❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas inquired about the average timeframes for various types of new and upgraded power connections to the South West Interconnected System, seeking specific data for residential, commercial, and multi-residential/commercial connections.
AnsweredQoN 49Legislative Council
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South West Interconnected System—Upgraded
connections
49. 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.
(1) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a single residential connection to the grid?
(2) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a single commercial or business connection to the
grid?
(3) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a large multi-residential connection to the grid?
(4) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a large multi-commercial or business connection
to the grid?
connections
49. 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.
(1) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a single residential connection to the grid?
(2) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a single commercial or business connection to the
grid?
(3) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a large multi-residential connection to the grid?
(4) What is the current average time from
application to connection for a large multi-commercial or business connection
to the grid?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation.
(1)–(4) Western Power's connection
timeframes are published on its website and reflect connection times in which
75% of projects are completed. Current timeframes are provided in tabular
format. I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Connection
Type
Timeframe
Residential
Single Home
3–13
months
Small
Multi-Home
4–14
months
Large
Multi-Home
7–14
months
Commercial
& Industrial
Small
6–19
months
Medium
9–19
months
Large
7–23
months
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation.
(1)–(4) Western Power's connection
timeframes are published on its website and reflect connection times in which
75% of projects are completed. Current timeframes are provided in tabular
format. I seek leave to have the table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Connection
Type
Timeframe
Residential
Single Home
3–13
months
Small
Multi-Home
4–14
months
Large
Multi-Home
7–14
months
Commercial
& Industrial
Small
6–19
months
Medium
9–19
months
Large
7–23
months
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