Archived Horizon News
- Power disconnections and complaints decline
Date: 18 February 2010The latest report released by the Economic Regulation Authority shows Horizon Power recorded a 66% reduction in residential disconnections and a 37% reduction in complaints in 2008/09.
more ... - Underground power for the Pilbara by 2012
Date: 29 January 2010Horizon Power welcomes the State Government's announcement on 28 January, committing the remaining funds required to complete the $130 million Pilbara Underground Power Project, funded through the Royalties for Regions fund with a contribution from local government.
more ... - Competitions
Date: 28 January 2010As seen in the latest edition of our customer newsletter On the Horizon, Horizon Power has a new and exciting competition for customers.
more ... - Priority power restoration for critical customers
Date: 27 January 2010Organisations providing critical services to the community can apply to be registered as a critical customer, to assist in managing the impact of power interruptions on the services they provide to the community.
more ... - Are you ready for storm season?
Date: 14 December 2009Temperatures in Esperance reached over 40 degrees this week and as locals will know, this usually means that storms and high winds will soon follow.
more ... - Horizon Power wins Premier's Award
Date: 30 October 2009An innovative program which employs residents of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia to maintain electrical networks in their communities has been recognised with two prestigious Premier’s Awards.
more ... - Joining forces to tackle tree trimming
Date: 27 October 2009Horizon Power and the Shire of Broome are working together to provide a permanent solution to a public safety and power reliability risk in Broome.
more ... - All action at the new Karratha power station site
Date: 23 October 2009
Horizon Power’s West Pilbara Power Project is making rapid progress towards delivering the most efficiently generated electricity into the North West Interconnected System.
more ... - Horizon Power competition brings savings for Esperance resident
Date: 5 October 2009When Pamela Kerr won $5000 and a free energy audit in Horizon Power’s Betterways competition in December 2008, she was thrilled at the thought of being able to replace some of her old appliances with new, energy efficient models.
more ... - Underground power project completed at Geraldton turnoff
Date: 31 July 2009Horizon Power in cooperation with their contractors, Outback Power, has this week completed an underground power project.
more ... - Horizon Power works with locals to protect the environment
Date: 30 July 2009At a height of around 50 mm, these flowers may look small and unimportant but they are anything but.
more ... - Horizon Power changes to new customer contact centre
Date: 22 June 2009Horizon Power moved to a new customer contact centre over the weekend, as part of our commitment to excellent service to all of our customers across the State.
more ... - Local welcomed as new Esperance District Business Manager
Date: 18 June 2009Horizon Power has appointed a new District Business Manager, Layton Baker, to Horizon Power’s Esperance Office. Layton replaces Phil Keddie who retired at the end of May.
more ... - Save energy this World Environment Day
Date: 4 June 2009Horizon Power, through its Betterways program, is encouraging West Australians to take some simple steps in their homes to save energy this World Environment Day, Friday 5 June.
more ... - Horizon Power carries out upgrade work in and around Condingup
Date: 25 May 2009As part of the Esperance Network Rural Upgrade Program, Horizon Power, in partnership with Transfield Services, is currently carrying out essential work in and around Condingup to upgrade the network and improve safety and reliability of power supply to our customers.
more ... - Horizon Power, WorleyParsons and Solar Turbines miss hole in one
Date: 25 May 2009Horizon Power, WorleyParsons and Solar Turbines donated $500 to the Esperance division of the Royal Flying Doctor Service at the Power Ambrose Golf Day, held on May 10.
more ... - Energy use not affected by daylight saving
Date: 5 May 2009Summary of impact of daylight savings on energy demand in Horizon Power service area.
more ... - Horizon Power crew 'find needle in haystack'
Date: 29 April 2009Horizon Power is pleased to report that it has found the cause of many of the power outages which have affected Hopetoun residents over the last two months.
more ... - Energy Minister marks construction of new Karratha power station
Date: 25 March 2009Energy Minister Peter Collier today visited Karratha to mark the start of construction of the most efficient gas-fired power station on the Pilbara’s North West Interconnected System (NWIS).
more ... - Betterways energy saving tips
Date: 25 February 2009Horizon Power encourages customers across the State to take simple steps to save energy, and help reduce your electricity bills.
more ... - Horizon Power makes it easy to be green
Date: 3 February 2009Horizon Power has launched GreenSelect, its new green power product available to customers throughout regional Western Australia.
more ... - New power station to meet needs of growing Pilbara
Date: 25 November 2008Horizon Power today announced plans to build the most efficient gas-fired power station on the Pilbara’s North West Interconnected System (NWIS).
more ... - Ready for the Wet Season
Date: 22 October 2008
HORIZON POWER AND PROJECT PARTNER PREPARED FOR WET
more ... - Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2008
Date: 31 July 2008Horizon Power would like to invite staff comment on its draft Disabillity Access and Inclusion Plan.
