The table below provides information on economic issues and how each issue was determined in the early stages of the study.
| Topic | Issue | How the topic was addressed |
|---|---|---|
| Future electrical loads and generators | Require transmission line to be sited as close as possible to new generators or loads to minimise connection costs and supply charges. | Information supplied by Western Power transmission planning department. Recognition that loads and generators would prefer to be located as close as possible to the transmission line. This issue was addressed when defining the corridors. |
| Heavy/ light industrial sites and existing mines | Health, access, impacts on infrastructure, visual amenity. Further power provision required for some loads. | Separation distances defined at the stakeholder workshops in December 2006. Recognition that large industrial and mining power consumers would benefit from the transmission line locating close to their site. This issue was included when defining the corridors. |
| Mineral deposits | Potential sterilisation of mineral resources. Impacts on the future siting of mining infrastructure. | Discussions undertaken with the Geological Survey/ Iluka/ tiwest/ Tronox to determine mineral deposits of value within the area of interest. |
Page update on 2 April 2007
