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

I refer to power outages in The Perth Hills in February 2026, and I ask:(a) how many unplanned power outages have occurred in Chidlow 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?

(a)   Chidlow has experienced 74 unplanned outages during the requested period. (b - d) Power was restored for unplanned outages within 3 minutes to 48 hours, with around two thirds restored in under 6 hours. The causes of these unplanned outages include but are not limited to; animals, weather, vegetation, vehicles and unknown. During the requested period, the median number of customers affected by unplanned outages is only 3.