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AusNet Wood Pole Management

Reports about AusNet's Wood Pole Management practices.

AusNet Services Pole Management final report

With public and environmental safety as its highest priority, Energy Safe Victoria has released its final report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management:

Final public report - AusNet Services Wood Pole ~ An assessment of sustainable wood pole safety outcomes
PDF 589.26 KB
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Background

The investigation and delivery of Energy Safe Victoria's final report into AusNet Services’ wood pole management practices follows a similar investigation into Powercor’s practices and subsequent report, published in December 2019, and Energy Safe’s commitment to undertaking a review of the wood pole management practices across Victorian Major Electricity Companies (MECs).

This final report into the Wood Pole Management policies and practices of AusNet Services provides a summary of the detailed technical review undertaken by Energy Safe, including:

  • objectives of the investigation,
  • key findings and their implications, and
  • recommendations for future undertakings

Amendments to the Draft Report

Energy Safe has made changes to the wording of Draft Report that include defining third (3rd) party cause of pole failures and providing greater clarity on the rationale behind Major Electricity Companies (MEC’s) use of different materials for poles.

Energy Safe's response to submissions

Energy Safe invited public feedback on the Draft report and received five submissions. A document specifically addressing the questions raised by those contributors has been produced and is available on this site.

Next steps

AusNet Services has developed a wood pole management improvement plan to address all recommendations and findings in the final report and submit this to Energy Safe, meeting Recommendation 1 in the final report. The plan includes clear and measurable milestones that can be monitored through regulator reporting.

Timeline

DateActivity
04 Aug 2021Public consultation period opens
01 Sep 2021Public consultation period closes
29 Oct 2021Energy Safe publishes submissions and its response to submissions on the Energy Safe website
29 Oct 2021Energy Safe publishes the FINAL report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management

Resources

Energy Safe’s Final Report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management:

Final public report - AusNet Services Wood Pole ~ An assessment of sustainable wood pole safety outcomes
PDF 589.26 KB
(opens in a new window)

Public submissions (redacted) in PDF format:

  • Groundline Engineering:
Redacted - Groundline Engineering - AusNet Services Wood Pole Management report
PDF 288.6 KB
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  • CFA:
Redacted - CFA submission - AusNet Services Wood Pole Management report
PDF 272.57 KB
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  • FRV:
Redacted - FRV submission - AusNet Services Wood Pole Management report
PDF 399.52 KB
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  • Kingston District Power Alliance (KDPA):
Redacted - Kingston District Power - AusNet Services Wood Pole Management report
PDF 268 KB
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  • Individual submission:
Redacted - Individual submission - AusNet Services Wood Pole Management report
PDF 16.59 KB
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  • Energy Safe’s response to submissions:
Response to submissions_AusNet Services Wood ~ An assessment of sustainable wood pole safety outcomes
PDF 885.47 KB
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Public consultation – AusNet Services Draft Wood Pole Management Report

With public and environmental safety as its highest priority, Energy Safe Victoria has commenced public consultation, inviting submissions on the Draft Report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management.

Energy Safe Victoria - Draft Technical Report- Aus Net Services Wood Pole Management - Aug 2021
PDF 628.2 KB
(opens in a new window)

Background

The investigation and delivery of Energy Safe’s draft report into AusNet Services’ wood pole management practices follows a similar investigation into Powercor’s practices and subsequent report, published in December 2019, and Energy Safe’s commitment to undertaking a review of the wood pole management practices for all Victorian Major Electricity Companies (MECs).

This draft report into the Wood Pole Management policies and practices of AusNet Services provides a summary of the detailed technical review undertaken by Energy Safe, including:

  • objectives of the investigation,
  • key findings and their implications, and
  • recommendations for future undertakings

Public consultation

Energy Safe is committed to providing an opportunity for the Victorian public to comment on its investigations into the management of wood poles. This is an important step in providing community confidence in the safety of the electricity distribution network across Victoria.

The public consultation and submission period for the Draft Report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management closed on 1 September 2021. Energy Safe will release the final report as per the timeline below.

Next steps

Energy Safe will review all submissions received, update the report as deemed appropriate and publish a final report.

All submissions and comments received by Energy Safe in relation to this consultation are considered public documents and will be published on Energy Safe's website. Any personal information contained in the submissions will be redacted to protect the privacy of individuals.

Timeline

DateActivity
4 August 2021Public consultation period opens
1 September 2021Public consultation period closes
26 November 2021Energy Safe publishes submissions and its response to submissions on the Energy Safe website
26 November 2021Energy Safe publishes the FINAL report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management

Resources

  • Draft Report into AusNet Services Wood Pole Management:
Energy Safe Victoria - Draft Technical Report- Aus Net Services Wood Pole Management - Aug 2021
PDF 628.2 KB
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SubmissionForm_AusNetServicesDraftPoleManagementReport
Word 106.31 KB
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Date: 12/10/2024 6:18

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