Verve Energy
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Verve Energy is a Western Australian Government
owned corporation
responsible for operating the state's electricity generators on the State's South West Interconnected System. It was split from the then vertically integrated
Western Power, in 2006 during reforms to the state's electricity sector ..
s, supplying electricity to the South-West Interconnected System:
In addition it has various other generation plants, including the Albany Wind Farm, wind diesel, and biomass
facilities.
Government of Western Australia
The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...
owned corporation
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...
responsible for operating the state's electricity generators on the State's South West Interconnected System. It was split from the then vertically integrated
Vertical integration
In microeconomics and management, the term vertical integration describes a style of management control. Vertically integrated companies in a supply chain are united through a common owner. Usually each member of the supply chain produces a different product or service, and the products combine to...
Western Power, in 2006 during reforms to the state's electricity sector ..
Generators
Verve Energy owns five major power stationPower station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
s, supplying electricity to the South-West Interconnected System:
- Muja Power Station, east of CollieCollie, Western Australia-External links:*...
- Collie Power Station, in Collie
- Kwinana Power Station, in Naval Base heavy industrial suburbNaval Base, Western AustraliaNaval Base is a heavy industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana....
- Cockburn Power Station, in CockburnCockburn, Western AustraliaThe City of Cockburn is a Local Government Area with City status, located in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. It is situated about south of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district...
- Pinjar Power Station, in PinjarPinjar, Western AustraliaPinjar is a rural locality in Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wanneroo.-History:The suburb of Pinjar is named after the large swampy lake of this name located north east of Wanneroo. The lake name is shown on government plans from 1868, and the name is of Noongar...
- Mungarra Power Station
In addition it has various other generation plants, including the Albany Wind Farm, wind diesel, and biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
facilities.