❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed power consumption data for the Cockburn desalination plant from January to March 2007, including renewable energy sourcing and potential reductions during hot weather. The answer provides the daily power consumption data and confirms renewable energy use from Emu Downs Wind Farm, but states no power use reduction occurred during hot days.
AnsweredQoN 2315Legislative Assembly
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(1) What was the daily power consumption of the new Cockburn desalination plant for each day from 1 January to 31 March 2007?
(2) Was the total consumption of power totally covered by a renewable source?
(3) Which renewable plants supplied the energy?
(4) Did the desalination plant draw power during this period during afternoons when the temperature exceeded 37 degrees Celsius?
(a) If so, did the desalination plant reduce its power use during these hot days; and
(b) If so, on what days did this occur and what was the reduction on each of these days?
(2) Was the total consumption of power totally covered by a renewable source?
(3) Which renewable plants supplied the energy?
(4) Did the desalination plant draw power during this period during afternoons when the temperature exceeded 37 degrees Celsius?
(a) If so, did the desalination plant reduce its power use during these hot days; and
(b) If so, on what days did this occur and what was the reduction on each of these days?
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Answered
12 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for Water Resources
Response time
33 days
(b) If so, on what days did this occur and what was the reduction on each of these days?
Daily Power Consumption of the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant from 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007 January 2007 Daily Power (kWh) February 2007 Daily Power (kWh) March 2007 Daily Power (kWh) 01/01/2007 9,697.20 01/02/2007 283,660.80 01/03/2007 295,303.20 02/01/2007 9,240.00 02/02/2007 309,710.40 02/03/2007 272,702.40 03/01/2007 93,098.40 03/02/2007 338,892.00 03/03/2007 364,155.60 04/01/2007 200,754.00 04/02/2007 285,664.80 04/03/2007 417,891.60 05/01/2007 4,750.80 05/02/2007 115,036.80 05/03/2007 131,665.20 06/01/2007 43,898.40 06/02/2007 291,278.40 06/03/2007 108,176.40 07/01/2007 163,686.00 07/02/2007 230,182.80 07/03/2007 343,802.40 08/01/2007 207,549.60 08/02/2007 263,816.40 08/03/2007 342,201.60 09/01/2007 253,580.40 09/02/2007 296,271.60 09/03/2007 334,789.20 10/01/2007 195,712.80 10/02/2007 343,784.40 10/03/2007 329,196.00 11/01/2007 216,236.40 11/02/2007 343,754.40 11/03/2007 235,363.20 12/01/2007 208,719.60 12/02/2007 343,930.80 12/03/2007 341,932.80 13/01/2007 248,176.80 13/02/2007 161,659.20 13/03/2007 264,801.60 14/01/2007 247,599.60 14/02/2007 283,948.80 14/03/2007 421,297.20 15/01/2007 85,216.80 15/02/2007 332,548.80 15/03/2007 400,909.20 16/01/2007 29,858.40 16/02/2007 344,077.20 16/03/2007 424,719.60 17/01/2007 192,842.40 17/02/2007 345,477.60 17/03/2007 424,380.00 18/01/2007 212,822.40 18/02/2007 344,396.40 18/03/2007 513,068.40 19/01/2007 239,299.20 19/02/2007 338,338.80 19/03/2007 515,906.40 20/01/2007 247,962.00 20/02/2007 364,053.60 20/03/2007 512,196.00 21/01/2007 247,591.20 21/02/2007 401,704.80 21/03/2007 453,812.40 22/01/2007 228,014.40 22/02/2007 385,830.00 22/03/2007 431,449.20 23/01/2007 210,798.00 23/02/2007 371,470.80 23/03/2007 433,434.00 24/01/2007 244,428.00 24/02/2007 417,703.20 24/03/2007 434,061.60 25/01/2007 223,828.80 25/02/2007 419,517.60 25/03/2007 433,135.20 26/01/2007 248,629.20 26/02/2007 391,011.60 26/03/2007 429,663.60 27/01/2007 254,515.20 27/02/2007 404,823.60 27/03/2007 129,758.40 28/01/2007 249,729.60 28/02/2007 379,846.80 28/03/2007 8,301.60 29/01/2007 277,630.80 29/03/2007 160,773.60 30/01/2007 329,028.00 30/03/2007 314,452.80 31/01/2007 279,937.20 31/03/2007 424,338.00 (2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
