❓ Hon Giz Watson asks detailed questions about energy consumption across WA government agencies under the Energy Smart Government Policy. The Minister provides answers referencing a tabled report and clarifying policy implementation and future measurement.
AnsweredQoN 6144Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please provide current agency outcomes for 2006-2007 by Gigajoule and percentage for the, -
(i) Anti-Corruption Commission;
(ii) Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority;
(iii) C Y O'Connor College of TAFE;
(iv) Central TAFE;
(v) Central West College of TAFE;
(vi) Challenger TAFE;
(vii) Country High School Hostels Authority;
(viii) Curriculum Council of Western Australia;
(ix) Department for Community Development;
(x) Department for Planning and Infrastructure;
(xi) Department of Agriculture;
(xii) Department of Conservation and Land Management;
(xiii) Department of Consumer and Employment Protection;
(xiv) Department of Culture and the Arts;
(xv) Department of Education and Training;
(xvi) Department of Education Services;
(xvii) Department of Environmental Protection;
(xviii) Department of Fisheries;
(xix) Department of Health;
(xx) Department of Housing and Works;
(xxi) Department of Indigenous Affairs;
(xxii) Department of Industry and Resources;
(xxiii) Department of Justice;
(xxiv) Department of Land Information;
(xxv) Department of Local Government and Regional Development;
(xxvi) Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor;
(xxvii) Department of Sport and Recreation;
(xxviii) Department of the Premier and Cabinet;
(xxix) Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;
(xxx) Department of Treasury and Finance;
(xxxi) Disability Services Commission;
(xxxii) Fire and Emergency Services Authority;
(xxxiii) Forest Products Commission;
(xxxiv) Gascoyne Development Commission;
(xxxv) Great Southern TAFE;
(xxxvi) Kimberley College of TAFE;
(xxxvii) Legal Aid Western Australia;
(xxxviii) Lotterywest;
(xxxix) Main Roads Western Australia;
(xl) Metropolitan Cemeteries Board;
(xli) Mid West Development Commission;
(xlii) Office of Energy;
(xliii) Office of the Auditor General;
(xliv) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(xlv) Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner;
(xlvi) Parliamentary Services Department;
(xlvii) Pilbara College of TAFE;
(xlviii) Public Transport Authority;
(xlix) Small Business Development Corporation;
(l) South West Regional College of TAFE;
(li) State Supply Commission of Western Australia;
(lii) Sustainable Energy Development Office;
(liii) Swan TAFE;
(liv) Water and Rivers Commission;
(lv) West Coast College of TAFE;
(lvi) Western Australia Police Services;
(lvii) Western Australian Electoral Commission;
(lviii) Western Australian Institute of Sport;
(lix) Western Australian Sports Centre Trust;
(lx) Western Australian Tourism Commission;
(lxi) WorkCover WA; and
(lxii) Zoological Parks Authority?
(2) Due to break-up, amalgamation or renaming of agencies, will the Minister provide a subset of information on related energy use as an outcome based on the original data from the original energy baseline, established in June 2002 for those effected agencies?
(3) How many agencies now report to the Sustainable Energy Development Office under the requirements of the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(4) Will the Minister identify the agencies in answer to (3)?
(5) How many agencies with 25 or more FTEs do not comply with the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(6) Will the Minister identify those agencies and provide a reason as to why they do not participate?
(7) How many agencies with less than 25 FTEs currently voluntarily comply with the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(8) Will the Minister identify those agencies with less than 25 FTEs who do not participate with the Energy Smart Government scheme?
(9) Will the Minister please identify if any further agencies above the 55 that were required under the initial policy to report their energy use and the seven that elected to report their energy use and to participate in the program on a voluntary basis, have entered the scheme voluntarily or by policy requirement?
(10) The original aggregate energy baseline for participating agencies was 2 781 990 Gigajoule. Taking into account any changes in Agency participation or structure, has this now altered and if so, how?
(11) Did the Energy Smart Government Policy reach its required 12 percent reduction of non-transport related energy use over the period 2006-07?
(12) If no to (11), why not?
(13) Will the Minister be setting new targets for the Energy Smart Policy, and if so, what will those targets be?
(14) Has the Energy Smart Policy, over its life, ever evaluated the transport related energy use of any agencies?
(15) If yes to (14), what were the outcomes?
(16) If no to (14), why not?
