❓ WA Parliament QoN 2483 seeks detailed financial information on the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) funding, expenditure, and administration by the Sustainable Energy Development Office from 2000-2007. The response provides specific figures for various subprograms and funding sources.
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(1) In total, how much RRPGP funding has been made available to Western Australia by the Commonwealth Government to date?
(2) What is the total amount of RRPGP funding that has been made available to the State Government to be administered by the Sustainable Energy Development Office from the Commonwealth Government for the following financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(3) How much of the total RRPGP funding available from the Commonwealth Government has been spent by the Sustainable Energy Development Office in administering the RRPGP subprograms, including office-related costs, and excluding the amounts paid as grants/rebates to recipients for each RRPGP subprogram in each of the financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(4) How much funding has the State Government provided for the Sustainable Energy Development Office to administer each RRPGP subprogram, other than grants/rebates and funding support for the following financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(5) RRPGP funding has been available from the Commonwealth Government to the State Government for renewable energy system rebates in Western Australia for the past few years. The State Government has also provided supplementary funding to the Commonwealth funds. In Western Australia, the RRPGP Commonwealth and State derived funds are administered by the Sustainable Energy Development Office under RRPGP subprograms -
(a) Since the RRPGP funding has been available to the Western Australian Sustainable Energy Development Office, how much has been paid out in total as rebates/grants for eligible systems and expenditures (excluding administration costs) in each of the financial years -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007;
for the following RRPGP subprograms -
(A) the Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP);
(B) large renewable energy projects;
(C) industry development and support projects;
(D) the Remote Area Power System (RAPS) scheme;
(E) the Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP);
(F) The Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP);
(G) Bushlight; and
(H) any other subprograms?
(b) what total amount of funding has been paid out as grants/rebates to the RRPGP subprograms in question (5)(a) from each subprogram for the following financial years by the Western Australian State Government derived funds -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007?
(c) what total amount of funding has been paid out as grants/rebates to the Western Australian RRPGP funded subprograms in question (5)(a) for each subprogram for the following financial years by the Commonwealth Government derived RRPGP funds -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007?
(6) Prior to the RRPGP, the Western Australian Government provided funding to encourage the uptake of renewable energy in regional and remote areas of the state through the Renewable Energy Remote Area Power Supply Scheme (RERAPS). The $2 million state funded RERAPS scheme was introduced in July 1996 and was administered by the Western Australian Office of Energy, offering a rebate for 75% of the costs for renewable energy components and 25% of the battery bank costs up to a maximum of $8,000 where the cost of extending the grid was over $50,000. When the RRPGP became available, the Western Australian State Government replaced the RERAPS scheme with the RRPGP funded RAPS program. The Western Australian State Government offered an additional 5% on top of the 50% Commonwealth rebate on renewable energy components and supporting technologies -
(a) has the State Government made a decision to discontinue the State Government’s additional 5% funding for the RAPS subprogram, or any other RRPGP subprogram listed in question (5)(a) that it may have been contributing Western Australian State funds to?
(b) if the answer to question (a) is yes, what are some of the reasons why the State Government has ceased its support?
(7) The Photovoltaic Rebate Program (PVRP) is another Commonwealth Government renewable energy funding program that provides rebates for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The PVRP is also administered in Western Australia by the Sustainable Energy Development Office -
(a) what is the total amount of funds received by the Sustainable Energy Development Office from the Commonwealth Government for the PVRP for the following financial years?
(i) 1999-2000;
(ii) 2000-2001;
(iii) 2001-2002;
(iv) 2002-2003;
(v) 2003-2004;
(vi) 2004-2005;
(vii) 2005-2006; and
(viii) 2006-2007?
(8) In March this year, the number of installed Photovoltaic systems funded under the PVRP in Western Australia was only 2.1% of the national total. Why does Western Australia have only 2% of the national total when we have the best solar resource of all the states and we represent around 10% of the national population?
