❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the government on investigating a broader renewable energy target for WA, similar to other Labor-led states/territories. The Minister's response highlights differences between WA's SWIS and the NEM, emphasizing careful management of renewable energy transition.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
407. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I
refer to the media statement headed ''Renewable hydrogen target to be
investigated for Western Australia'', released on Friday, 6 May
2022. Will the government investigate a broader renewable energy target for Western
Australia, as every other state and territory Labor government has done?
407. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Energy:
I
refer to the media statement headed ''Renewable hydrogen target to be
investigated for Western Australia'', released on Friday, 6 May
2022. Will the government investigate a broader renewable energy target for Western
Australia, as every other state and territory Labor government has done?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the
Minister for Energy.
Renewable energy targets have been
implemented by state and territory governments that are part of the national electricity market, compensating for the lack of
targets at a federal level to support the continued uptake of renewable energy and the privatised nature of the NEM electricity supply. Overall, the
NEM has higher overall emissions than the south west interconnected system,
with 66 per cent of the NEM's generation output met by coal compared
with 38 per cent in the SWIS for the 2020–21 financial year. Further,
renewable generation met almost 40 per cent of
underlying energy demand in the SWIS in the fourth quarter of 2020–21,
compared with around 35 per cent in the NEM. Unlike the NEM, the SWIS is
an isolated power system that does not have any backup through an
interconnector, so the transition to a high renewable penetration must be
carefully managed to keep the lights on. We have been doing this through the
energy transformation strategy implemented over the past three years.
of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the
Minister for Energy.
Renewable energy targets have been
implemented by state and territory governments that are part of the national electricity market, compensating for the lack of
targets at a federal level to support the continued uptake of renewable energy and the privatised nature of the NEM electricity supply. Overall, the
NEM has higher overall emissions than the south west interconnected system,
with 66 per cent of the NEM's generation output met by coal compared
with 38 per cent in the SWIS for the 2020–21 financial year. Further,
renewable generation met almost 40 per cent of
underlying energy demand in the SWIS in the fourth quarter of 2020–21,
compared with around 35 per cent in the NEM. Unlike the NEM, the SWIS is
an isolated power system that does not have any backup through an
interconnector, so the transition to a high renewable penetration must be
carefully managed to keep the lights on. We have been doing this through the
energy transformation strategy implemented over the past three years.
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