(17) Will the Government, in its next target for the Energy Smart Policy, consider including transport related energy use of its agencies as part of the Energy Smart Policy?
(i) Anti-Corruption Commission;
(ii) Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority;
(iii) C Y O'Connor College of TAFE;
(iv) Central TAFE;
(v) Central West College of TAFE;
(vi) Challenger TAFE;
(vii) Country High School Hostels Authority;
(viii) Curriculum Council of Western Australia;
(ix) Department for Community Development;
(x) Department for Planning and Infrastructure;
(xi) Department of Agriculture;
(xii) Department of Conservation and Land Management;
(xiii) Department of Consumer and Employment Protection;
(xiv) Department of Culture and the Arts;
(xv) Department of Education and Training;
(xvi) Department of Education Services;
(xvii) Department of Environmental Protection;
(xviii) Department of Fisheries;
(xix) Department of Health;
(xx) Department of Housing and Works;
(xxi) Department of Indigenous Affairs;
(xxii) Department of Industry and Resources;
(xxiii) Department of Justice;
(xxiv) Department of Land Information;
(xxv) Department of Local Government and Regional Development;
(xxvi) Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor;
(xxvii) Department of Sport and Recreation;
(xxviii) Department of the Premier and Cabinet;
(xxix) Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;
(xxx) Department of Treasury and Finance;
(xxxi) Disability Services Commission;
(xxxii) Fire and Emergency Services Authority;
(xxxiii) Forest Products Commission;
(xxxiv) Gascoyne Development Commission;
(xxxv) Great Southern TAFE;
(xxxvi) Kimberley College of TAFE;
(xxxvii) Legal Aid Western Australia;
(xxxviii) Lotterywest;
(xxxix) Main Roads Western Australia;
(xl) Metropolitan Cemeteries Board;
(xli) Mid West Development Commission;
(xlii) Office of Energy;
(xliii) Office of the Auditor General;
(xliv) Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
(xlv) Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner;
(xlvi) Parliamentary Services Department;
(xlvii) Pilbara College of TAFE;
(xlviii) Public Transport Authority;
(xlix) Small Business Development Corporation;
(l) South West Regional College of TAFE;
(li) State Supply Commission of Western Australia;
(lii) Sustainable Energy Development Office;
(liii) Swan TAFE;
(liv) Water and Rivers Commission;
(lv) West Coast College of TAFE;
(lvi) Western Australia Police Services;
(lvii) Western Australian Electoral Commission;
(lviii) Western Australian Institute of Sport;
(lix) Western Australian Sports Centre Trust;
(lx) Western Australian Tourism Commission;
(lxi) WorkCover WA; and
(lxii) Zoological Parks Authority?
(2) Due to break-up, amalgamation or renaming of agencies, will the Minister provide a subset of information on related energy use as an outcome based on the original data from the original energy baseline, established in June 2002 for those effected agencies?
(3) How many agencies now report to the Sustainable Energy Development Office under the requirements of the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(4) Will the Minister identify the agencies in answer to (3)?
(5) How many agencies with 25 or more FTEs do not comply with the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(6) Will the Minister identify those agencies and provide a reason as to why they do not participate?
(7) How many agencies with less than 25 FTEs currently voluntarily comply with the Energy Smart Government Policy?
(8) Will the Minister identify those agencies with less than 25 FTEs who do not participate with the Energy Smart Government scheme?
(9) Will the Minister please identify if any further agencies above the 55 that were required under the initial policy to report their energy use and the seven that elected to report their energy use and to participate in the program on a voluntary basis, have entered the scheme voluntarily or by policy requirement?
(10) The original aggregate energy baseline for participating agencies was 2 781 990 Gigajoule. Taking into account any changes in Agency participation or structure, has this now altered and if so, how?
(11) Did the Energy Smart Government Policy reach its required 12 percent reduction of non-transport related energy use over the period 2006-07?
(12) If no to (11), why not?
(13) Will the Minister be setting new targets for the Energy Smart Policy, and if so, what will those targets be?
(14) Has the Energy Smart Policy, over its life, ever evaluated the transport related energy use of any agencies?
(15) If yes to (14), what were the outcomes?
(16) If no to (14), why not?
(17) Will the Government, in its next target for the Energy Smart Policy, consider including transport related energy use of its agencies as part of the Energy Smart Policy?
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Answered
15 May 2008
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
42 days
The Minister for Energy has been provided with the following response
(1) Agency outcomes are detailed in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006?07 that was tabled in Parliament on 15 May 2008.