(9) The South West Integrated System (SWIS) was only 55% of the total Western Australian electricity generation in the last financial year. The North West Interconnected System (NWIS) and the 28 Non-Interconnected Systems (NIS) was responsible for the remaining 45% of the states total electricity generation in the same year. How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell on the Western Australian North West Integrated System (NWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(10) How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell on the South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years?
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(11) How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell in Western Australia on all systems other than the North West Integrated System (NWIS) and the South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(12) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers on the NWIS, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(13) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers on the SWIS, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(14) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers in Western Australia, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(15) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) on the Western Australian North West Integrated System (NWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(16) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) on the Western Australian South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(17) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) in total in Western Australia for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(18) Explain in words the methodology that was used to obtain the figures to questions (9), (10), (12), (13), (15) and (16).
(19) What was Western Australia’s total ‘Primary Energy Production’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(20) What was Western Australia’s total net exports of ‘Primary Energy’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(21) What was Western Australia’s total ‘Primary Energy Use’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(22) According to the Western Australian Government’s Office of Energy’s publication in 2003, the Final Energy Use for Western Australia in the financial year 2000-2001 was 464 Petajoules. Only 16% percent of the Final Energy Consumed was in the form of electricity -
(a) what was Western Australia’s total ‘Final Energy Use’ (PJ) for each of the following categories (Natural Gas, Petroleum Products, Coal, Solar and Wood) for each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(b) what was Western Australia’s total ‘Final Energy Use’ (PJ) for the electricity sector for each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(23) Established in 1997, GreenPower is a national accreditation program that sets stringent environmental and reporting standards for renewable electricity products offered by energy suppliers to households and businesses across Australia. GreenPower product providers are required to submit information on the number of eligible RECs that have been transferred to a registered GreenPower account in the REC Registry. These transferred RECs ensure that GreenPower increases the amount of renewable energy generated in Australia over and above the MRET requirements. Of the 236,766 MWh of GreenPower that was sold in Australia for the quarter from 1 January to 31 March, Western Australia represented only 3.4% of the total national sales. Other state percentages for the quarter were: South Australia (6.4%), ACT (9.2%), Queensland (15.7%), Victoria (29.2%) and New South Wales (36.1%). The annual GreenPower sales in Western Australia represent around 0.1% of the total electricity generated in our State -
(a) how many MWh of 100% (equivalent) GreenPower has the Western Australian Government purchased in each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005; and
(v) 2005-2006?
(24) GreenPower can be purchased as a percentage (10% – 100%) of total electricity consumption. 50% means that an electricity supplier purchases renewable energy from accredited GreenPower sources to the amount equal to 50% of a household’s or a business’ electricity consumption. 100% means that all of your electricity is sourced from registered renewable energy generators to the amount equal to 100% of your electricity consumption. This level of detail and accountability is achieved by the purchase and surrendering of RECs equal to the amount of the purchased percentage electricity, where 1 REC represents 1 MWh -
(a) what is the budget/forward estimates of the number of 100% equivalent MWh that the Western Australian Government has estimated it will purchase in the following financial years -
(i) 2006 -2007;
(ii) 2007-2008;
(iii) 2008-2009;
(iv) 2009-2010; and
(v) 2010-2011?
(b) which are the participating agencies/government departments in the Western Australian Government’s ‘Energy Smart Government Program’?
(c) what was the total amount of electricity (GWh) that all participating agencies/government departments consumed in the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(d) what are the Government’s estimates of the total amount of electricity (GWh) that all participating agencies/government departments will consume in the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(e) which government agencies/departments will purchase 20% of their electricity by 2010 from accredited renewable energy generators?
(25) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the existing 24MW desalination plant in Kwinana?
(26) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the proposed 23MW desalination plant near Binningup, when producing 45 Gigalitres of water per year?
(27) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the proposed expansion of the desalination plant near Binningup when producing 100 Gigalitres of water per year?
(28) What is the mechanism that the Western Australian Government uses to ensure that the equivalent amount of RECs is surrendered to the amount of electricity consumed in the existing desalination plant?
