❓ A parliamentary question addresses the feasibility of connecting Windy Harbour to the electricity grid, including costs, environmental impact, and renewable energy alternatives. The response indicates grid connection is possible if funding is secured, but a renewable energy option hasn't been formally investigated.
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(1) Is Western Power planning to connect the settlement of Windy Harbour to the south west interconnected system? (2) If yes, what is the estimated total cost of this new electricity grid supply? (3) Does this cost attempt to factor in external costs such as greenhouse gas emission impacts? (4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE
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The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(2) If yes, what is the estimated total cost of this new electricity grid supply? (3) Does this cost attempt to factor in external costs such as greenhouse gas emission impacts? (4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(3) Does this cost attempt to factor in external costs such as greenhouse gas emission impacts? (4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(2) If yes, what is the estimated total cost of this new electricity grid supply? (3) Does this cost attempt to factor in external costs such as greenhouse gas emission impacts? (4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(3) Does this cost attempt to factor in external costs such as greenhouse gas emission impacts? (4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(4) When will the connection take place? (5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(5) What impact will the construction of the powerline have on the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and how many kilometres of the new line will cross the park? (6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(6) Has the alternative cost of developing a wind generator and diesel back-up system been investigated? (7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(7) If so, what is the cost? (8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(8) If a wind alternative for Windy Harbour is not being advanced, why not? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
The last part of that question was particularly elegant. I provide this answer on behalf of Hon Tom Stephens. (1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(1) Windy Harbour, like several other remote and regional communities, is well outside the existing service area. Western Power considers several options for supply to such communities, including extending the network and hybrid renewable energy systems. Western Power will extend its supply to include Windy Harbour if money can be found or the community itself funds the project. (2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(2) Connecting the settlement to the existing grid would require about 30 kilometres of line between Northcliffe and Windy Harbour. When Western Power costed the project in 2003, the cost was estimated at about $1.75 million. A further $200 000 would be required to reticulate the settlement itself. I understand the settlement is not a gazetted town site and property boundaries within the settlement have not been surveyed. Such expenditure must compete for priority with other communities with unreliable supplies. (3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(3) No. (4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(4) Not applicable. (5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(5) All 30 kilometres of the line would traverse the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, and clearing would be required. (6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
(6)-(8) Western Power has done no formal investigation into the viability of installing a renewable energy source for the settlement.
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