(2) Historic data for agencies that are broken-up, amalgamated or renamed is transferred to the new agency structure where it forms part of the new agencies' baselines. It is not possible to report outcomes for former agencies as data is now reported on the basis of the current structure. Details of energy used by all agencies that participated in 2006-07 is available in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006-07 as well as a comparison with their baselines.
(3) 62.
(4) The agencies currently participating are listed in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006-07.
(5) All agencies classed as general government sector and with more than 25 FTEs comply with the policy.
(6) Not applicable.
(7) Two - the State Supply Commission of Western Australia and the Mid West Development Commission.
(8) Details of agencies with less than 25 FTEs are available from the Public Sector Management Office -
http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/psmd/pubs/wac/datadef/workforceInformation.htm
(9) Agencies additional to the original participants are the Corruption and Crime Commission and the Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority.
(10) The aggregate baseline is now 2 850 671 GJ. This has altered primarily as a result of required adjustments to baseline data, such as when data for a particular site that was part of an agency's operations in 2001-02 was omitted when the baseline was set.
(11) The 12 per cent target was not met on the basis of absolute energy consumption, however, it was met on the basis of improved energy efficiency, that is, delivering the same or higher output using less energy. For example, agencies achieved a reduction in energy use per FTE of 16.2 per cent.
(12) An increase in State economic activity of 28 per cent between 2001-02 and 2006-07 resulted in the need for increased Government services. Agencies were able to cap energy consumption below 2001-02 levels despite an increase in service output.
(13) The outcomes of the next phase of the policy will be measured in terms of the energy efficiency of operations. This will be achieved using energy productivity indicators that can take account of growth and contraction of agency services, giving a more accurate demonstration of the effective use of energy by Government.
(14) No.
(15) Not applicable.
(16) Sustainability of travel options for Government is addressed through the TravelSmart program which is managed jointly by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Department of Environment and Conservation.
(17) The next phase of the Energy Smart Government program will continue to focus on stationary energy. Environmental impact of Government transport energy use is addressed through the WA Government Fleet Policy and through Government's Vehicle Fleet Carbon Neutral policy.
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(1) Agency outcomes are detailed in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006?07 that was tabled in Parliament on 15 May 2008.
(2) Historic data for agencies that are broken-up, amalgamated or renamed is transferred to the new agency structure where it forms part of the new agencies' baselines. It is not possible to report outcomes for former agencies as data is now reported on the basis of the current structure. Details of energy used by all agencies that participated in 2006-07 is available in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006-07 as well as a comparison with their baselines.
(3) 62.
(4) The agencies currently participating are listed in the Energy Smart Government report for 2006-07.
(5) All agencies classed as general government sector and with more than 25 FTEs comply with the policy.
(6) Not applicable.
(7) Two - the State Supply Commission of Western Australia and the Mid West Development Commission.
(8) Details of agencies with less than 25 FTEs are available from the Public Sector Management Office -
http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/psmd/pubs/wac/datadef/workforceInformation.htm
(9) Agencies additional to the original participants are the Corruption and Crime Commission and the Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority.
(10) The aggregate baseline is now 2 850 671 GJ. This has altered primarily as a result of required adjustments to baseline data, such as when data for a particular site that was part of an agency's operations in 2001-02 was omitted when the baseline was set.
(11) The 12 per cent target was not met on the basis of absolute energy consumption, however, it was met on the basis of improved energy efficiency, that is, delivering the same or higher output using less energy. For example, agencies achieved a reduction in energy use per FTE of 16.2 per cent.
(12) An increase in State economic activity of 28 per cent between 2001-02 and 2006-07 resulted in the need for increased Government services. Agencies were able to cap energy consumption below 2001-02 levels despite an increase in service output.
(13) The outcomes of the next phase of the policy will be measured in terms of the energy efficiency of operations. This will be achieved using energy productivity indicators that can take account of growth and contraction of agency services, giving a more accurate demonstration of the effective use of energy by Government.
(14) No.
(15) Not applicable.
(16) Sustainability of travel options for Government is addressed through the TravelSmart program which is managed jointly by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Department of Environment and Conservation.
(17) The next phase of the Energy Smart Government program will continue to focus on stationary energy. Environmental impact of Government transport energy use is addressed through the WA Government Fleet Policy and through Government's Vehicle Fleet Carbon Neutral policy.
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