Hon Wilson Tucker asked the Minister for Energy about the number of Horizon Power customers disconnected for non-payment since 30 June 2021, broken down by region. The Minister provided a table showing 1,461 disconnections across the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne/Midwest, and Goldfields/Esperance regions, noting that over 90% were reconnected.

AnsweredQoN 1137Legislative Council
Asked
8 December 2021
Portfolio
Energy

QuestionView source ↗

HORIZON POWER —
DISCONNECTIONS
1137. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
Since 30 June 2021, how many
Horizon Power customers have had their service disconnected due to non-payment?
Please provide figures for each region within Horizon Power's network.

AnswerView source ↗

I
thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided
by the Minister for Energy. The table
below shows the number of customers disconnected, by the Horizon Power service
region, since 30 June 2021 to date. I seek leave to have the table
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Service
Region
Disconnected
Customers
Kimberley
508
Pilbara
617
Gascoyne/Midwest
180
Goldfields/Esperance
156
Total:
1,461
I note that this includes
residential and business disconnections for non-payment, and may include
premises that are no longer occupied. More than 90 per cent of those have been
reconnected.

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