NOTE:  Following the successful disaggreagtion of Western Power Corporation as of 1 April 2006, the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit has been disbanded.  This site remains active for historical reference only.  For further and current information relating to the West Australian Electricity Industry, please visit the Office of Energy Website

Electricity Reform – helping business grow

Small and medium sized businesses pay amongst the highest prices for electricity in Australia.

Electricity reform aims to deliver cheaper prices by introducing competition into the State’s monopolistic electricity industry.

This can only be done by creating four new businesses – State Generation, State Networks, State Retail and an independent Regional Power entity.

Price protection will continue with the uniform tariff remaining in place for Western Power customers. This means the maximum price paid by small business consumers is the same as the maximum price payable by metropolitan consumers and is determined by Government.  As part of the restructure of Western Power, the Government has committed that residential and small business electricity tariffs will be not increase within the current term of Government.

With greater competition in the generation and retail sectors, opportunities will be created for prices to be driven down.


Higher power prices in WA

Western Australia has amongst the highest prices for electricity in Australia
 

Based upon Australian capital city data for 2003/04, on average, Western Australian electricity prices are higher by:

Source:  Electricity Supply Associaiton of Australia