Questions & Answers Paper No. 158 - Parliament of New South ...
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS<br />
MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2009<br />
*7553 POWER INTERRUPTIONS—NORTHERN SYDNEY REGION—Mr Rob Stokes asked the Minister<br />
for Education and Training, and Minister for Women representing the Minister for Primary Industries,<br />
Minister for Energy, Minister for Mineral Resources, and Minister for State Development—<br />
(1) How many power interruptions occurred in the <strong>No</strong>rthern Sydney region during:<br />
(a) 2006;<br />
(b) 2007;<br />
(c) 2008;<br />
(d) 2009 year to date?<br />
(2) What was the cause <strong>of</strong> those power interruptions?<br />
(3) What was the average number <strong>of</strong> power interruptions across the entire Sydney metropolitan area<br />
during:<br />
(a) 2006;<br />
(b) 2007;<br />
(c) 2008;<br />
(d) 2009 year to date?<br />
(4) What measures is the Government taking to reduce the number <strong>of</strong> power outages in the <strong>No</strong>rthern<br />
Sydney Region?<br />
Answer—<br />
I am advised EnergyAustralia's northern Sydney region includes parts <strong>of</strong> the Hills and northern districts,<br />
the northern beaches and north shore areas.<br />
(1) (a) 1,057<br />
(b) 1,339<br />
(c) 1,071<br />
(d) 804 year to date<br />
(2) The major causes <strong>of</strong> these power interruptions are as follows:<br />
• Third party impact.<br />
• Wildlife and vegetation.<br />
• Adverse weather.<br />
• Customer's installation.<br />
• Equipment faults.<br />
(3) Average power interruptions are reported as the System Average Interruption Frequency Index<br />
(SAIFI), which is a standard reliability measurement used for the electricity industry. SAIFI<br />
measures the average number <strong>of</strong> interruptions experienced per connected customer. Across<br />
EnergyAustralia's network in the Sydney metropolitan area, the SAIFI figures for the requested<br />
periods are:<br />
SAIFI<br />
2006 1.44<br />
2007 1.44<br />
2008 1.54<br />
2009 YTD 1.26<br />
(4) Over the next five years EnergyAustralia will invest about $8 billion in its electricity network -<br />
including more than $1.2 billion in renewing, boosting and upgrading the electricity network in the<br />
northern Sydney region. Some <strong>of</strong> the outcomes through this significant investment program include:<br />
• improved reliability and greater security <strong>of</strong> supply by meeting the mandatory design criteria;<br />
and<br />
• meeting reliability targets in the licence conditions through secure redundancy and asset<br />
condition.<br />
7554 CEILING INSULATION REBATE SCHEME—Mr Rob Stokes to ask the Deputy Premier, Minister for<br />
Climate Change and the Environment, and Minister for Commerce—<br />
*7555 WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK—Mr Rob Stokes asked the Minister for Juvenile Justice,<br />
Minister for Volunteering, Minister for Youth, and Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans' Affairs—<br />
(1) Does the Commission for Children and Young People ever disallow an employee from taking a<br />
"Working with Children Check", even when requested by the employer and employee?<br />
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