❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about the WA government's $2500 electricity tariff credit for small businesses, specifically regarding applications, approvals, and payments made by Synergy and Horizon Power. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of the program's implementation.
AnsweredQoN 432Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — SMALL BUSINESS —
ELECTRICITY TARIFF CREDIT
432. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
I have my questions, plus questions from five other members,
who are on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the government's announcement that it will
provide relief to Western Australian small businesses through a $2 500 credit
on electricity accounts for small businesses.
(1) How many
applications for the assistance have been made to Synergy and Horizon Power,
broken down by each electricity provider?
(2) How many
applications have been approved by Synergy and Horizon Power, broken down by
each electricity provider?
(3) How many
payments have been made by Synergy and Horizon Power, broken down by each
electricity provider?
(4) What is
the total amount of payments made to date?
The PRESIDENT : Minister, before I give you the call, I might say
that there are two seats vacant that are non-designated. If those members who happen to be sitting in the back
are planning to ask a question and they would like to take these first
two seats to be a little closer to the podium, please take those seats. First
in, best dressed.
ELECTRICITY TARIFF CREDIT
432. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
I have my questions, plus questions from five other members,
who are on urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the government's announcement that it will
provide relief to Western Australian small businesses through a $2 500 credit
on electricity accounts for small businesses.
(1) How many
applications for the assistance have been made to Synergy and Horizon Power,
broken down by each electricity provider?
(2) How many
applications have been approved by Synergy and Horizon Power, broken down by
each electricity provider?
(3) How many
payments have been made by Synergy and Horizon Power, broken down by each
electricity provider?
(4) What is
the total amount of payments made to date?
The PRESIDENT : Minister, before I give you the call, I might say
that there are two seats vacant that are non-designated. If those members who happen to be sitting in the back
are planning to ask a question and they would like to take these first
two seats to be a little closer to the podium, please take those seats. First
in, best dressed.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank Hon Peter Collier for some notice of the question.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Energy.
I have assumed that the member refers to the WA small
business tariff offset, and the question has been answered on this basis.
Synergy —
(1) Eligible
small to medium enterprise and charity customers are not required to apply for
the small business and charity tariff offset. It was applied to eligible
customers' accounts on 1 May 2020.
(2) The offset
has been approved for 76 123 eligible customers who were supplied electricity
under a contract with Synergy prior to 1 April 2020 and who consume less than
50 megawatt hours per annum of electricity under the L1, R1, C1, D1 or K1
tariffs.
(3) Synergy
has applied the offset to 76 123 accounts.
(4) The total
is $190 307 500.
Horizon Power —
(1) Eligible
small to medium enterprise and charity customers are not required to apply for
the small business and charity tariff offset. It was applied to eligible
customers' accounts on 1 May 2020.
(2) The offset
has been approved for 5 499 eligible customers who were supplied electricity
under a contract with Horizon Power prior to 1 April 2020 and who consume less
than 50 megawatt hours per annum of electricity under the C2, D2, K2, L2 and L4
tariffs and MyPower business customers. Note that eligible L4 customers are those who consume above 50
megawatts hours due to the climatic conditions within the regions in
which they operate, and would not do so if operating in the south west
interconnected system; as such, their eligibility must be determined by Horizon
Power.
(3) The offset
has been applied to 5 415 accounts. The offset will be applied to the remaining
84 accounts, which are small business MyPower accounts, in the week commencing
18 May 2020.
(4) The total
is $13 537 500.
The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Energy.
I have assumed that the member refers to the WA small
business tariff offset, and the question has been answered on this basis.
Synergy —
(1) Eligible
small to medium enterprise and charity customers are not required to apply for
the small business and charity tariff offset. It was applied to eligible
customers' accounts on 1 May 2020.
(2) The offset
has been approved for 76 123 eligible customers who were supplied electricity
under a contract with Synergy prior to 1 April 2020 and who consume less than
50 megawatt hours per annum of electricity under the L1, R1, C1, D1 or K1
tariffs.
(3) Synergy
has applied the offset to 76 123 accounts.
(4) The total
is $190 307 500.
Horizon Power —
(1) Eligible
small to medium enterprise and charity customers are not required to apply for
the small business and charity tariff offset. It was applied to eligible
customers' accounts on 1 May 2020.
(2) The offset
has been approved for 5 499 eligible customers who were supplied electricity
under a contract with Horizon Power prior to 1 April 2020 and who consume less
than 50 megawatt hours per annum of electricity under the C2, D2, K2, L2 and L4
tariffs and MyPower business customers. Note that eligible L4 customers are those who consume above 50
megawatts hours due to the climatic conditions within the regions in
which they operate, and would not do so if operating in the south west
interconnected system; as such, their eligibility must be determined by Horizon
Power.
(3) The offset
has been applied to 5 415 accounts. The offset will be applied to the remaining
84 accounts, which are small business MyPower accounts, in the week commencing
18 May 2020.
(4) The total
is $13 537 500.
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