Community consultation
Listening to community members and understanding their priorities is key to bringing the customer perspective.
Public consultation is an important part of transparent decision-making. We welcome feedback on the following projects to help determine their direction and ensure we are meeting customer and industry needs.
Community battery projects
Powering our community's sustainable future
Western Power, in collaboration with local councils and supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is rolling out community batteries across the Perth metropolitan area. This exciting initiative is part of the Federal Government’s $200 million plan to deploy 400 community batteries nationwide. We've been awarded the opportunity to roll out thirteen batteries.
How community batteries work
A community battery stores excess solar energy produced by nearby homes during the day and then releases it during peak usage times, such as in the evening. By balancing energy supply and demand, these batteries help reduce pressure on the network, provide a reliable power supply, and support the community's transition to renewable energy and a more sustainable future.
Designed with your community in mind
The battery procurement process is being finalised and the final technology hasn’t been chosen. We understand the importance of integrating community batteries smoothly into neighbourhoods. Batteries are becoming smaller and more powerful, and we work closely with local councils and vendors to identify the most suitable battery for each location, ensuring these installations enhance community spaces with artwork that complements the area.
Proposed location
Newington Reserve, Morley
Morley has shown a strong commitment to environmental advocacy, with an ever-increasing number of residents adopting renewable energy solutions, showing their dedication to creating a cleaner, greener community that we all can be proud of
Your voice matters
Your feedback and questions are valuable as we move forward with this community-focused project.
Our Community Engagement team is ready to hear from you. Get in touch at (08) 9326 4850 or email us. Please provide your feedback by 9 May 2025 to ensure your voice is heard.
Your participation ensures we create a sustainable and vibrant community together.
Basic Embedded Generator Connection Technical Requirements
To help facilitate efficient connection of renewable assets amid continually increasing demand, we’ve revised our Basic Embedded Generator Connection Technical Requirements.
Public consultation on the draft requirements is now open, and will run until 5pm on May 30, 2025. Please provide any feedback to embedded.generation@westernpower.com.au
The current version of the regulations will remain valid until June 30, 2025.
WEM Procedure: Determining Loss Factors
Proposed changes to the procedure
Western Power is reviewing the Determining Loss Factors WEM Procedure as part of the Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3. These changes update how facilities are defined - by their measurement point instead of their connection point. This allows multiple facilities to be registered behind a single connection point, once approved by AEMO. We're updating the procedure to reflect this new terminology.
We want your feedback
We're inviting written submissions on this proposed change. If you have suggestions or ideas that could improve the procedure or better support the State Electricity Objective (under section 3A of the Electricity Industry Act 2004), we encourage you to share them.
Please clearly mark any part of your submission that you’d like to keep confidential.
Submissions should be made using the WEM Procedure Change Submission form and sent to energy.regulation@westernpower.com.au. Please provide your feedback by 5pm (AWST) on 27 November 2025.
Publication
All submissions will be published on this page.
Procedure change proposal documents