Western Powers’s initial Technical Rules were approved by the Economic Regulation Authority on 26 April 2007 and came into effect on 1 July 2007.
As required under the Electricity Networks Access Code 2004, the ERA undertook a review of Western Power’s technical rules. To implement the changes identified during the review, Western Power submitted proposed revisions to the technical rules to the ERA on 14 July 2011. The ERA published its review of the proposed revisions on 16 August 2011 and invited submissions. Taking account of matters raised in submissions, Western Power made some minor changes to its proposed revisions. The ERA approved the modified proposed revisions on10 November 2011 and the revised rules took effect from 23 December 2011.
The table below contains statistics that the ERA is required to publish regarding proposals to amend the Technical Rules that it receives in each financial year.
| Financial year | Number of proposals received | Number of proposals rejected | Number of proposals withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Proposed revisions to the Technical Rules submitted to the ERA since December 2011 are listed below with links to the relevant documents.
File Attachment
Submitted by Western Power in September 2023 (withdrawn)
0.36 MB
08 Sep 2023
1.70 MB
08 Sep 2023
3.53 MB
08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023
08 Sep 2023
File Attachment
Submitted by Western Power in July 2021 (withdrawn)
0.95 MB
06 Aug 2021
2.18 MB
06 Aug 2021
4.25 MB
06 Aug 2021
06 Aug 2021
File Attachment
Submitted by Western Power in April 2016
0.47 MB
09 Nov 2016
0.27 MB
09 Nov 2016
0.34 MB
07 Sep 2016
07 Sep 2016
0.36 MB
02 May 2016
0.19 MB
02 May 2016
04 Oct 2016
04 Oct 2016
08 Jun 2016
File Attachment
Submitted by Western Power in March 2016
0.72 MB
09 Nov 2016
0.60 MB
07 Sep 2016
0.54 MB
02 May 2016
0.58 MB
02 May 2016
04 Oct 2016
08 Jun 2016
08 Jun 2016
File Attachment
Submitted by Western Power in November 2015
0.48 MB
19 Jul 2016
31 May 2016
18 May 2016
0.34 MB
18 May 2016
0.40 MB
04 May 2016
04 May 2016
29 Feb 2016
0.37 MB
10 Feb 2016
18 Dec 2015
0.70 MB
03 Dec 2015
19 Jul 2016
0.01 MB
19 Jul 2016
0.01 MB
08 Jun 2016
22 Mar 2016
21 Mar 2016
15 Mar 2016
15 Mar 2016
15 Mar 2016
15 Mar 2016