(29) The Kwinana desalination plant was officially opened on the 18 April this year and is now running at full capacity. The facility has been delivering water to the city’s supply system since November 2006. What are the Renewable Energy Certificate numbers (i.e. 000034 WD00WA02 - 2006-00000X etc.) of the RECs that have been surrendered or transferred into a GreenPower account in the REC Registry on behalf of the Water Corporation to ensure the electricity used in the desalination plant is sourced from new renewable generation capacity?
(2) What is the total amount of RRPGP funding that has been made available to the State Government to be administered by the Sustainable Energy Development Office from the Commonwealth Government for the following financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(3) How much of the total RRPGP funding available from the Commonwealth Government has been spent by the Sustainable Energy Development Office in administering the RRPGP subprograms, including office-related costs, and excluding the amounts paid as grants/rebates to recipients for each RRPGP subprogram in each of the financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(4) How much funding has the State Government provided for the Sustainable Energy Development Office to administer each RRPGP subprogram, other than grants/rebates and funding support for the following financial years -
(a) 2000-2001;
(b) 2001-2002;
(c) 2002-2003;
(d) 2003-2004;
(e) 2004-2005;
(f) 2005-2006; and
(g) 2006-2007?
(5) RRPGP funding has been available from the Commonwealth Government to the State Government for renewable energy system rebates in Western Australia for the past few years. The State Government has also provided supplementary funding to the Commonwealth funds. In Western Australia, the RRPGP Commonwealth and State derived funds are administered by the Sustainable Energy Development Office under RRPGP subprograms -
(a) Since the RRPGP funding has been available to the Western Australian Sustainable Energy Development Office, how much has been paid out in total as rebates/grants for eligible systems and expenditures (excluding administration costs) in each of the financial years -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007;
for the following RRPGP subprograms -
(A) the Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP);
(B) large renewable energy projects;
(C) industry development and support projects;
(D) the Remote Area Power System (RAPS) scheme;
(E) the Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP);
(F) The Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP);
(G) Bushlight; and
(H) any other subprograms?
(b) what total amount of funding has been paid out as grants/rebates to the RRPGP subprograms in question (5)(a) from each subprogram for the following financial years by the Western Australian State Government derived funds -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007?
(c) what total amount of funding has been paid out as grants/rebates to the Western Australian RRPGP funded subprograms in question (5)(a) for each subprogram for the following financial years by the Commonwealth Government derived RRPGP funds -
(i) 2000-2001;
(ii) 2001-2002;
(iii) 2002-2003;
(iv) 2003-2004;
(v) 2004-2005;
(vi) 2005-2006; and
(vii) 2006-2007?
(6) Prior to the RRPGP, the Western Australian Government provided funding to encourage the uptake of renewable energy in regional and remote areas of the state through the Renewable Energy Remote Area Power Supply Scheme (RERAPS). The $2 million state funded RERAPS scheme was introduced in July 1996 and was administered by the Western Australian Office of Energy, offering a rebate for 75% of the costs for renewable energy components and 25% of the battery bank costs up to a maximum of $8,000 where the cost of extending the grid was over $50,000. When the RRPGP became available, the Western Australian State Government replaced the RERAPS scheme with the RRPGP funded RAPS program. The Western Australian State Government offered an additional 5% on top of the 50% Commonwealth rebate on renewable energy components and supporting technologies -
(a) has the State Government made a decision to discontinue the State Government’s additional 5% funding for the RAPS subprogram, or any other RRPGP subprogram listed in question (5)(a) that it may have been contributing Western Australian State funds to?
(b) if the answer to question (a) is yes, what are some of the reasons why the State Government has ceased its support?
(7) The Photovoltaic Rebate Program (PVRP) is another Commonwealth Government renewable energy funding program that provides rebates for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The PVRP is also administered in Western Australia by the Sustainable Energy Development Office -
(a) what is the total amount of funds received by the Sustainable Energy Development Office from the Commonwealth Government for the PVRP for the following financial years?
