The Economic Regulation Authority has accused Alinta of charging for electricity at prices beyond the state's market rules, alleging a $66 million market impact over nine months.
The Economic Regulation Authority has decided to increase gas network tariffs by 7.8 per cent over the next five years, impacting more than 800,000 homes and businesses.
The rules which help track the state's natural gas supply-demand balance were breached almost 110 times in the last two years, the Economic Regulation Authority has revealed.
The Economic Regulation Authority has told the state's domestic gas inquiry it would be open to a role in the administration of a domestic gas policy but would need a clear mandate to be involved.
Synergy has struck an agreement with the Economic Regulation Authority to pay a sum of $30 million back to residential customers for contraventions of electricity pricing over more than a year.
The Economic Regulation Authority has knocked back a proposal by Western Power to jack up street light costs that would likely have been passed on to residents.
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Horizon Power chair Stephen Edwell has been picked to lead the state government's Energy Transformation Taskforce, two months after a review into energy policy was first announced.
Former Synergy executive Stephanie Unwin is set to lead regional energy retailer Horizon Power next year, while Screenwest, SNC-Lavalin, Worksafe WA and Destination Perth have also announced significant appointments.
Western Australian Governor Kerry Sanderson has appointed professor Stephen King as alternate chairman of the governing body of the Economic Regulation Authority on a part-time basis.
Regulatory bodies and gas infrastructure companies need to stop the "throwing of hand grenades" to avoid higher costs and regulatory delays, according to the chair of the Australian Energy Regulator.
Steve Edwell has been announced the inaugural chair of the Australian Energy Regulator. Mr Edwell is an economist with experience in economic regulation and competition policy.