only approved private attachments or painting are permitted on our poles and equipment. Keep reading
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Future Energy

Our future energy projects such as electric vehicles, SAPS, batteries and more. Keep reading
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Who we are and what we do

We build, operate and maintain one of Australia's largest electricity distribution networks. See how
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Connecting Community by Jody Lawson

Essential Energy acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our company is located and where we live and work. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging. Keep reading

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