(i) 1999-2000;
(ii) 2000-2001;
(iii) 2001-2002;
(iv) 2002-2003;
(v) 2003-2004;
(vi) 2004-2005;
(vii) 2005-2006; and
(viii) 2006-2007?
(8) In March this year, the number of installed Photovoltaic systems funded under the PVRP in Western Australia was only 2.1% of the national total. Why does Western Australia have only 2% of the national total when we have the best solar resource of all the states and we represent around 10% of the national population?
(9) The South West Integrated System (SWIS) was only 55% of the total Western Australian electricity generation in the last financial year. The North West Interconnected System (NWIS) and the 28 Non-Interconnected Systems (NIS) was responsible for the remaining 45% of the states total electricity generation in the same year. How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell on the Western Australian North West Integrated System (NWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(10) How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell on the South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years?
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(11) How much electricity (GWh) did all electricity retailers sell in Western Australia on all systems other than the North West Integrated System (NWIS) and the South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(12) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers on the NWIS, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(13) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers on the SWIS, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(14) What was the number of RECs liabilities/surplus for all electricity retailers in Western Australia, for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(15) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) on the Western Australian North West Integrated System (NWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(16) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) on the Western Australian South West Integrated System (SWIS) in each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(17) How much electricity (MWh) was generated (as defined in the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001
under the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
) in total in Western Australia for each of the following years -
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005;
(f) 2006; and
(g) 2007?
(18) Explain in words the methodology that was used to obtain the figures to questions (9), (10), (12), (13), (15) and (16).
(19) What was Western Australia’s total ‘Primary Energy Production’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(20) What was Western Australia’s total net exports of ‘Primary Energy’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(21) What was Western Australia’s total ‘Primary Energy Use’ (PJ) for each of the following financial years -
(a) 2001-2002;
(b) 2002-2003;
(c) 2003-2004;
(d) 2004-2005;
(e) 2005-2006; and
(f) 2006-2007?
(22) According to the Western Australian Government’s Office of Energy’s publication in 2003, the Final Energy Use for Western Australia in the financial year 2000-2001 was 464 Petajoules. Only 16% percent of the Final Energy Consumed was in the form of electricity -
(a) what was Western Australia’s total ‘Final Energy Use’ (PJ) for each of the following categories (Natural Gas, Petroleum Products, Coal, Solar and Wood) for each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(b) what was Western Australia’s total ‘Final Energy Use’ (PJ) for the electricity sector for each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(23) Established in 1997, GreenPower is a national accreditation program that sets stringent environmental and reporting standards for renewable electricity products offered by energy suppliers to households and businesses across Australia. GreenPower product providers are required to submit information on the number of eligible RECs that have been transferred to a registered GreenPower account in the REC Registry. These transferred RECs ensure that GreenPower increases the amount of renewable energy generated in Australia over and above the MRET requirements. Of the 236,766 MWh of GreenPower that was sold in Australia for the quarter from 1 January to 31 March, Western Australia represented only 3.4% of the total national sales. Other state percentages for the quarter were: South Australia (6.4%), ACT (9.2%), Queensland (15.7%), Victoria (29.2%) and New South Wales (36.1%). The annual GreenPower sales in Western Australia represent around 0.1% of the total electricity generated in our State -
(a) how many MWh of 100% (equivalent) GreenPower has the Western Australian Government purchased in each of the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005; and
(v) 2005-2006?
(24) GreenPower can be purchased as a percentage (10% – 100%) of total electricity consumption. 50% means that an electricity supplier purchases renewable energy from accredited GreenPower sources to the amount equal to 50% of a household’s or a business’ electricity consumption. 100% means that all of your electricity is sourced from registered renewable energy generators to the amount equal to 100% of your electricity consumption. This level of detail and accountability is achieved by the purchase and surrendering of RECs equal to the amount of the purchased percentage electricity, where 1 REC represents 1 MWh -
(a) what is the budget/forward estimates of the number of 100% equivalent MWh that the Western Australian Government has estimated it will purchase in the following financial years -
(i) 2006 -2007;
(ii) 2007-2008;
(iii) 2008-2009;
(iv) 2009-2010; and
(v) 2010-2011?
