❓ Question on Notice regarding the cost-effectiveness of coal vs. gas for electricity generation in the Perth metropolitan area, the future of gas usage relative to coal, and the potential impact of the Kyoto Protocol on fuel choices.
AnsweredQoN 288Legislative Council
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At present Western Power uses coal and gas to generate electricity -
(1) Which is the cheaper medium for the servicing of the metropolitan area?
(2) In the longer term will the use of gas increase at the expense of coal?
(3) Will the adoption of the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emission have any effect on the use of coal or gas as a medium for generating electricity and if so what is the likely effect?
(1) Which is the cheaper medium for the servicing of the metropolitan area?
(2) In the longer term will the use of gas increase at the expense of coal?
(3) Will the adoption of the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emission have any effect on the use of coal or gas as a medium for generating electricity and if so what is the likely effect?
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Answered
29 November 2001
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
36 days
The Minister for Energy has advised that answers to this question will be provided within a few weeks and in any event before the end of the parliament sitting this year.
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