Energy giant AGL has inked an offtake agreement with Tilt Renewables for 100 per cent of the expected 108 megawatts of electricity from the Waddi Wind Farm north of Perth.
A proposed doubling of a cap applied to energy prices has been met with calls for change by industry players, in a series of submissions to the Economic Regulation Authority.
One of the state's most experienced energy entrepreneurs, Ky Cao, has re-emerged looking for deals in the sector, although this time his focus is on exporting local expertise to Vietnam.
The state's economic regulator is working out how best to balance a need for storage on the electricity grid against concerns Western Power could gain an anti-competitive advantage.
AGL Energy subsidiary Perth Energy has secured a $4.5 million three-year contract with the North Metropolitan Health Service, its biggest natural gas supply agreement with a state government agency this year.
Synergy has secured a substantial electricity supply deal with the North Metropolitan Health Service, one of several electricity contracts awarded by government agencies in the health and education sectors in recent months.
AGL Energy is set to continue its rapid expansion into the WA market, after it struck a deal to purchase WA's third-largest electricity retailer, Perth Energy, for up to $93 million.
New Zealand-based investment group Infratil is considering selling its majority stake in local electricity provider Perth Energy, which recently returned to profit after running at a loss for the past three years.
Local electricity retailer Perth Energy is planning a leadership change, with chief development officer Giles Redmile to take over as chief executive in mid-February as current boss Andrew Rowe moves back to the engineering industry.
SPECIAL REPORT: Navitas boss Rod Jones talked to Business News about the next chapter for the $1.8 billion education provider he founded, and his hopes for the technology ventures he's backing.
Western Australian Energy Minister Ben Wyatt has opened the door for a potential state-based renewables target after the federal government confirmed a major change in energy policy today.
SPECIAL REPORT: As WA households benefit from increased competition in gas retailing, the electricity sector wants to be able to compete with Synergy in providing to small customers, with some industry members calling for a reduction in the contestability threshold to 20 megawatt hours.
Two niche operators in Western Australia's electricity market have accused the state government of being more concerned with protecting its own interests than creating a truly competitive industry
SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what's holding up and what's contributing to electricity price reductions, reviews the players in WA's wave energy and waste-to-energy industries and reports on allegations of market manipulation by a Synergy-owned business.
Energy Minister Mike Nahan's announcement earlier this week of the government's planned introduction of greater competition to the electricity sector has already spurred the growth prospects of one market entrant.
The state's new peak body for renewable energy and energy efficiency, which emerged after the collapse of the Sustainable Energy Association of Australia last year, is set to establish its leadersh
As the state's review of its electricity market seeks to turn the system on its head, investors protecting their interests have argued strongly to keep Western Australia out of the national electricity market (NEM).
The release of a discussion paper on how to fix the electricity market has reignited the debate over whether Synergy and Verve should be split into two separate generator-retailers.
The Barnett government has moved to defer future payments to providers of reserve electricity in a key first move of its review of the state's electricity market.
The issue of electricity prices not surprisingly has emerged as a hot topic of discussion following the government's recent announcement of a statewide review of the electricity market.
SPECIAL REPORT: Energy Minister Mike Nahan has told Business News a review of Western Australia's wholesale electricity market could open the door to some dramatic shakeups in the sector.
After four years advising Navitas founder Rod Jones as his biggest client, investment banker Jon Biesse is about to make the commitment full-time, stepping into the private world of business to run
IT should come as no surprise that the biggest and most common issue confronting a bunch of successful Western Australian companies is that of labour - getting and keeping the skills they need to meet the strong demand they are seeing.
Power minnow Perth Energy has announced a deal to purchase $30 million of energy a year from state generator Verve Energy to supply customers at the lower end of the contestable range over the next five years.