(b) which are the participating agencies/government departments in the Western Australian Government’s ‘Energy Smart Government Program’?
(c) what was the total amount of electricity (GWh) that all participating agencies/government departments consumed in the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(d) what are the Government’s estimates of the total amount of electricity (GWh) that all participating agencies/government departments will consume in the following financial years -
(i) 2001-2002;
(ii) 2002-2003;
(iii) 2003-2004;
(iv) 2004-2005;
(v) 2005-2006; and
(vi) 2006-2007?
(e) which government agencies/departments will purchase 20% of their electricity by 2010 from accredited renewable energy generators?
(25) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the existing 24MW desalination plant in Kwinana?
(26) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the proposed 23MW desalination plant near Binningup, when producing 45 Gigalitres of water per year?
(27) What has the Western Australian Government estimated the annual electricity consumption (in GWh) will be for the proposed expansion of the desalination plant near Binningup when producing 100 Gigalitres of water per year?
(28) What is the mechanism that the Western Australian Government uses to ensure that the equivalent amount of RECs is surrendered to the amount of electricity consumed in the existing desalination plant?
(29) The Kwinana desalination plant was officially opened on the 18 April this year and is now running at full capacity. The facility has been delivering water to the city’s supply system since November 2006. What are the Renewable Energy Certificate numbers (i.e. 000034 WD00WA02 - 2006-00000X etc.) of the RECs that have been surrendered or transferred into a GreenPower account in the REC Registry on behalf of the Water Corporation to ensure the electricity used in the desalination plant is sourced from new renewable generation capacity?
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Answered
24 October 2007
Responded by
Minister for Energy
Response time
125 days
The Office of Energy has provided the Minister for Energy with the following response
(1) $96m.
(2) (a)-(g) $96m in total, appropriation dependent on the rate of uptake, no yearly allocation made.
(3) (a) $149 385
(b) $419 128
(c) $407 038
(d) $498 330
(e) $387 749
(
f) $465 788
(g) $542 190
(4) (a)-(g) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for administration of RRPGP.
(5) (a) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced February 2002
(ii) $78 354
(iii) $1 436 091
(iv) $972 456
(v) $491 516
(vi) $431 879 and
(vii) $397 366.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $4 410 392
(iv) $1 689 116
(v) $1 675 706
(vi) $3 462 080 and
(vii) $1 657 466.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commnced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $35 000
(iv) $924 980
(v) $41 700
(vi) $1 594 101 and
(vii) $1 506 520.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $1 289 523
(iii) $2 730 440
(iv) $2 256 634
(v) $3 649 526
(vi) $4 848 596 and
(vii) $4 168 525.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vi) Not applicable - programe commenced May 2006
(vii) $168 648.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $21 534
(vi) $8 520
(vii) $104,463.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs
(b) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for REWP.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide grants/rebates for large projects. This does not include the State contribution to the projects via Verve Energy.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for Industry Support Projects.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $117 229
(iii) $248 222
(iv) $205 149
(v) $331 775
(vi) $440 781
(vii) $378 957.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for RREP.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) & (vi) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $11 485
(vii) $37 991.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs.
(c) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $78 354
(iii) $1 436 091
(iv) $972 456
(v) $491 516
(vi) $431 879 and
(vii) $397 366.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $4 410 392
(iv) $1 689 116
(v) $1 675 706
(vi) $3 462 080 and
(vii) $1 657 466.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $35 000
(iv) $924 980
(v) $41 700
(vi) $1 594 101 and
(vii) $1 506 520.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $1 172 294
(iii) $2 482 218
(iv) $2 051 485
(v) $3 317 751
(vi) $4 407 815 and
(vii) $3 789 568.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vi) Not applicable - program commenced May 2006
(vii) $168 648.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $10 049
(vi) $8 520 and
(vii) $66,472.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs
(6) (a) Yes.
