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Verve Energy was created in April 2006 as part of the State Government’s reform of the electricity industry to introduce competition.
Verve Energy participates in the Wholesale Electricity Market, which was established in September 2006, competing with privately-owned energy companies in the SWIS. The bulk of our electricity is contracted to Synergy, which sells it to its customers. Outside the SWIS, Verve Energy sells power from wind and wind-diesel systems to Horizon Power.
The Government imposed a ceiling on Verve Energy’s capacity in order to encourage competition. Verve Energy’s installed generating capacity has been capped at 3000MW .
Owned by the State Government, Verve Energy has its own Board which reports to the Minister for Energy.
What makes Verve Energy distinct from our competitors is the variety of fuels used in our power stations - coal, gas and liquid (oil or distillate) - and our portfolio of sustainable energy sources such as wind and bioenergy.
Coal is used to produce around 70% of the electricity generated by Verve Energy; the remaining electricity is primarily produced by gas.
Fuels used in the major power stations are: Muja (coal), Kwinana (gas, coal and oil), Cockburn (gas) Collie (coal), Pinjar (natural gas and distillate).
Fuels used to produce electricity in our smaller power stations are: Mungarra (gas), West Kalgoorlie (distillate) and Geraldton (gas and oil). And in our joint ventures and Power Purchase Agreements: Kwinana Power Partners (gas), Tiwest (gas), Kemerton (gas and distillate) and Worsley (gas and 50% owned by Verve Energy).