❓ This parliamentary question scrutinises the WA government's strategy for funding green steel, green iron, and green hydrogen projects, focusing on their electricity demands, supply sources, cost recovery, and potential impacts on grid reliability and electricity prices.
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I refer to government-funded Green Steel, Green Iron, and Green Hydrogen in WA:
(a) Has the government estimated how much electricity each of the current green steel, green iron or hydrogen-linked projects subsidised by government will require, if not why not;
(b) Where will the required electricity come from;
(c) Will relevant network costs be recovered from taxpayers, electricity customers, or the project proponents;
(d) Has the Government modelled the effect of green steel/iron demand on system reliability and electricity prices;
(e) Does the Government propose to run energy-intensive steel/iron facilities on intermittent renewable energy without storage, gas backup or curtailment arrangements, if no what is the arrangement;
(f) Will green steel/iron projects be allowed to draw on gas-fired generation while still being marketed as “green”; and
(g) Will green steel/iron projects be allowed to draw on diesel generation while still being marketed as “green”?
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(a) Has the government estimated how much electricity each of the current green steel, green iron or hydrogen-linked projects subsidised by government will require, if not why not;
(b) Where will the required electricity come from;
(c) Will relevant network costs be recovered from taxpayers, electricity customers, or the project proponents;
(d) Has the Government modelled the effect of green steel/iron demand on system reliability and electricity prices;
(e) Does the Government propose to run energy-intensive steel/iron facilities on intermittent renewable energy without storage, gas backup or curtailment arrangements, if no what is the arrangement;
(f) Will green steel/iron projects be allowed to draw on gas-fired generation while still being marketed as “green”; and
(g) Will green steel/iron projects be allowed to draw on diesel generation while still being marketed as “green”?
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