(b) While the State funding for the Remote Area Power Supply Program has now ended, the Government has allocated new funding to various other renewable energy programs, such as the Solar Schools Program, the new Solar Water Heater Subsidy scheme and the Renewable Energy Production Subsidy. The Government has spent and committed much more on renewable energy programs in recent years and has introduced a number of other initiatives to support renewable energy. There are many options for the Government to support renewable energy and it has to consider the outcomes that can be achieved from different options and the relative costs of those options.
(7) (a) (i) $361 100
(ii) $498 000
(iii) $88 000
(iv) $86 000
(v) $57 540
(vi) $75 731 and
(vii) $187 424.
(8) Uptake depends on level of subscription, not solar resource or population.
One of the reasons Western Australia has only two per cent of the national total of installed photovoltaic systems funded under the Photovoltaic Rebate Program is because most renewable energy systems used in off-grid applications have been supported through the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program instead of through the Photovoltaic Rebate Program.
(9) (a) 2000-01: 242 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 262 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 278 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 278 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 330 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 321 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 320 GWh
(Source: Horizon Power)
(10) (a) 2000-01: 11 684 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 11 770 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 12 234 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 12 643 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 13 381 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 13 796 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 14 619 GWh
(Source: Data provided with advice from Western Power and the Independent Market Operator for 2006/07)
(11) Due to the commercially confidential nature of this information, the Office has been unable to readily obtain this information from all retailers. However, data from Horizon Power concerning their retail sales outside the NWIS/SWIS is provided below.
(a) 2000-01: 315 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 329 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 344 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 352 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 375 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 374 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 409 GWh
(12)-(17) The Office of Energy does not have the information requested. The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator is responsible for administration and enforcement of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target. Inquiries regarding the operation of this program should be directed to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator.
(18) Not applicable
(19) (a) 2001-02: 1740 PJ
(b) 2002-03: 1750 PJ
(c) 2003-04: 1670 PJ
(d) 2004-05: 1840 PJ
(e) 2005-06: 1850 PJ
(f) 2006-07: Data not available
(20) The Office of Energy, after consulting with ABARE, advises that insufficient information is available to provide accurate data for WA's total net exports of 'Primary Energy' (PJ).
(21) (a) 2001-02: 727.4 PJ
(b) 2002-03: 771.6 PJ
(c) 2003-04: 786.8 PJ
(d) 2004-05: 807.5 PJ
(e) 2005-06: 808.3 PJ
(f) 2006-07: 852.6 PJ (ABARE forecast data only)
(Source: ABARE historical and forecast data)
(22) (a) The Office of Energy, after consulting with ABARE, advises that insufficient information is available to provide accurate data on WA's total 'Final Energy Use' (PJ) for each of the following categories (Natural Gas, Petroleum Products, Coal, Solar & Wood).
(b) (i) 2001-02: 82.2 PJ
(ii) 2002-03: 89.3 PJ
(iii) 2003-04: 92.3 PJ
(iv) 2004-05: 94.8 PJ
(v) 2005-06: 97.7 PJ
(vi) 2006-07: Data not available
(Source: ABARE historical data)
(23) (a) (i) Nil
(ii) 269 MWh
(iii) 263 MWh
(iv) 308 MWh
(v) 294 MWh
(24) (a) (i) The budget for the Government's commitment commences from 2007?08. However, based on the previous year, it could be assumed that around 294MWh will be purchased.
(ii) 26 GWh
(iii) 52 GWh
(iv) 104 GWh
(v) 104 GWh
(b) This information is available from the Energy Smart Government report on the Sustainable Energy Development Office website at www.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au.
(c)-(d) (i)-(v) Refer to the Energy Smart Government report.
(vi) Data not available for the 2006-07 financial year from the Energy Smart Government program until 31 October 2007.
(e) Office of Energy will purchase on behalf of agencies listed in the Energy Smart Government report.
(25) The Water Corporation has advised that the annual energy use of the Kwinana Desalination plant is 185 GWh.
