Hon Anthony Spagnolo asks about the number, duration, cause, and impact of unplanned power outages in Mundaring, Perth Hills, specifically in January and February 2026, and the 2025 calendar year. The answer provides aggregated data on outage frequency, restoration times, causes, and the median number of affected customers.

✅ AnsweredQoN 1296Legislative Council
Asked
10 March 2026
Answered
14 April 2026
Response Time
5 days
Portfolio: Energy and Decarbonisation; Manufacturing; Skills and TAFE; Pilbara

Question

I refer to power outages in The Perth Hills in February 2026, and I ask:(a) how many unplanned power outages have occurred in Mundaring in:(i) January 2026;(ii) February 2026; and(iii) the 2025 calendar year;(b) what was the duration of each outage;(c) what was the recorded cause of each outage; and(d) how many properties were affected by each outage?

Answer

(a) Mundaring has experienced 62 unplanned outages during the requested period. (b - d) Power was restored for unplanned outages within 3 minutes to 68 hours, with over half restored in under 4 hours. The causes of these unplanned outages include but are not limited to; animals, weather, vegetation and unknown. During the requested period, the median number of customers affected by unplanned outages was 29.

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