❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding power outages in Bedfordale during 2006 and 2007, covering frequency, duration, affected homes, and causes. The response provides specific data for each year.
AnsweredQoN 3032Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many power outages were suffered during this period;
(b) what was the duration of the shortest and longest power outage;
(c) what was the average duration of outages;
(d) what was the greatest and lowest number of homes affected by these outages;
(e) what was the average number of homes affected by these outages; and
(f) what was the primary causes of these outages?
(b) what was the duration of the shortest and longest power outage;
(c) what was the average duration of outages;
(d) what was the greatest and lowest number of homes affected by these outages;
(e) what was the average number of homes affected by these outages; and
(f) what was the primary causes of these outages?
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Answered
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
22 days
Western Power has provided the Minister for Energy with the following response.
a) 2006 - 11 network outages.
2007 - 22 network outages.
b) 2006 - The shortest outage was 8 minutes and the longest was 9 hours.
2007 - The shortest outage was 5.9 minutes and the longest was 5.7 hours.
c) 2006 - The average duration of outages was 1.8 hours.
2007 - The average duration of outages was 2 hours.
d) 2006 - The highest number of homes affected by outages was 555 and the lowest was 3.
2007 - The highest number of homes affected by outages was 621 and the lowest was 9.
e) 2006 - The average number of homes affected by each outage was 88.
2007 - The average number of homes affected by each outage was 173.
f) 2006 - The primary causes of these outages were equipment failures (3) and planned outages (2).
2007 - The primary causes of these outages were unknown causes (5), planned outages (4) and lightning (4).
Notes:
All information provided was for the locality of Bedfordale supplied from all SWIS (South West Interconnected System) distribution feeders for both calendar years 2006 and 2007.
The definitions of the fault causes listed above are:
·
Planned outages
are when customers have been given a minimum of 3 days advance notice of the outage. Planned outages are generally as a result of doing improvement works on the network.
·
Equipment failure
is where the condition of the equipment results in equipment failing. This also includes pole top fire incidents.
· A fault cause is listed as
lightning
where it was determined that lightning/stormy weather condition had caused the fault.
· A fault cause is listed as
unknown
when the cause of the outage could not be determined.
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a) 2006 - 11 network outages.
2007 - 22 network outages.
b) 2006 - The shortest outage was 8 minutes and the longest was 9 hours.
2007 - The shortest outage was 5.9 minutes and the longest was 5.7 hours.
c) 2006 - The average duration of outages was 1.8 hours.
2007 - The average duration of outages was 2 hours.
d) 2006 - The highest number of homes affected by outages was 555 and the lowest was 3.
2007 - The highest number of homes affected by outages was 621 and the lowest was 9.
e) 2006 - The average number of homes affected by each outage was 88.
2007 - The average number of homes affected by each outage was 173.
f) 2006 - The primary causes of these outages were equipment failures (3) and planned outages (2).
2007 - The primary causes of these outages were unknown causes (5), planned outages (4) and lightning (4).
Notes:
All information provided was for the locality of Bedfordale supplied from all SWIS (South West Interconnected System) distribution feeders for both calendar years 2006 and 2007.
The definitions of the fault causes listed above are:
·
Planned outages
are when customers have been given a minimum of 3 days advance notice of the outage. Planned outages are generally as a result of doing improvement works on the network.
·
Equipment failure
is where the condition of the equipment results in equipment failing. This also includes pole top fire incidents.
· A fault cause is listed as
lightning
where it was determined that lightning/stormy weather condition had caused the fault.
· A fault cause is listed as
unknown
when the cause of the outage could not be determined.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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