❓ Hon Jim Scott asks about Western Power's Natural Power program, including customer numbers, energy consumption, greenhouse gas offsets, and participation rates compared to eastern states. The Minister provides data and outlines initiatives to increase uptake.
AnsweredQoN 1732Legislative Council
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(1) Can the Minister provide details of the average number of Natural Power customers serviced by Western Power for each of the last five years and the total amount of energy in kilowatt hours provided to them?
(2) How many tonnes of greenhouse gases were offset by this Natural Power use for each of the last five years?
(3) Is the Minister satisfied with the participation rate in the Natural Power scheme in comparison to similar schemes in the eastern states?
(2) How many tonnes of greenhouse gases were offset by this Natural Power use for each of the last five years?
(3) Is the Minister satisfied with the participation rate in the Natural Power scheme in comparison to similar schemes in the eastern states?
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Answered
1 April 2004
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
30 days
(1)
NaturalPower was launched in March 2000, so there are only records since that time.
Year Ending
Customers
Consumption
2000
502
2,008 MWh
2001
663
4,802 MWh
2002
829
6,292 MWh
2003
844
10,684 MWh
(2)
Using Western Power’s certified full life-cycle greenhouse intensity figure of 1.114 tonnes of CO2e per 1 MWh sold the following reductions were achieved.
Year Ending
Consumption
CO2e reductions
2000
2,008 MWh
2,236 tonnes
2001
4,802 MWh
5,349 tonnes
2002
6,292 MWh
7,009 tonnes
2003
10,684 MWh
11,902 tonnes
(3)
Last quarterly report (Up to Dec 2003) from the Green Power Administrators
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
ACT
Total
Domestic Customers
11,666
32,303
37,958
1,122
730
4,808
88,587
Commercial Customers
1,781
1,195
459
4
114
115
3,668
Total Customers
13,447
33,498
38,417
1,126
844
4,923
92,255
Net Change in Customers this Quarter
-334
552
2,392
540
21
138
3,309
Sales to Domestic Customers (MWh)
12,074
14,293
18,498
326
600
3,845
49,637
Sales to Commercial Customers (MWh)
26,265
15,970
19,326
3,072
2,294
3,164
70,091
Total Green Power Sales
(MWh)
38,339
30,263
37,824
3,399
2,894
7,009
119,728
I have recently announced the outcomes of the so called REC 1 process whereby a new 40 megawatt windfarm is to be built by Stanwell Corporation in conjunction with Griffin Energy at Cervantes together with a small biogas project south of Mandurah. Further projects will be facilitated through the second tranch of renewable energy certificate requirements which Western Power will be making decisions on later this year.
Western Power has also recently introduced a Green Energy Campaign aimed at increasing consumer awareness of the impact of electricity generation, and in turn, consumption, on the environment.
It is hoped that this campaign increases customer take-up of this scheme and other environmentally friendly initiatives.
Progress to date should be judged against the size of the Western Australian market.
NaturalPower was launched in March 2000, so there are only records since that time.
Year Ending
Customers
Consumption
2000
502
2,008 MWh
2001
663
4,802 MWh
2002
829
6,292 MWh
2003
844
10,684 MWh
(2)
Using Western Power’s certified full life-cycle greenhouse intensity figure of 1.114 tonnes of CO2e per 1 MWh sold the following reductions were achieved.
Year Ending
Consumption
CO2e reductions
2000
2,008 MWh
2,236 tonnes
2001
4,802 MWh
5,349 tonnes
2002
6,292 MWh
7,009 tonnes
2003
10,684 MWh
11,902 tonnes
(3)
Last quarterly report (Up to Dec 2003) from the Green Power Administrators
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
ACT
Total
Domestic Customers
11,666
32,303
37,958
1,122
730
4,808
88,587
Commercial Customers
1,781
1,195
459
4
114
115
3,668
Total Customers
13,447
33,498
38,417
1,126
844
4,923
92,255
Net Change in Customers this Quarter
-334
552
2,392
540
21
138
3,309
Sales to Domestic Customers (MWh)
12,074
14,293
18,498
326
600
3,845
49,637
Sales to Commercial Customers (MWh)
26,265
15,970
19,326
3,072
2,294
3,164
70,091
Total Green Power Sales
(MWh)
38,339
30,263
37,824
3,399
2,894
7,009
119,728
I have recently announced the outcomes of the so called REC 1 process whereby a new 40 megawatt windfarm is to be built by Stanwell Corporation in conjunction with Griffin Energy at Cervantes together with a small biogas project south of Mandurah. Further projects will be facilitated through the second tranch of renewable energy certificate requirements which Western Power will be making decisions on later this year.
Western Power has also recently introduced a Green Energy Campaign aimed at increasing consumer awareness of the impact of electricity generation, and in turn, consumption, on the environment.
It is hoped that this campaign increases customer take-up of this scheme and other environmentally friendly initiatives.
Progress to date should be judged against the size of the Western Australian market.
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