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If you’re thinking about the next steps to take on your energy journey, our decision support tool can help you to decide where best to focus your efforts.
How are electricity networks regulated?
A very broad overview of network regulation.
How did we work out your electricity network provider?
How MyTown Energy decides your network provider.
How did we work out your electricity system?
How MyTown Energy decides if you are connected to the NEM, the SWIS, or Offgrid,
How did we work out your energy use?
Steps to work out you community's energy use.
How does MyTown Energy decide the best options for you?
Description of the MyTown Energy filtering process.
How is electricity bought and sold?
Discussion of what electricity retailing involves.
What are your financing options?
Overview of community energy finance options.
What do Electricity Sector Acronyms mean?
A list of the main acronyms in MyTown Energy - let us know if we've missed some.
What do our electricity bills pay for?
How are your bills made up, and what do they pay for.
What does it mean to be Offgrid?
How MyTown Energy defines Offgrid.
What is Horizon Power’s System?
Description of what Horizon's system covers.
What is NT Power & Water’s System?
Overview of the NT electrical system.
What is the National Electricity Market?
Description of the National Electricity Market or NEM.
What is the South West Interconnected System?
Description of the South West Interconnected System or SWIS.
What is the difference between an urban, rural or remote community?
Definitions of urban, rural, and remote as used in MyTown Energy.
What options are there for solar in your community?
Explains the different community approaches for increasing solar uptake.
Why does technology maturity matter?
Defining the three categories of early adoption, mainstreaming and bringing everyone along will help you understand why each stage has its own challenges.