Submissions open for underground power projects
Source: WA. Minister for Energy
"Energy Minister Peter Collier has invited local councils to submit proposals to replace overhead powerlines in their communities with underground power. The Minister said the program's costs would be shared between local government and the State Government, contributing 25 per cent through the Office and Energy and 25 per cent through Western Power.The program will be introduced in areas where there is a clear majority of support from landowners, who will be surveyed by local councils as evidence of support."