The Office of Energy provides a range of services on energy matters to the Minister for Energy, Government, the energy sector and the Western Australian community. It:
- plans, develops and implements energy policies and strategies for Western Australia;
- develops and administers subsidies, rebates and grants for the Western Australian community and energy industry;
- researches, analyses and advises on energy sector developments, trends and issues;
- provides information and educational materials for industry and consumers;
- consults and communicates with industry, consumers and other stakeholders;
- monitors the performance of the Government-owned Electricity Corporations; and
- contributes to the achievement of government’s wider policy outcomes.
The Office supports the performance of the statutory functions (Energy Coordination Act 1994) of the Coordinator of Energy.
The Coordinator of Energy advises the Minister on all aspects of energy policy including:
- the energy needs of the State;
- energy sources and methods of use, including renewable energy;
- ways of achieving greater efficiency in the use of energy;
- the introduction and encouragement of competition;
- the promotion and achievement of open access to transmission and distribution systems to facilitate competition;
- Government’s ownership interest in the electricity corporations; and
- energy policy as a means of helping to achieve other policy objectives of Government.
Office of Energy's organisational structure >>
The Coordinator of Energy, Office of Energy has been prescribed as the Hazard Management Agency for disruptions to gas and liquid fuel supply in Western Australia. More information»
