❓ Hon. Darren West questions the Minister for Energy regarding the emergency response generator in Kalbarri, requesting it remain until the end of April to prevent business closures during the Easter and school holiday period. The Minister's response indicates the generator is needed elsewhere and the risk in Kalbarri is not higher than other areas.
AnsweredQoN 444Legislative Council
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KALBARRI — ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
444. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to question without notice
369 about the emergency response generator currently located in Kalbarri, and
to the Minister for Energy's comments about the generator in the other
place on Thursday, 3 April, which stated —
I will look at keeping these measures
in place until after Easter because I understand the importance of Easter.
I also refer to an article in The Geraldton Guardian on Monday, 7
April, in which it was reported that Kalbarri was full for Easter.
(1) Will the
minister now commit to ensuring the emergency response generator remains in
Kalbarri until at least the end of April to ensure that any power outages do
not result in businesses needing to close over the Easter and school holiday
breaks?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
444. Hon DARREN WEST to the
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Energy:
I refer to question without notice
369 about the emergency response generator currently located in Kalbarri, and
to the Minister for Energy's comments about the generator in the other
place on Thursday, 3 April, which stated —
I will look at keeping these measures
in place until after Easter because I understand the importance of Easter.
I also refer to an article in The Geraldton Guardian on Monday, 7
April, in which it was reported that Kalbarri was full for Easter.
(1) Will the
minister now commit to ensuring the emergency response generator remains in
Kalbarri until at least the end of April to ensure that any power outages do
not result in businesses needing to close over the Easter and school holiday
breaks?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide
the following response on behalf of the Leader of the House.
(1)–(2) The
risk of a power interruption in Kalbarri is no greater than in many other parts
of the network. The generator in Kalbarri is a transportable emergency response
generator that can be deployed anywhere in the south west interconnected
network in response to unplanned power outages. The ERG is normally located at
Western Power's Kewdale depot, where it can be readily deployed to any
part of the network to reduce the impact of a power outage on customers.
the following response on behalf of the Leader of the House.
(1)–(2) The
risk of a power interruption in Kalbarri is no greater than in many other parts
of the network. The generator in Kalbarri is a transportable emergency response
generator that can be deployed anywhere in the south west interconnected
network in response to unplanned power outages. The ERG is normally located at
Western Power's Kewdale depot, where it can be readily deployed to any
part of the network to reduce the impact of a power outage on customers.
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