January 2007 Daily Power (kWh) February 2007 Daily Power (kWh) March 2007 Daily Power (kWh) 01/01/2007 9,697.20 01/02/2007 283,660.80 01/03/2007 295,303.20 02/01/2007 9,240.00 02/02/2007 309,710.40 02/03/2007 272,702.40 03/01/2007 93,098.40 03/02/2007 338,892.00 03/03/2007 364,155.60 04/01/2007 200,754.00 04/02/2007 285,664.80 04/03/2007 417,891.60 05/01/2007 4,750.80 05/02/2007 115,036.80 05/03/2007 131,665.20 06/01/2007 43,898.40 06/02/2007 291,278.40 06/03/2007 108,176.40 07/01/2007 163,686.00 07/02/2007 230,182.80 07/03/2007 343,802.40 08/01/2007 207,549.60 08/02/2007 263,816.40 08/03/2007 342,201.60 09/01/2007 253,580.40 09/02/2007 296,271.60 09/03/2007 334,789.20 10/01/2007 195,712.80 10/02/2007 343,784.40 10/03/2007 329,196.00 11/01/2007 216,236.40 11/02/2007 343,754.40 11/03/2007 235,363.20 12/01/2007 208,719.60 12/02/2007 343,930.80 12/03/2007 341,932.80 13/01/2007 248,176.80 13/02/2007 161,659.20 13/03/2007 264,801.60 14/01/2007 247,599.60 14/02/2007 283,948.80 14/03/2007 421,297.20 15/01/2007 85,216.80 15/02/2007 332,548.80 15/03/2007 400,909.20 16/01/2007 29,858.40 16/02/2007 344,077.20 16/03/2007 424,719.60 17/01/2007 192,842.40 17/02/2007 345,477.60 17/03/2007 424,380.00 18/01/2007 212,822.40 18/02/2007 344,396.40 18/03/2007 513,068.40 19/01/2007 239,299.20 19/02/2007 338,338.80 19/03/2007 515,906.40 20/01/2007 247,962.00 20/02/2007 364,053.60 20/03/2007 512,196.00 21/01/2007 247,591.20 21/02/2007 401,704.80 21/03/2007 453,812.40 22/01/2007 228,014.40 22/02/2007 385,830.00 22/03/2007 431,449.20 23/01/2007 210,798.00 23/02/2007 371,470.80 23/03/2007 433,434.00 24/01/2007 244,428.00 24/02/2007 417,703.20 24/03/2007 434,061.60 25/01/2007 223,828.80 25/02/2007 419,517.60 25/03/2007 433,135.20 26/01/2007 248,629.20 26/02/2007 391,011.60 26/03/2007 429,663.60 27/01/2007 254,515.20 27/02/2007 404,823.60 27/03/2007 129,758.40 28/01/2007 249,729.60 28/02/2007 379,846.80 28/03/2007 8,301.60 29/01/2007 277,630.80 29/03/2007 160,773.60 30/01/2007 329,028.00 30/03/2007 314,452.80 31/01/2007 279,937.20 31/03/2007 424,338.00 (2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
Daily Power (kWh)
Daily Power (kWh)
(2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(a) No. (b) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
Daily Power Consumption of the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant from 1 January 2007 to 31 March 2007 January 2007 Daily Power (kWh) February 2007 Daily Power (kWh) March 2007 Daily Power (kWh) 01/01/2007 9,697.20 01/02/2007 283,660.80 01/03/2007 295,303.20 02/01/2007 9,240.00 02/02/2007 309,710.40 02/03/2007 272,702.40 03/01/2007 93,098.40 03/02/2007 338,892.00 03/03/2007 364,155.60 04/01/2007 200,754.00 04/02/2007 285,664.80 04/03/2007 417,891.60 05/01/2007 4,750.80 05/02/2007 115,036.80 05/03/2007 131,665.20 06/01/2007 43,898.40 06/02/2007 291,278.40 06/03/2007 108,176.40 07/01/2007 163,686.00 07/02/2007 230,182.80 07/03/2007 343,802.40 08/01/2007 207,549.60 08/02/2007 263,816.40 08/03/2007 342,201.60 09/01/2007 253,580.40 09/02/2007 296,271.60 09/03/2007 334,789.20 10/01/2007 195,712.80 10/02/2007 343,784.40 10/03/2007 329,196.00 11/01/2007 216,236.40 11/02/2007 343,754.40 11/03/2007 235,363.20 12/01/2007 208,719.60 12/02/2007 343,930.80 12/03/2007 341,932.80 13/01/2007 248,176.80 13/02/2007 161,659.20 