(26) The Water Corporation recently released an Invitation to Prequalify to Submit a Proposal to Supply Renewable Energy for the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant which indicated demand of 200 GWh/yr.
(27) The Water Corporation has advised that no detailed design work has been done on the possible expansion.
(28) The Water Corporation advises that it has a contract to purchase renewable energy, accredited by the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, from the Emu Downs windfarm.
(29) The Water Corporation advises that it has a contract to purchase renewable energy, accredited by the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, from the Emu Downs windfarm. The Water Corporation has not contracted to buy "GreenPower".
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(1) $96m.
(2) (a)-(g) $96m in total, appropriation dependent on the rate of uptake, no yearly allocation made.
(3) (a) $149 385
(b) $419 128
(c) $407 038
(d) $498 330
(e) $387 749
(
f) $465 788
(g) $542 190
(4) (a)-(g) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for administration of RRPGP.
(5) (a) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced February 2002
(ii) $78 354
(iii) $1 436 091
(iv) $972 456
(v) $491 516
(vi) $431 879 and
(vii) $397 366.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $4 410 392
(iv) $1 689 116
(v) $1 675 706
(vi) $3 462 080 and
(vii) $1 657 466.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commnced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $35 000
(iv) $924 980
(v) $41 700
(vi) $1 594 101 and
(vii) $1 506 520.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $1 289 523
(iii) $2 730 440
(iv) $2 256 634
(v) $3 649 526
(vi) $4 848 596 and
(vii) $4 168 525.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vi) Not applicable - programe commenced May 2006
(vii) $168 648.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $21 534
(vi) $8 520
(vii) $104,463.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs
(b) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for REWP.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide grants/rebates for large projects. This does not include the State contribution to the projects via Verve Energy.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for Industry Support Projects.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $117 229
(iii) $248 222
(iv) $205 149
(v) $331 775
(vi) $440 781
(vii) $378 957.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vii) Not applicable - the State Government does not provide funding for RREP.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) & (vi) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $11 485
(vii) $37 991.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs.
(c) (A) Renewable Energy Water Pumping Program (REWP)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $78 354
(iii) $1 436 091
(iv) $972 456
(v) $491 516
(vi) $431 879 and
(vii) $397 366.
(B) Large Renewable Energy Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $4 410 392
(iv) $1 689 116
(v) $1 675 706
(vi) $3 462 080 and
(vii) $1 657 466.
(C) Industry Support Projects
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) Nil
(iii) $35 000
(iv) $924 980
(v) $41 700
(vi) $1 594 101 and
(vii) $1 506 520.
(D) Remote Area Power Supply Program (RAPS)
(i) Not applicable - program commenced July 2001
(ii) $1 172 294
(iii) $2 482 218
(iv) $2 051 485
(v) $3 317 751
(vi) $4 407 815 and
(vii) $3 789 568.
(E) Rural Renewable Energy Program (RREP)
(i)-(vi) Not applicable - program commenced May 2006
(vii) $168 648.
(F) Regional Energy Efficiency Program (REEP)
(i)-(iv) Not applicable - program commenced December 2004
(v) $10 049
(vi) $8 520 and
(vii) $66,472.
(G) Bushlight is not a sub-program. Bushlight applications are administered as part of the Remote Area Power Supply Program.
(H) There are no other sub-programs
(6) (a) Yes.
(b) While the State funding for the Remote Area Power Supply Program has now ended, the Government has allocated new funding to various other renewable energy programs, such as the Solar Schools Program, the new Solar Water Heater Subsidy scheme and the Renewable Energy Production Subsidy. The Government has spent and committed much more on renewable energy programs in recent years and has introduced a number of other initiatives to support renewable energy. There are many options for the Government to support renewable energy and it has to consider the outcomes that can be achieved from different options and the relative costs of those options.
(7) (a) (i) $361 100
(ii) $498 000
(iii) $88 000
(iv) $86 000
(v) $57 540
(vi) $75 731 and
(vii) $187 424.
(8) Uptake depends on level of subscription, not solar resource or population.
