WA to Need 5-Times More Power If Government’s Electrification Plans Succeed

‘Achieving net zero emissions across the economy requires the electricity sector to decarbonise faster than other sectors.’

Three wind turbines can be seen near Albany, Western Australia, on Oct 13, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

More power generators will be needed if the Western Australian (WA) government succeeds in decarbonising—and electrifying—much of its economy, with new modelling revealing electricity needs to increase five-fold.

The Cook Labor government on Dec. 13 released its sectoral emissions reduction strategy (SERS) among dozens of other initiatives that aim to drive wider electrification in WA.