Electricity Demand Estimated to Rise Fivefold in WA Due to Decarbonisation

Published on December 14, 2023

Electricity demand will increase by more than fivefold as a result of the Western Australian (WA) government’s plan to decarbonise the electricity sector, new modelling has shown. The Cook government on Dec. 13 released its sectoral emissions reduction strategy (SERS) among dozens of other initiatives that aim to drive decarbonisation in WA. The strategy revealed a plan to pour billions of dollars into transforming the state’s transmission infrastructure, establish a “green export industry,” and invest over $200 million (US$133 million) in accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). The document (pdf), published on Dec. 13, outlined pathways for sectors in the state including electricity, industry, transport, agriculture and land, and buildings and waste to reach net zero emissions by 2050....

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