One of the reasons Western Australia has only two per cent of the national total of installed photovoltaic systems funded under the Photovoltaic Rebate Program is because most renewable energy systems used in off-grid applications have been supported through the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program instead of through the Photovoltaic Rebate Program.
(9) (a) 2000-01: 242 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 262 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 278 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 278 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 330 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 321 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 320 GWh
(Source: Horizon Power)
(10) (a) 2000-01: 11 684 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 11 770 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 12 234 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 12 643 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 13 381 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 13 796 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 14 619 GWh
(Source: Data provided with advice from Western Power and the Independent Market Operator for 2006/07)
(11) Due to the commercially confidential nature of this information, the Office has been unable to readily obtain this information from all retailers. However, data from Horizon Power concerning their retail sales outside the NWIS/SWIS is provided below.
(a) 2000-01: 315 GWh
(b) 2001-02: 329 GWh
(c) 2002-03: 344 GWh
(d) 2003-04: 352 GWh
(e) 2004-05: 375 GWh
(f) 2005-06: 374 GWh
(g) 2006-07: 409 GWh
(12)-(17) The Office of Energy does not have the information requested. The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator is responsible for administration and enforcement of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target. Inquiries regarding the operation of this program should be directed to the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator.
(18) Not applicable
(19) (a) 2001-02: 1740 PJ
(b) 2002-03: 1750 PJ
(c) 2003-04: 1670 PJ
(d) 2004-05: 1840 PJ
(e) 2005-06: 1850 PJ
(f) 2006-07: Data not available
(20) The Office of Energy, after consulting with ABARE, advises that insufficient information is available to provide accurate data for WA's total net exports of 'Primary Energy' (PJ).
(21) (a) 2001-02: 727.4 PJ
(b) 2002-03: 771.6 PJ
(c) 2003-04: 786.8 PJ
(d) 2004-05: 807.5 PJ
(e) 2005-06: 808.3 PJ
(f) 2006-07: 852.6 PJ (ABARE forecast data only)
(Source: ABARE historical and forecast data)
(22) (a) The Office of Energy, after consulting with ABARE, advises that insufficient information is available to provide accurate data on WA's total 'Final Energy Use' (PJ) for each of the following categories (Natural Gas, Petroleum Products, Coal, Solar & Wood).
(b) (i) 2001-02: 82.2 PJ
(ii) 2002-03: 89.3 PJ
(iii) 2003-04: 92.3 PJ
(iv) 2004-05: 94.8 PJ
(v) 2005-06: 97.7 PJ
(vi) 2006-07: Data not available
(Source: ABARE historical data)
(23) (a) (i) Nil
(ii) 269 MWh
(iii) 263 MWh
(iv) 308 MWh
(v) 294 MWh
(24) (a) (i) The budget for the Government's commitment commences from 2007?08. However, based on the previous year, it could be assumed that around 294MWh will be purchased.
(ii) 26 GWh
(iii) 52 GWh
(iv) 104 GWh
(v) 104 GWh
(b) This information is available from the Energy Smart Government report on the Sustainable Energy Development Office website at www.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au.
(c)-(d) (i)-(v) Refer to the Energy Smart Government report.
(vi) Data not available for the 2006-07 financial year from the Energy Smart Government program until 31 October 2007.
(e) Office of Energy will purchase on behalf of agencies listed in the Energy Smart Government report.
(25) The Water Corporation has advised that the annual energy use of the Kwinana Desalination plant is 185 GWh.
(26) The Water Corporation recently released an Invitation to Prequalify to Submit a Proposal to Supply Renewable Energy for the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant which indicated demand of 200 GWh/yr.
(27) The Water Corporation has advised that no detailed design work has been done on the possible expansion.
(28) The Water Corporation advises that it has a contract to purchase renewable energy, accredited by the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, from the Emu Downs windfarm.
(29) The Water Corporation advises that it has a contract to purchase renewable energy, accredited by the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, from the Emu Downs windfarm. The Water Corporation has not contracted to buy "GreenPower".
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