Verve Energy Explained

Verve Energy
Type:	State government owned
Predecessor:	Western Power
Key People:	Jason Waters (managing director)
Industry:	Power generation
Services:	Electricity generation
Owner:	Government of Western Australia
Location City:	Perth, Western Australia

Verve Energy was a Western Australian Government owned corporation responsible for operating the state's electricity generators on the state's South West Interconnected System (SWIS).

It was split from the then vertically integrated Western Power Corporation in 2006, during reforms to the state's electricity sector. The company was merged into Synergy in 2014.^[1]

Generators

Verve Energy owned five major power stations, supplying electricity to the South West Interconnected System:

• Muja Power Station, east of Collie
• Collie Power Station, in Collie
• Kwinana Power Station, in Naval Base heavy industrial suburb
• Cockburn Power Station, in Cockburn
• Pinjar Power Station, in Pinjar
• Mungarra Power Station

In addition it owned various other generation plants, including the Albany Wind Farm, wind diesel, and biomass facilities.

External links

• • Government of Western Australia - Office of Energy
• Government of Western Australia - Office of Energy - Electricity Reform Implementation Unit

Notes and References

1. On 1 January 2014, Verve ceased trading following a merger with Synergy, the WA State Government owned energy retailer for the South West Interconnected System. The retail and generating entity trades under the business name "Synergy".Web site: Electricity And Gas Suppliers . 2010-06-29 . Office of Energy.