❓ Mr. Zempilas inquired about electrical incidents related to utility-scale solar farms and BESS since 2021. The response indicates two reported fire incidents, both investigations closed, and general guidance published due to the low incident count.
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Since 1 January 2021: (a) how many notifiable electrical incidents relating to utility-scale solar farms or battery energy storage systems (BESS) were reported to the regulator; (b) what were the incident categories (e.g., fire, explosion, electric shock, equipment failure); (c) how many investigations are closed, ongoing, or resulted in enforcement; and (d) has the regulator published any anonymised findings or alerts?
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14 October 2025
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Minister for Commerce
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6 days
(a) Two.
(b) Incident categories – Fire.
(c) Two investigations are closed.
(d) Due to the limited number of electrical incidents related to utility-scale solar farms or battery energy storage systems, Building and Energy has only released general guidance.
(b) Incident categories – Fire.
(c) Two investigations are closed.
(d) Due to the limited number of electrical incidents related to utility-scale solar farms or battery energy storage systems, Building and Energy has only released general guidance.
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