Day: May 8, 2018

Lower Burdekin Water annual shutdown information

Kalagro

Dear Lower Burdekin Water open water customers,

Please find following the dates for the annual open water shutdown as well as dates for special projects effecting SOME Warrens Gully Pumpstation customers and ALL Plantation Creek Pumpstation diversion customers. More information on the scheduled shutdowns is available on Lower Burdekin Water’s website http://lowerburdekinwater.com.au/notice-board/

ALL OPEN WATER USERS:  Lower Burdekin Water will be completing capital works and maintenance during the annual open water shutdown from Saturday 2nd June 2018 to Saturday 23rd June.  This shutdown coincides with SunWater’s Burdekin Haughton Water Supply Scheme annual maintenance shutdown.  Please see LBW’s website for more information – http://lowerburdekinwater.com.au/notice-board/

OPEN WATER CUSTOMERS – WARRENS GULLY PUMPSTATION – CUSTOMERS DOWNSTREAM OF INKERMAN STATION ROAD: There may be possible interruptions to water supply from Monday 14 May 2018 to 29 July 2018. Please see LBW’s website for more information – http://lowerburdekinwater.com.au/notice-board/

OPEN WATER CUSTOMERS – PLANTATION CREEK PUMPSTATION AND RELIFTS: Water will not be available from Saturday 2 June 2018 to Saturday 7 July 2018. Please see LBW’s website for more information – http://lowerburdekinwater.com.au/notice-board/

Growers should organise their irrigation schedules accordingly.

Kalagro

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

The May 2018 contract settled at:

11.32 US c/b

The Australian Dollar currently trades at:

75.17 US cents.

Forward indicative prices in Australian dollars are:

$330 for JULY Contract – 2018 season

$355 for 2018 season

$398 for 2019 season

$416 for 2020 season

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Ergon Energy Queensland large customer metering investigation

Kalagro

Ergon Energy Queensland large customer metering investigation

  • Investigation

The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has launched an investigation into Ergon Energy Queensland (Ergon Retail) for breaching the National Energy Retail Law Queensland Act 2014 by overcharging large regional business customers.

Ergon Retail is legally required to charge its large customers the regional retail notified electricity prices, set by the QCA each year.

However, Ergon Retail has been charging large regional businesses for metering costs, in addition to notified prices, since 1 January 2017.

The QCA has written to Ergon Retail to cease charging these amounts immediately and the QCA has commenced a full investigation.

Based on current evidence it appears that no residential or small business customers are affected–only large business customers consuming more than 750MWh per year are affected.

Any large business customers in regional Queensland with concerns about their bills can contact the QCA here.