Mrs Warr asked about unplanned power outages in Greater Geraldton during the 2024-25 financial year. Western Power reported 443 outages, with an average duration of 126 minutes, a total cumulative outage time of 221 minutes, and an average of 77 customers affected per outage. There was no planned load-shedding.

AnsweredQoN 1766Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 February 2026
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Energy and Decarbonisation

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I refer to unplanned power outages recorded by Western Power, and I ask : (a) How many unplanned power outages have been recorded by Western Power across the City of Greater Geraldton in the 2024-25 financial year; (b) Across each suburb/ locality in the region, what was the; (c) average duration of each outage; (d) total cumulative outage time per year; and the average number of customers affected per outage; and (e) Has Geraldton been subject to any planned load-shedding, power-rationing, or network-management practices by Western Power in the 2024-25 financial year?

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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation
Response time
10 days
(a)    443.
(b-d)
Average Duration per Outage
Total Cumulative Outage Time
Average Customers Affected per Outage
City of Greater Geraldton
126 minutes
221 minutes
77
(e)   No

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