State Energy Commission of Western Australia

Former power provider in Western Australia

State Energy Commission of Western Australia

Trade name

| SECWA
Company type| Government agency
Predecessor| State Electricity Commission of Western Australia
Founded| January 1, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-01-01) In Perth, Western Australia
Defunct| January 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)
Fate| Split into separate companies.
Successor|

* Western Power Corporation
* AlintaGas

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 (established 1945) and the Fuel and Power Commission.[1]

It was involved in the buying of the Fremantle Gas and Coke Company as part of the WA Inc events.

On 1 January 1995 it was split up into separate gas and electricity utilities, named AlintaGas and Western Power Corporation respectively.

## References

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1. ^ Holt, John (7 June 2008). "Offshore Australia Ch. 2". OilCity. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

## External links

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* Australian Science at Work - State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (1945 - 1975)
* Australian Science at Work - State Energy Commission of Western Australia (1975 - 1995)

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WA Inc

Organisations|

| Business|

* Bell Group
* Bond Corporation
* John Curtin Foundation
* Fremantle Gas and Coke Company
* Rothwells
* Teachers' Credit Society

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Government|

* Government Employees Superannuation Board
* State Energy Commission of Western Australia
* State Government Insurance Commission
* City of Stirling
* Western Australian Development Corporation

People|

| Politics|

* Joe Berinson
* Brian Burke
* Terry Burke
* Peter Dowding
* Julian Grill
* Bob Hawke
* Carmen Lawrence
* Ray O'Connor
* David Parker
* Bob Pearce

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Business|

* Warren Anderson
* Alan Bond
* Laurie Connell
* Dallas Dempster
* Yosse Goldberg
* Robert Holmes à Court
* Ernest Lee-Steere
* Kevin Parry
* John Roberts

Commentators|

* Paul Barry
* Alan Carpenter
* Geoff Gallop
* Bob Maumill
* Patrick O'Brien
* Paul Murray
* Trevor Sykes

Royal Commission|

| Commissioners|

* Peter Brinsden
* Geoffrey Kennedy
* Ronald Wilson

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Counsel, etc|

* Michael Barker
* Paul Finn
* Brian Martin
* Tony Templeman

Property|

* Bond/R&I Tower
* Burswood Casino
* Central Park
* Kwinana Petrochemical Plant
* Observation City
* Westralia Square

Elections and leadership spills|

* 1989 state election
* 1990 Labor Party leadership spill
* 1993 state election

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Energy in Western Australia

Coal|

* Bluewaters
* Collie
* Muja
* Worsley Alumina

Gas|

* Cockburn
* Dampier
* Kemerton
* Kwinana
* Kwinana Co-gen
* Mungarra
* Neerabup
* Newman
* Pinjar
* Pinjarra
* Port Hedland
* Telfer Gold Mine
* Wagerup

Major hydro|

* Ord River Hydro
* Wellington Dam

Wind farms|

* Albany
* Badgingarra
* Collgar
* Emu Downs
* Mumbida
* Nine Mile Beach
* Ten Mile Lagoon
* Walkaway
* Warradarge

Solar|

* Emu Downs
* Greenough River
* Merredin

Waste|

* East Rockingham
* Kwinana

Biogas|

* Woodman Point Biogas Generation Plant

Companies|

* Alinta Energy
* ATCO
* Bright Energy Investments
* Horizon Power
* Rio Tinto Iron Ore
* Shell Energy Australia
* South West Interconnected System
* Synergy
* Verve Energy
* Western Power

Historical|

* Alinta
* Fremantle Gas and Coke Company
* State Electricity Commission of Western Australia
* State Energy Commission of Western Australia
* Western Power Corporation

List of power stations in Western Australia

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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