Western Power
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Western Power Corporation (WPC), owned by the Government of Western Australia
, was Western Australia
's major electricity
supplier from 1995 through 2006. It was formed in 1995 when the monopoly
electricity and gas supplier, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia
, was disaggregated into separate suppliers for gas (AlintaGas
), and for electricity (WPC).
In 2006, WPC was disaggregated into Western Power
, Synergy
, Horizon Power
and Verve Energy
.
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...
, was Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
's major electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
supplier from 1995 through 2006. It was formed in 1995 when the monopoly
Monopoly
A monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity...
electricity and gas supplier, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia
State Energy Commission of Western Australia
The State Energy Commission of Western Australia was an Australian energy provider. It was established on 1 January 1975 as an amalgamation of the State Electricity Commission of Western Australia plus the Fuel and Power Commission.On 1 January 1995 it was split up into separate gas and...
, was disaggregated into separate suppliers for gas (AlintaGas
Alinta
Alinta is an Australian energy infrastructure company. It has grown from a small, Western Australia based gas distributor and retailer to the largest energy infrastructure company in Australia. It was bought in 2007 by a consortium including Singapore Power and various now defunct Babcock & Brown...
), and for electricity (WPC).
In 2006, WPC was disaggregated into Western Power
Western Power (networks corporation)
Western Power is a corporation owned by the Government of Western Australia. It was split from the vertical monopoly of Western Power Company in 2006 during reforms to the state's energy sector. The new company is registered as Electricity Networks Corporation but trades as Western Power...
, Synergy
Synergy (electricity corporation)
Synergy is a corporation owned by the Government of Western Australia. It, Verve Energy, Horizon Power and Western Power were created in 2006 as a result of the breakup of Western Power Corporation. The corporation's official legal name is the "Electricity Retail Corporation"...
, Horizon Power
Horizon Power
Horizon Power is a commercially focused, State Government-owned power company that provides power supplies to Western Australia. It is responsible for generating, procuring, distributing and retailing electricity to residential, industrial and commercial customers and resource developments in its...
and Verve Energy
Verve Energy
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...
.