It was announced today that the NSW Treasurer (in consultation with the Minister for Energy) has cancelled the scheduled September 2009 and March 2010 Electricity Tariff Equalisation Fund (ETEF) roll-offs. ETEF will now remain fully in force until 30 June 2010. The announcement was made in a special supplement to the NSW Government Gazette for 10th July 2009
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In Darwin yesterday, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed the National Partnership Agreement on Energy Efficiency. The package aims to deliver ‘a nationally-consistent and cooperative approach to energy efficiency’ and includes:
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In Darwin yesterday, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed the revised Australian Energy Market Agreement which allows carbon cost pass-through for CPRS and RET to regulated users.
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In its Review of NSW Climate Change Mitigation Measures released yesterday, IPART recommends that the NSW Government continue with the Energy Savings Scheme, despite recommending that the planned NSW Energy Efficiency Target should be scrapped.
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