Western Power Corporation

This article is about the original Western Power. For the current Western Power, see Western Power (networks corporation).

Western Power

Company type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Energy
Founded	1995
Defunct	2006
Fate	Demerged
Headquarters	Perth , Western Australia
Area served	Western Australia
Products	Electricity

Western Power Corporation (WPC), owned by the Government of Western Australia, was Western Australia's major electricity supplier from 1995 until 2006. ^{[1] [2]}

It was formed in 1995 when the monopoly electricity and gas supplier, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, was disaggregated into separate suppliers for gas (AlintaGas) and electricity (WPC). ^{[3] [4]}

In 2006, WPC was disaggregated into Western Power, Synergy, Horizon Power and Verve Energy. ^{[5] [6]}

Notes

1. Smith, Gregory W. (19 April 2016). Management Obligations for Health and Safety. CRC Press. ISBN   9781439862797.
2. Nelder, Chris (4 September 2013). "The Perils of Electricity Capacity Markets". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. Edmonds, Leigh (2000), Cathedrals of power : a short history of the power-generating infrastructure in Western Australia 1912-1999, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN   978-1-876268-42-8
4. Eiszele, D. R. (1 January 2000), Sayigh, A. A. M. (ed.), "Chapter 6 - Western Power Corporation — A Quarter of a Century of Renewable Technology Innovation", World Renewable Energy Congress VI, Pergamon, pp. 25–32, ISBN   9780080438658 , retrieved 10 August 2019
5. McHugh, Adam (30 October 2012). "The sorry state of WA's electricity market reform". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
6. Weekly, Lawyers; Reporter (3 March 2012). "Power split in WA". www.lawyersweekly.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

• Government of Western Australia - Office of Energy
• Government of Western Australia - Office of Energy - Electricity Reform Implementation Unit