❓ I refer to the proposed decommissioning of the Albany gas network and the transition of approximately 8,000 connections, and I ask:(a) What is the estimated average cost per household to transition fr
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14 April 2026
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Portfolio: Energy and Decarbonisation
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I refer to the proposed decommissioning of the Albany gas network and the transition of approximately 8,000 connections, and I ask:(a) What is the estimated average cost per household to transition from reticulated gas to:(i) bottled LPG; and(ii) full electrification;(b) What is the estimated total cost burden across all affected households and businesses;(c) What is the estimated cost to upgrade electrical infrastructure required to support increased demand resulting from this transition;(d) What is the estimated cost to transition all State Government-owned assets in Albany, including public housing and government buildings, away from reticulated gas;(e) What support package has been modelled to compensate affected customers;(f) What is the estimated total cost of such a package;(g) Has the Government considered a cost-sharing model to enable retention or staged upgrade of the network between:(i) the State Government;(ii) Local Government;(iii) ATCO;(iv) Gas Providers - eg: Alinta; Origin; Supagas; and(v) Consumers; and(h) Has the Government considered applying to the Federal Government for a Regional Development Sustainability Grant for funding to assist with the burden of cost?
I refer to the proposed decommissioning of the Albany gas network and the transition of approximately 8,000 connections, and I ask:
(a) What is the estimated average cost per household to transition from reticulated gas to:
(i) bottled LPG; and
(ii) full electrification;
(b) What is the estimated total cost burden across all affected households and businesses;
(c) What is the estimated cost to upgrade electrical infrastructure required to support increased demand resulting from this transition;
(d) What is the estimated cost to transition all State Government-owned assets in Albany, including public housing and government buildings, away from reticulated gas;
(e) What support package has been modelled to compensate affected customers;
(f) What is the estimated total cost of such a package;
(g) Has the Government considered a cost-sharing model to enable retention or staged upgrade of the network between:
(i) the State Government;
(ii) Local Government;
(iii) ATCO;
(iv) Gas Providers - eg: Alinta; Origin; Supagas; and
(v) Consumers; and
(h) Has the Government considered applying to the Federal Government for a Regional Development Sustainability Grant for funding to assist with the burden of cost?
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