13/03/2007 264,801.60 14/01/2007 247,599.60 14/02/2007 283,948.80 14/03/2007 421,297.20 15/01/2007 85,216.80 15/02/2007 332,548.80 15/03/2007 400,909.20 16/01/2007 29,858.40 16/02/2007 344,077.20 16/03/2007 424,719.60 17/01/2007 192,842.40 17/02/2007 345,477.60 17/03/2007 424,380.00 18/01/2007 212,822.40 18/02/2007 344,396.40 18/03/2007 513,068.40 19/01/2007 239,299.20 19/02/2007 338,338.80 19/03/2007 515,906.40 20/01/2007 247,962.00 20/02/2007 364,053.60 20/03/2007 512,196.00 21/01/2007 247,591.20 21/02/2007 401,704.80 21/03/2007 453,812.40 22/01/2007 228,014.40 22/02/2007 385,830.00 22/03/2007 431,449.20 23/01/2007 210,798.00 23/02/2007 371,470.80 23/03/2007 433,434.00 24/01/2007 244,428.00 24/02/2007 417,703.20 24/03/2007 434,061.60 25/01/2007 223,828.80 25/02/2007 419,517.60 25/03/2007 433,135.20 26/01/2007 248,629.20 26/02/2007 391,011.60 26/03/2007 429,663.60 27/01/2007 254,515.20 27/02/2007 404,823.60 27/03/2007 129,758.40 28/01/2007 249,729.60 28/02/2007 379,846.80 28/03/2007 8,301.60 29/01/2007 277,630.80 29/03/2007 160,773.60 30/01/2007 329,028.00 30/03/2007 314,452.80 31/01/2007 279,937.20 31/03/2007 424,338.00 (2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
January 2007 Daily Power (kWh) February 2007 Daily Power (kWh) March 2007 Daily Power (kWh) 01/01/2007 9,697.20 01/02/2007 283,660.80 01/03/2007 295,303.20 02/01/2007 9,240.00 02/02/2007 309,710.40 02/03/2007 272,702.40 03/01/2007 93,098.40 03/02/2007 338,892.00 03/03/2007 364,155.60 04/01/2007 200,754.00 04/02/2007 285,664.80 04/03/2007 417,891.60 05/01/2007 4,750.80 05/02/2007 115,036.80 05/03/2007 131,665.20 06/01/2007 43,898.40 06/02/2007 291,278.40 06/03/2007 108,176.40 07/01/2007 163,686.00 07/02/2007 230,182.80 07/03/2007 343,802.40 08/01/2007 207,549.60 08/02/2007 263,816.40 08/03/2007 342,201.60 09/01/2007 253,580.40 09/02/2007 296,271.60 09/03/2007 334,789.20 10/01/2007 195,712.80 10/02/2007 343,784.40 10/03/2007 329,196.00 11/01/2007 216,236.40 11/02/2007 343,754.40 11/03/2007 235,363.20 12/01/2007 208,719.60 12/02/2007 343,930.80 12/03/2007 341,932.80 13/01/2007 248,176.80 13/02/2007 161,659.20 13/03/2007 264,801.60 14/01/2007 247,599.60 14/02/2007 283,948.80 14/03/2007 421,297.20 15/01/2007 85,216.80 15/02/2007 332,548.80 15/03/2007 400,909.20 16/01/2007 29,858.40 16/02/2007 344,077.20 16/03/2007 424,719.60 17/01/2007 192,842.40 17/02/2007 345,477.60 17/03/2007 424,380.00 18/01/2007 212,822.40 18/02/2007 344,396.40 18/03/2007 513,068.40 19/01/2007 239,299.20 19/02/2007 338,338.80 19/03/2007 515,906.40 20/01/2007 247,962.00 20/02/2007 364,053.60 20/03/2007 512,196.00 21/01/2007 247,591.20 21/02/2007 401,704.80 21/03/2007 453,812.40 22/01/2007 228,014.40 22/02/2007 385,830.00 22/03/2007 431,449.20 23/01/2007 210,798.00 23/02/2007 371,470.80 23/03/2007 433,434.00 24/01/2007 244,428.00 24/02/2007 417,703.20 24/03/2007 434,061.60 25/01/2007 223,828.80 25/02/2007 419,517.60 25/03/2007 433,135.20 26/01/2007 248,629.20 26/02/2007 391,011.60 26/03/2007 429,663.60 27/01/2007 254,515.20 27/02/2007 404,823.60 27/03/2007 129,758.40 28/01/2007 249,729.60 28/02/2007 379,846.80 28/03/2007 8,301.60 29/01/2007 277,630.80 29/03/2007 160,773.60 30/01/2007 329,028.00 30/03/2007 314,452.80 31/01/2007 279,937.20 31/03/2007 424,338.00 (2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
Daily Power (kWh)
Daily Power (kWh)
(2) Yes (3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(3) Emu Downs Wind Farm. (4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(4) Yes. (a) No. (b) Not applicable
(a) No. (b) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
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