Energy Policy WA

Charge Up EV Charging Grants have the potential to bring multiple benefits to successful applicants. The grants are designed to make it easier and more cost effective for small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits and local government authorities to install EV charging equipment at their workplace.   If you’re a small to medium enterprise, a not-for-profit organisation or a local government authority you could be eligible for a Charge Up EV Charging Grants   Find out more about Charge Up EV Charging Grants here: https://lnkd.in/eEGxsjyu #ChargeUp #electricvehiclecharging #electricvehiclesarethefuture #WA #brighterenergyfuture         

📢 Speaker Announcement: Ms. Wenona Hadingham, Director of Planning and Coordination - Energy Policy WA, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, will be speaking at the [𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫] 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞: 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭, addressing [𝐖𝐀 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞] 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 💡 Wenona Hadingham is the Director of Planning and Coordination at Energy Policy WA. She leads planning for the Southwest Interconnected System, WA’s main grid, and has overseen the establishment of PoweringWA a new entity supporting the energy transition in WA. Wenona has a diverse background spanning Energy Policy WA (EPWA), central government roles in WA and the Commonwealth and private-sector consulting. Wenona has worked on a large variety of projects in the energy sector during her time both in central government and at Energy Policy WA. Projects include planning for coal retirements and a Just Transition for Collie; energy system planning for the Pilbara Industry Roundtable; the introduction of Emergency Solar Management and the Distributed Energy Buyback Scheme.  📆 𝟏𝟓:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 ➡️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gKVPwaHZ This virtual event is held in partnership with Australia Wind Energy 2025 - the country's largest onshore and offshore wind energy event, at the 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 on 𝟭𝟳-𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. #AuWE2025 #WindEnergy #OnshoreWind #OffshoreWind #EnergyTransition #Australia #Victoria

🌟Meet Tierrah Miller, one of our Business Support Officers at Energy Policy WA. Tierrah has been at Energy Policy WA for almost 18 months, and helps keep our office running smoothly, doing general administration work and providing any additional support the various teams within EPWA might need. More recently, Tierrah has begun handling Ministerial processes, ensuring requests from the Minister for Energy’s office are handled in a timely and effective manner according to procedure. Tierrah is appreciated by her work colleagues at EPWA for her consistent hard work and quiet diligence. Outside of work, Tierrah is an accomplished athlete. She made her debut for the East Perth Football Club in the WAFLW earlier this year, winning best on ground. More recently, she was named in the team of the tournament after competing in the First Nations Netball Tournament in Melbourne. The same weekend, she won Koongamia Football Club’s Best and Fairest award. Tierrah has said her main role model is Olympic gold medallist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, a track athlete who has broken the world record in the 400 metre hurdles events six times over the course of her career.  When not efficiently handling Ministerial procedures or winning sporting accolades, Tierrah loves to simply “do nothing” - which is fair enough given how hard she works, both at EPWA and on the training ground.

On Friday, the inaugural Goldfields Region Electricity Forum took place in Kalgoorlie. The Goldfields region is an economic hub, with the mining, metals, and minerals industries making it as important to the Western Australian economy today as it was during the gold rushes of the 19th century. Given this, the region is a key part of our State’s renewable energy future. The Goldfields Region Electricity Forum was about planning for this future, securing the reliable supply of energy to the region and ensuring it continues to prosper. The forum brought together Aboriginal people from the region, industry and government to investigate the potential of a new electricity network – the Goldfields Regional Network (GRN). This proposed privately-led common-use electricity network would enhance energy reliability in the region, while harnessing its world-class renewable resources to meet future demand. Together, we're tackling the unique opportunities and challenges of the renewable energy transformation in the Goldfields and working to create a stronger, more resilient energy system. To find out more about the Goldfields Regional Network, follow the link: https://lnkd.in/gHtBT6mA #renewableenergy #grn #energytransition #epwa #poweringWA

The first two rounds of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program approved grants totalling $4.5 million to assist successful applicants to install charging infrastructure. From the 262 successful applicants, 66% were small and medium businesses, 20% local government authorities and 14% not for-profit organisations.   Round 3 of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program is now open for applications.   Find out if you’re eligible, and apply to have up to 50% of the cost of installing EV charger infrastructure funded at your workplace, by visiting our website: www.wa.gov.au/chargeup #ChargeUp #electricvehiclecharging #electricvehiclesarethefuture #WA #brighterenergyfuture

On Friday, the inaugural Goldfields Region Electricity Forum took place in Kalgoorlie. The Goldfields region is an economic hub, with the mining, metals, and minerals industries making it as important to the Western Australian economy today as it was during the gold rushes of the 19th century. Given this, the region is a key part of our State’s renewable energy future. The Goldfields Region Electricity Forum was about planning for this future, securing the reliable supply of energy to the region and ensuring it continues to prosper. The forum brought together Aboriginal people from the region, industry and government to investigate the potential of a new electricity network – the Goldfields Regional Network (GRN). This proposed privately-led common-use electricity network would enhance energy reliability in the region, while harnessing its world-class renewable resources to meet future demand. Together, we're tackling the unique opportunities and challenges of the renewable energy transformation in the Goldfields and working to create a stronger, more resilient energy system. To find out more about the Goldfields Regional Network, follow the link: https://lnkd.in/gHtBT6mA #renewableenergy #grn #energytransition #epwa #poweringWA

The first two rounds of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program approved grants totalling $4.5 million to assist  small to medium enterprises, local government authorities and not-for-profits to install more than 600 EV chargers in locations from Karratha to Albany, including the metropolitan area.   Round 3 of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program is now open for applications.   Find out if you’re eligible and apply to have up to 50% of the cost of installing EV charger infrastructure funded at your workplace, by visiting our website: www.wa.gov.au/chargeup #ChargeUp #electricvehiclecharging #electricvehiclesarethefuture #WA #brighterenergyfuture

The first two rounds of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program approved grants totalling $4.5 million to assist small to medium businesses, local government authorities and not-for-profits to install more than 600 EV chargers in locations from Karratha to Albany, including the metropolitan area.   Round 3 of the Charge Up EV Charging Grants program is now open for applications.   Find out if you’re eligible, and apply to have up to 50% of the cost of installing EV charger infrastructure funded, by visiting our website: www.wa.gov.au/chargeup #ChargeUp #electricvehiclecharging #electricvehiclesarethefuture #WA #brighterenergyfuture

Round 3 of the Charge Up Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Grants launched last week at the WALGA Convention, the key annual event for local government. Charge Up offers grants to make it easier and more affordable for small to medium enterprises, local government authorities and not-for-profits to install EV charging infrastructure at their destinations or workplaces. Visit the Charge Up Grants website at the link below to: - Find out more about Round 3 - Check if you’re eligible for a grant - Understand what can be funded - Review things to consider when choosing chargers and sites - Read case studies and advice from successful applicants - Contact the Charge Up Grants project team for advice and support www.wa.gov.au/chargeup

The State Government has launched an Expressions of Interest process, inviting submissions from eligible common-use Pilbara transmission projects to be considered for Priority Project status under the Pilbara Energy Transition (PET) Plan. On 26 September 2024, Energy Policy WA hosted an online information session about this Expressions of Interest process, to provide further information on the process and inform submissions from potential project proponents. A recording of this event, along with other related content, is now available on the Energy Policy WA website. https://lnkd.in/gkk6Tq58