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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 946 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 September 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ELECTRICITY COMPETITION THRESHOLD

946. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Energy:

(1) Is the minister currently planning to reduce the electricity competition threshold below 50 megawatt hours; and, if not, why not?

(2) If yes, what will be the new threshold and when is the commencement day?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Energy.

(1) No. There has been significant doubt about whether the greater choice for retail electricity customers in the eastern states of Australia has delivered price reductions for consumers. The McGowan government is committed to learning from these experiences to ensure that it delivers affordable and reliable energy to consumers. However, the Minister for Energy has requested that Energy Policy WA investigate potential arrangements required to deliver retail choice for small business electricity customers.

(2) Not applicable.