Energy in motion

SPECIAL REPORT: Business News looks at what's holding up and what's contributing to electricity price reductions, reviews the players in WA's wave energy and waste-to-energy industries and reports on allegations of market manipulation by a Synergy-owned business.

WA's natural wave resources have made it home to three energy companies that have taken a collegial approach to developing the new technology.

Three waste-to-energy projects have received environmental approval, while the state government has increased landfill levies.

Claims of excessive prices have uncovered a deeper frustration surrounding aspects of WA's electricity market rules.