more ... - Important notice regarding payment of your electricity account
Date: 9 July 2008As of 8 July 2008, Horizon Power customers will be unable to pay their electricity account using the Bill Express payment option.
more ... - Horizon Power launches Reconciliation Action Plan
Date: 6 June 2008Horizon Power launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2008 – 2013 on 4 June 2008 to coincide with National Reconciliation Week.
more ... - Broome power station changeover
Date: 4 January 2008After a break in activity during the Christmas/New Year period, Horizon Power will recommence the changeover of customers to the new Broome Power Station on 8 January.
more ... - Power interruption in Broome - Friday 14 December
Date: 14 December 2007
Horizon Power's power station in Broome is connected to the Broome Network through a switchboard at the new Broome Power station.
more ... - Broome power station changeover
Date: 11 December 2007
“Off-line” testing will begin on the new Broome Power Station on Thursday 13 December.
more ... - New era of customer service for Kimberley region
Date: 23 October 2007On Saturday 20 October Horizon Power opened its new Kimberley Regional Office, marking a new era of customer service for the people of the Kimberley. The Minister for Energy attended the opening and praised Horizon Power for its work in the region.
more ... - Kimberley Regional Office to be officially opened
Date: 16 October 2007On the 20th October Energy Minister, Francis Logan, MLA, will officially open Horizon Power’s new Kimberley Regional Office on McDaniel Road, Broome.
more ... - Coral Bay Power Supplies Normalised
Date: 21 August 2007Energy Minister Francis Logan officially announced the normalisation of power supplies in Coral Bay on Sunday 19 August.
more ... - Changes to fees and charges
Date: 28 June 2007Changes have been made to some fees and charges relating to the supply of electricity. These changes will take effect from 1 July 2007.
more ... - Hopetoun Wind-Diesel Project Opened
Date: 30 May 2007Energy Minister Francis Logan has officially opened Western Australia’s latest wind farm project at Hopetoun, about 175km west of Esperance.
more ... - Decision time for Pilbara power future
Date: 1 May 2007Horizon Power Managing Director, Rod Hayes today told the WA Power Conference that the time had arrived for decisions to be made concerning the future of the Pilbara Power System.
more ... - New Power Station for Warmun
Date: 24 April 2007Central Pilbara Kimberley MLA Tom Stephens, on behalf of Energy Minister Francis Logan MLA, will today officially open the Warmun Power Station, the first of five new power stations being built to service remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley region of the State.
more ... - Exmouth Power Station Achieves Reliable Operation
Date: 18 April 2007The teething problems that effected the early operation of the new Exmouth power station have been resolved with the station’s successful completion of a 60-day reliable operations test.
more ... - Update on the new Kimberley Power Supplies
Date: 24 January 2007Energy Developments Limited (EDL), the company building five new power stations in the West Kimberley, reported good progress in an update on the power project today. The new power stations are being constructed in Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Looma to meet the future energy needs of the region.
more ... - Esperance power supplies returned to normal
Date: 8 January 2007Horizon Power advises that power has been fully restored to all customers in the Esperance townsite and surrounding rural areas as a result of the recent storms.
more ... - Power supplies in Esperance - all systems go
Date: 7 January 2007Horizon Power advises that power supply is restored to all customers in the Esperance townsite, and the majority of customers in the surrounding rural areas. Approximately 60 customers still remain affected in the rural area.
more ... - Power supply restoration to the Esperance community
Date: 6 January 2007Horizon Power appreciates the support of the Esperance community and power industry contractors in assisting the restoration of power supplies to customers. Resources have been drawn from across the State to respond to issues that have developed as a consequence of recent storms in the region.
more ... - Strategy to Restore Esperance Power Supplies
Date: 5 January 2007Horizon Power is responding to the damage to the power infrastructure in the Esperance region, following extreme weather conditions.
more ... - Esperance Region
Date: 4 January 2007The storm has caused widespread power outages especially to rural areas, all of whom are presently without power mostly due to trees on the lines.
more ... - Severe Weather Warning - Esperance Region
Date: 3 January 2007Horizon Power wishes to advise customers in their Esperance Region that contingency plans are in place in the likely event that power outages occur, as a result of forecasted severe weather warnings in the area over the next few days.
more ... - Hopetoun Wind-Diesel Power Station takes shape
Date: 22 December 2006After many months of preparation, the new $7.5 million wind-diesel power station at Hopetoun on the south coast of WA is beginning to take shape.
more ... - Christmas lights winners
Date: 20 December 2006The Horizon Power/Kununurra Home and Garden Christmas Lights Competition has been run and won.With only two entrants from the business sector, it seemed there might not be a good response anywhere, but the entries came in quickly towards the closing date for the home category.
more ... - Inefficient air-conditioners to be banned
Date: 18 December 2006Highly inefficient air-conditioners which have flooded the Western Australian market in recent years are to be banned.
