Underground Power Request
Underground Power Request
Underground Power Request
Requests relating to the City's underground power projects.
Last updated on: 06 February 2024
Underground Power Program
The City's vision is to have overhead power lines placed underground throughout the entire City and we are well underway to achieving this goal. The City is working in partnership with the State Government, Western Power and Energy Policy WA to achieve this vision.
Project areas
The City has the following underground power project areas:
Fees and charges
Connection fee
The connection fee is based on the status of the connection between your property boundary and the meter box as determined by Western Power. Where connections between the front of the property and the meter box are already wholly or partially underground, the fee will be discounted based on the type of existing connection.
Network charge
The network charge is your proportion of the total project cost for connection to your property boundary.
Instalments
Service charges are levied in five equal annual instalments and will be automatically included in the relevant Rate Notice each year.
Sale of property
As with outstanding rates, any amount outstanding (including instalments not levied) for your underground power service charge would be payable on settlement if the property is sold. For queries about sale of property, raise a property settlement request.
Works
Connection to meter boxes
Works will include a new underground consumer main from the green dome near the front of your property to your meter.
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Damage to verges
- Most underground cables are installed using below-ground boring which reduces the amount of disruption on street verges and inside the front garden of properties. Open trenching may be required to suit local site conditions in some locations.
- The contractor carrying out the project will repair any damage caused by the works. Please report any damage not remedied to the contractor as soon as possible. At the start of the project you would have received information in your mailbox with the contractor's contact details.
- If you no longer have the contractor's details, please contact Western Power via email at undergroundpower@westernpower.com.au.
- All street verges are video-recorded before any work commences as a record. If your verge is damaged, it will be reinstated as close as practical to its original condition.
Further information
Refer to our underground power webpage for further information on the project progress across the project areas. Additionally, you can refer to the Western Power website.
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