EnergyAustralia is ready for summer - a time when demand for energy is high, says its Chief Operating Officer, Liz Westcott.

“We’ve invested around $140m in the past year, and our people have put in countless hours, to upgrade and maintain our assets that generate power.

EnergyAustralia will be giving its 2300 people a special paid day off on Friday 26 November in what the energy retailer and generator is calling “Gratitude Day”.

In what’s been a tough time for Australians, EnergyAustralia has answered the call, literally, with 96,000 calls to its EnergyAssist customer hardship program in 2020-21 - a 62 per cent increase on pre-COVID levels.

On by EnergyAustralia is offering eligible New South Wales homeowners a solar and battery system with no upfront costs – with the help of an interest-free loan from fintech lender Plenti and the New South Wales G