Western Power Interesting Facts

westernpower INTERESTING FACTS OUR NETWORK OUR CUSTOMERS POWERING THE WA COMMUNITY We operate one of the largest, most isolated networks in the world. Our 24/7 customer service centre responded to We have several major projects which together, enhance the quality of life for Western Australians. nearly 1,000,000 phone calls this year Our tallest transmission tower is Mid West Energy Project (MWEP) 70m tall is one of the largest public infrastructure projects currently underway in Western Australia. The energy transported through our network can launch a space Over 2,730 calls per day* 365 days and uses shuttle every 12 minutes 220 Tower Foundations а year 12,000 cubic metres of concrete enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools 8 fighter jets 25 tonnes ABOUT WESTERN POWER 30 tonnes 807,369 poles and towers of steel 245,685 Record number of wood poles treated streetlights Conductor 91,352 wood poles 98,967 km 2,900 kilometres enough to stretch along the highway from Perth to Adelaide network circuit length Bolts Steel enough to over 250 poles a day* wrap around the Earth 365 days twice a year 1,161,000 in towers same number as used in 9,800 tonnes of structured steel erected SOLAR ENERGY San Francisco's Golden enough to build one and Gate Bridge a half Eiffel Towers The area of solar pv systems on our network would cover Patersons Stadium Medical Centre Zone Shenton Park Substation Zone Substation more than 150x This new substation will Will provide power to the replace two existing ageing substations and provide capacity for forecast future development State Government's Queen Elizabeth II (QEI) Medical Centre redevelopment WESTCOAST. DOCKERS $24.2 million $49 million (estimated) *average