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About 400 Esperance residents and businesses have switched from gas to electricity, with the local distributor to cease supplying gas to the town today.

Horizon Power has bought into a Cockburn-based contractor, in the state government's latest move to extend its reach into the energy industry.

The first EV charger along the state's proposed electric highway is due to be installed in the coming months courtesy of a major Victoria-based outfit.

Five years after the state government declared it wanted to make electricity prices cost reflective, Synergy is set to receive about $1.7 billion of subsidies over the next four years.

Limitless WA: Standing on top of a glacier in New Zealand, Horizon Power chief executive Stephanie Unwin had a realisation which motivated her to make green energy a top priority.

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State-owned Horizon Power has contracted two businesses in the West Kimberley to install rooftop solar panels as part of a $5.2 million project at Derby Hospital.

Local IT services firm Empired has won a managed services contract worth at least $9 million from state-owned Horizon Power.

Construction of Horizon Power's Denham renewable hydrogen project will soon get under way, a $7.3 million pilot of the fuel's potential.

Five large mining companies have separately launched initiatives this week to accelerate a move toward electrification of their mine sites.

Buru Energy has beefed up its board ahead of its big 2021 energy exploration push with its newly minted partner, Origin Energy, as it seeks to flex its muscles further in WA's hydrocarbon-rich Canning Basin. Respected, long-serving non-executive director Eve Howell will retire and three new non-executives will join the board as Buru gears up for 2021.

With bushfire smoke covering Perth and minimal wind, the state's coal power generators ran at full capacity for a period in Tuesday afternoon's sweltering heat.

The Liberal Party is standing by its previous commitment to keep Western Power in public hands, with a plan to allow retailers to enter the market place to drive competition.

Construction of a hydrogen plant that will have enough energy to power 100 homes in the coastal town of Denham has been approved by the federal government.

Gas demand in the Goldfields will underpin a new $460 million pipeline connecting Western Australia's two key gas trunklines.

Sydney-based Mechanical Project Services has secured the contract to install solar panels at 30 Western Australian schools, as part of a $5 million state government project.

Support for Aboriginal peoples' employment pathways and a sustainable sports program for local youth are among the initiatives in a $700,000 Horizon Power funding round.

30 schools in regional Western Australia will have solar panels installed in a $5 million program, the state government will announce today.

Hydrogen, batteries, and standalone power systems are a major focus for WA's regions.

Regional businesses in Western Australia will be eligible for up to $50,000 in grants from Horizon Power, as part of a new community partnership program.

Visionary infrastructure projects can drive huge advancement in regional communities, but the challenge is investing money wisely.

Perth-based Horizon Power is purchasing gas from Shell to use in some of its power systems across regional Australia under a two-year supply agreement.

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Electricity provider Horizon Power has been fined $40,000 for incorrect work in Kununurra, causing a fire and telecommunications equipment at various properties to become potentially unsafe.

Contract Power Group plans to build a new power station at Esperance after Horizon Power awarded the Perth company a 20-year power purchase agreement for the supply of electricity to the town.

Five Western Australian women have been appointed to senior board positions, including Marion Fulker joining the Infrastructure Australia board and Samantha Tough chairing Horizon Power.

Almost $1.2 billion in dividends flowed to the state government from 11 of its businesses in the year to June 2019, according to their recently published annual reports.

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Deputy under-treasurer Michael Court has joined the board of Horizon Power, the latest in a string of moves to appoint government employees to directorships at energy utilities.

The vast emptiness of WA has proved to be an advantage when developing skills in the rollout of new electricity technology.

Horizon Power chair Stephen Edwell has been picked to lead the state government's Energy Transformation Taskforce, two months after a review into energy policy was first announced.

The state government announced it would spend $11.6 million on the installation of solar farms and energy storage in remote Aboriginal communities as part of this years' State Budget.

The battery minerals boom may have captured the public's imagination, but WA is also at the vanguard of applying batteries and other technologies at the consumer level.

The state is developing from a gas exporter to produce a range of energy commodities and technological innovations, with energy exports to potentially hit $50 billion in a decade.

The state government has continued its rollout of off-grid renewable systems, with Perth-based CPS National set to install micro power systems in the Esperance region.

Consulting and corporate advisory firm Mainsheet Capital is planning to accelerate its growth after key people at predecessor firm Mainsheet Corporate were reunited.

A tech business that supports power provision in rural areas and a company developing a laser robot to remove damaged tissue and bones have won a combined $1.7 million of federal Accelerating Commercialisation grants.

Former Synergy executive Stephanie Unwin is set to lead regional energy retailer Horizon Power next year, while Screenwest, SNC-Lavalin, Worksafe WA and Destination Perth have also announced significant appointments.

Two people have been charged following an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission into state-owned utility Horizon Power.