❓ Hon Donna Faragher asked about the number and causes of power outages in several WA towns since July 2018. The answer provides a breakdown of outages by location and cause, including planned outages, vegetation interference, and equipment failure.
AnsweredQoN 2305Legislative Council
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(1) Since 1 July 2018, how many power outages have occurred in: (a) Gidgegannup; (b) Darlington; (c) Chidlow; (d) Stoneville; and (e) Parkerville? (2) For each township referred to in (1), what was the cause of each outage?
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Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
9 days
(1) Please note, some of the below locations experienced the same outage.
(a) Gidgegannup -130
(b) Darlington - 28
(c) Chidlow - 33
(d) Stoneville - 22
(e) Parkerville - 50
(2)
(a) Gidgegannup
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
36
Emergency outage for hazard
33
Vegetation
10
Fire (not pole top fire)
1
Animal
6
Bird
4
Customer Installation or Appliance
4
Vehicle
1
Equipment Failure
11
Lightning
3
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
2
Unknown
19
(b) Darlington
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
7
Emergency outage for hazard
3
Vegetation
1
Bird
2
Customer Installation or Appliance
4
Equipment Failure
6
Unknown
5
(c) Chidlow
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
4
Emergency outage for hazard
7
Fire (not pole top fire)
2
Customer Installation or Appliance
2
Vehicle
1
Equipment Failure
6
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
3
Unknown
8
(d) Stoneville
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
3
Emergency outage for hazard
5
Vegetation
2
Animal
1
Bird
2
Equipment Failure
1
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
1
Unknown
7
(e) Parkerville
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
14
Emergency outage for hazard
5
Vegetation
1
Bird
5
Customer Installation or Appliance
1
Equipment Failure
7
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
1
Machine or Tool
1
Vandalism or wilful damage
1
Unknown
14
(a) Gidgegannup -130
(b) Darlington - 28
(c) Chidlow - 33
(d) Stoneville - 22
(e) Parkerville - 50
(2)
(a) Gidgegannup
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
36
Emergency outage for hazard
33
Vegetation
10
Fire (not pole top fire)
1
Animal
6
Bird
4
Customer Installation or Appliance
4
Vehicle
1
Equipment Failure
11
Lightning
3
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
2
Unknown
19
(b) Darlington
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
7
Emergency outage for hazard
3
Vegetation
1
Bird
2
Customer Installation or Appliance
4
Equipment Failure
6
Unknown
5
(c) Chidlow
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
4
Emergency outage for hazard
7
Fire (not pole top fire)
2
Customer Installation or Appliance
2
Vehicle
1
Equipment Failure
6
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
3
Unknown
8
(d) Stoneville
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
3
Emergency outage for hazard
5
Vegetation
2
Animal
1
Bird
2
Equipment Failure
1
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
1
Unknown
7
(e) Parkerville
Cause
Number of outages
Planned outage
14
Emergency outage for hazard
5
Vegetation
1
Bird
5
Customer Installation or Appliance
1
Equipment Failure
7
Wind or wind Bourne Debris
1
Machine or Tool
1
Vandalism or wilful damage
1
Unknown
14
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