Energy Minister Francis Logan said new regulations had been gazetted requiring all household air-conditioners to achieve stricter minimum energy performance standards.
more ... - Cash incentive to buy energy-efficient appliances
Date: 7 December 2006Regional householders who buy energy-efficient appliances or insulation will be eligible for cash-back rebates of up to $400 under a new scheme launched today.
more ... - Exmouth Public Meeting
Date: 28 November 2006Horizon Power and Worley Parsons are holding a public meeting in Exmouth on Thursday, 30 November 2006 at 12.30pm to inform the community of plans to resolve the power issues experienced in the town over the past couple of weeks.
more ... - Wind power electricity for Coral Bay
Date: 31 October 2006Three state-of-the-art, cyclone-proof wind turbines are to be built at Coral Bay. Energy Minister Francis Logan said the 275kw turbines were expected to supply 40 per cent of Coral Bay’s energy needs by the end of 2007.
more ... - Horizon Power proves worth of regional split
Date: 24 October 2006Horizon Power's response to the recent failure of the Ord Hydro Power Station in the East Kimberley has proved the value of creating an electricity business that focussed on the needs of regional Western Australia, Energy Minister Francis Logan said today.
more ... - Ord Hydro back in operation
Date: 13 October 2006After almost two months on diesel back-up generation, the towns of Wyndham, Kununurra and Lake Argyle are once again getting their power supplied from the Ord Hydro.
more ... - New Exmouth Power Station Ready to Go
Date: 1 September 2006After a series of tests that have provided valuable data to enable fine-tuning of the system, the new Exmouth power station is nearly ready to go.
more ... - Important advice for East Kimberley customers
Date: 29 August 2006There is a reduction in electricity available to Horizon Power customers in the towns of Kununurra, Wyndham and Lake Argyle. There may not be enough capacity to cope with the demand of customers. Unless we all voluntarily reduce power consumption until the situation returns to normal, there is a risk of loss to power supplies.
more ... - Ord Hydro Failure - East Kimberley
Date: 29 August 2006Around midnight on Saturday 26 August, power was cut from Ord Hydro power station that supplies electricity to Horizon Power for distribution to the East Kimberley communities of Wyndham, Kununurra and Lake Argyle Village.
more ... - Esperance Region Distribution Upgrade and Extension Project
Date: 25 August 2006Horizon Power is planning a $10 million upgrade of its distribution networks in Esperance, Norseman and Hopetoun.
more ... - Commissioning of new Exmouth power station postponed
Date: 23 August 2006Commissioning of the new Exmouth power station will be delayed after recent tests indicated refinements needed to be made to control systems to ensure the reliable operation of the station.
more ... - New Exmouth Power Station Ready to Go
Date: 21 August 2006The new gas-fired power station in Exmouth is ready for commissioning.
more ... - Power plug pulled on ghost town
Date: 1 July 2006ONE of the eight residents still in the West Australian asbestos mining town of Wittenoom said today the State Government had finally cut its electricity supply to the dwindling outback community.
more ... - Two-way radios to solve biosecurity problems
Date: 22 May 2006Communication between farmers and Horizon Power's workers in the Esperance region has taken a leap forward with the installation of UHF two-way radios in all Horizon Power utility vehicles.
more ... - Work starts on new Broome power station
Date: 15 May 2006Construction of the new Broome Power Station officially started today when Energy Minister Francis Logan broke ground on the site.The Broome Power Station is the first to be built as part of the West Kimberley Power Project, a Horizon Power-led project which will see new power stations built in five West Kimberley towns.
more ... - Wiluna power station increases capacity.
Date: 1 May 2006To meet the increase in customer demand for power in Wiluna, two new gensets were installed and commissioned in March by enGen, the owner and operator of the power station. The power station now comprises 8 diesel-fired gensets and will have sufficient installed capacity to meet summer peak demands.
more ... - Laverton and Gascoyne Junction powered up
Date: 10 March 2006Two new power stations have been commissioned in the goldfields towns of Laverton and Gascoyne Junction. These power stations are owned and operated by Energy Generation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers.
more ... - EnGen announced as Preferred Bidder for five new power stations
Date: 27 February 2006Energy Generation Pty Ltd (enGen) has been selected as the Preferred Bidder to build, own and operate five new power stations in the remote Aboriginal communities of Bidyadanga, Ardyaloon (Bardi), Beagle Bay, Djarindjin/Lombadina and Warmun.
more ... - New power station commissioned in the goldfields town of Menzies
Date: 2 February 2006A new power station was commissioned in the goldfields town of Menzies to supply Horizon Power's customers in the town. The power station is owned and operated by Energy Generation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Wesfarmers. A community barbecue was held to commemorate the changeover to the new power station.
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Last Updated: 29 August 2006
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