❓ Dr. Thomas questions the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation regarding Western Power and Horizon Power's processes for approving and delivering power connections, particularly concerning timeframes. The Minister provides some data and refers to publicly available information.
AnsweredQoN 185Legislative Assembly
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North West Interconnected System—Upgrades
185. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
approval and construction program of Western Power to provide new and upgraded
power connections to the South West Interconnected System and North West
Interconnected System.
(1) What specific measurements do Western Power
and Horizon Power use to assess the time taken to both approve and deliver
power through new and upgraded connections?
(2) How does each entity assess average timeframes
for approval and delivery?
(3) To whom and where are these individual and
average timeframes made available?
(4) Can the minister please provide the average
timeframes for both Western Power and Horizon Power?
(5) Why has Western Power removed its indicative
timeframes for development of energy supply from its website?
185. Hon Dr Steve Thomas to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
approval and construction program of Western Power to provide new and upgraded
power connections to the South West Interconnected System and North West
Interconnected System.
(1) What specific measurements do Western Power
and Horizon Power use to assess the time taken to both approve and deliver
power through new and upgraded connections?
(2) How does each entity assess average timeframes
for approval and delivery?
(3) To whom and where are these individual and
average timeframes made available?
(4) Can the minister please provide the average
timeframes for both Western Power and Horizon Power?
(5) Why has Western Power removed its indicative
timeframes for development of energy supply from its website?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) Distribution customer connection
timeframes incorporate each phase of the project's life cycle, including times
at which the project is waiting for customers' requirements to be completed. Average
timeframes are determined based on actual timeframes to deliver similar types
of projects and the complexity of those projects at each phase of delivery. Average
timeframes for distribution-related connections are published on Western
Power's and Horizon Power's external websites.
(4) The information is a list and I seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Western Power
(as at May 2025)
� Single residential connections – average timeframe of 10
months
� Large Multi-residential connections – average timeframe
of 13 months
Horizon Power
� 30 business days to design and provide a formal quote, and
� 12 weeks for work to commence following receipt of payment.
(5) Average timeframes are published on Western
Power's website.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) Distribution customer connection
timeframes incorporate each phase of the project's life cycle, including times
at which the project is waiting for customers' requirements to be completed. Average
timeframes are determined based on actual timeframes to deliver similar types
of projects and the complexity of those projects at each phase of delivery. Average
timeframes for distribution-related connections are published on Western
Power's and Horizon Power's external websites.
(4) The information is a list and I seek leave to
have it incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Western Power
(as at May 2025)
� Single residential connections – average timeframe of 10
months
� Large Multi-residential connections – average timeframe
of 13 months
Horizon Power
� 30 business days to design and provide a formal quote, and
� 12 weeks for work to commence following receipt of payment.
(5) Average timeframes are published on Western
Power's website.
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