Electricity market reform
In April 2006, Western Power became an independent network business. The then Western Power Corporation was separated into four stand-alone companies:
- Western Power: The 'new' Western Power manages and repairs the 'poles and wires' network that transports electricity. It also responds to power interruptions.
- Synergy: The specialist energy retailer that is the point of contact for customers' day-to-day energy needs. Synergy is the name that appears on your energy bill.
- Verve: The new competitive generation business that produces electricity reliably at its power stations using a variety of fuel sources.
- Horizon Power: Customers with premises supplied with power from the North West Interconnected System and regional non-interconnected systems are now Horizon Power customers.
The change was part of the State Government’s reform to the way electricity is generated, distributed and retailed in Western Australia.
From April 2006
How Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market operates in the SWIS.
