❓ Mr. Johnston asks the Minister for Energy for a detailed breakdown of the age, reinforcement status, and replacement/reinforcement needs of wooden power poles in the non-metropolitan Western Power network. The Minister provides the data in a tabled paper.
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(1) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of the age of wooden power poles by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(2) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles of the following ages have been reinforced, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(3) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles, are beyond their useful life and require replacement, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(4) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles, are damaged and/or worn and require reinforcement, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(2) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles of the following ages have been reinforced, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(3) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles, are beyond their useful life and require replacement, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
(4) In respect to the Western Power network, for the area outside the Perth metropolitan region, will the Minister provide a breakdown of how many wooden power poles, are damaged and/or worn and require reinforcement, by year, up to 40 years old (i.e. number of wooden power poles less than 1 years old, 1 year old, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years old etc.)?
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21 March 2012
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Minister representing the Minister for Energy
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28 days
(1 - 2) Poles are reinforced to provide additional strength to the pole and extend its operating life. [Tabled Paper No.] contains a table of the number of non-metropolitan distribution wood poles by year up to the age of 40 years old, including the number that have been reinforced. The data is current as at 9/2/2012
(3 - 4) [Tabled Paper No.] contains a breakdown by year up to 40 years old of the current number of designated replacements and reinforcements of rural distribution wood poles outstanding as at 8
th
March 2012.
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(3 - 4) [Tabled Paper No.] contains a breakdown by year up to 40 years old of the current number of designated replacements and reinforcements of rural distribution wood poles outstanding as at 8
th
March 2012.
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