Synergy is one step closer to build its $4.5 billion renewable energy project in the state's Mid West, after receiving an assessment panel's unanimous approval.
The state's Environmental Protection Authority has waved through Synergy's plans for a 20-turbine wind farm near Augusta, despite significant public concern over the development.
Synergy's massive $4.5 billion Tathra wind farm east of Eneabba has been put out for public comment, following its referral this week to the Environmental Protection Authority.
The state government has defended the pace of delivering of its residential home battery scheme, claiming a slower than expected initial uptake to be part of the program's design.
Six energy retailers outside of Synergy have been found to have accepted overpayments into closed customer accounts, following an Economic Regulation Authority crackdown.
The state opposition has lambasted Roger Cook's call for big industry to “lean in” to renewable transition, accusing the government of shirking blame for the speed of its renewable rollout.
Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has argued the cost of doing nothing on coal-fired power could drive the state-owned utilities off a financial cliff.
The state opposition has accused Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson of deflecting blame for a $40 million overpayment blunder onto the Synergy board.
State government–owned Synergy has revealed it accepted more than $40 million worth of erroneous payments into 170,000 closed customer accounts over a period of 16 years.
Synergy has swung into the red with a $779 million loss after wiping the value of its coal-fired assets to zero and reporting a cost blowout in its decommissioning estimates.
St Vincent de Paul Society Western Australia (Vinnies WA) has announced the appointment of Ann Curran as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Its report coincided with the WA government laying out more details on its planned energy transition and Western Power issuing grid connection offers to battery storage projects.
An independent review of Synergy will put the state-owned gas and electricity provider's retail billing practices and complaints management systems under a microscope.
Synergy has been slapped with a compliance notice after the state-owned gas and electricity provider reported overcharging almost $2.3 million to thousands of customers.
WA's energy market operator has highlighted the need for further big investments in power stations and longer-duration batteries to avoid supply shortages in coming years.
New initiatives in this year's budget include an extra $584 million for stage 2 of Western Power's Clean Energy Link North project but there were few details on other energy upgrades.
Kurt Baker has been made permanent chief executive of the state's electricity retailer Synergy, after acting in the position following the departure of David Fyfe earlier this year.
Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has called on WA's fledgling hydrogen sector to disregard a drop-off in sentiment and push ahead with project development.
Goldminer Newmont Corporation has struck a long-term supply agreement with WA's largest wind farm, months after extending its contract with the state's largest coal-fired power station.
Italian company Enel Green Power and Japanese gas giant Inpex have bought a $1 billion portfolio of wind and solar farms across Australia, including WA's largest wind project.
ANALYSIS: Labor's plan to buy back the rail freight network adds to multiple moves across the water, roads, health and prison industries to reverse the privatisation of assets and services.
David Fyfe has resigned as chief executive of the state-owned energy retailer Synergy to pursue other opportunities after more than four years in the top role.
Synergy's contracts with the world's largest battery maker CATL will not be impacted by a shock move from the United States Department of Defense to blacklist the Chinese company overnight.
An expansion of WA's renewable energy sector is proceeding after a lull in activity, with contracts awarded for an expansion of one wind farm and construction of a second, new wind farm.
Renewable energy giant Neoen has joined a long list of companies aiming to develop wind farms in WA's South West, though none are currently under construction.
ANALYSIS: Incentives from the Australian Energy Market Operator to stimulate growth of the state's battery storage capacity may have dented a renewable project's production vision.
The Australian Energy Market Operator has given Strike Energy's proposed South Erregulla peaking power plant a leg up, granting it credits to contribute to the electricity grid in 2026.
The operator of WA's largest wind farm aims to build five more across the state, joining multiple companies planning, but not yet building, new wind farms.
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.
