Horizon Power
Encyclopedia
Horizon Power is a commercially focused, State Government-owned power company that provides power supplies to Western Australia
. It is responsible for generating, procuring, distributing and retailing electricity to residential, industrial and commercial customers and resource developments in its service area.
It was established in 2006 during reforms to Western Australia's electricity sector.
Horizon Power manages one major interconnected system, the North West Interconnected System (NWIS), and a continuously growing number of non-interconnected systems in regional towns and remote communities.
Its service area, which is outside of the south west corner of the State, is 2300000 square kilometres (888,035 sq mi) and covers the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West and southern Goldfields (Esperance) regions. Horizon Power operates from a head office in Karratha
in the Pilbara region and has additional offices in Kununurra, Broome
, Port Hedland
, Carnarvon
, Esperance
and Perth
.
Horizon Power has some 37,000 customers and is the electricity provider and retailer for 31 regional towns and a growing number of remote communities.
Horizon Power’s Board of Directors:
Chairman – Brendan Hammond
Director – Susan Bradley
Director – Robert Eagle
Director - Niclole Lockwood
Director - Angela Riley
Director – Rod Hayes (also Managing Director)
Company Secretary – Pete Feldhusen
Horizon Power’s Executive Team:
Managing Director – Rod Hayes
General Manager, Finance Services – Amelia Yam
General Manager, Islanded System Development – Mike Laughton-Smith
General Manager, Operations – Ziggy Wilk
General Manager, Shared Services - Peter Jensen
General Manager, Knowledge and Technology - James Deacon
General Manager, Strategy and Business Development – Frank Tudor
General Manager, People and Corporate Services – David Martin
General Manager, Governance and Legal; Company Secretary – Pete Feldhusen
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. It is responsible for generating, procuring, distributing and retailing electricity to residential, industrial and commercial customers and resource developments in its service area.
It was established in 2006 during reforms to Western Australia's electricity sector.
Horizon Power manages one major interconnected system, the North West Interconnected System (NWIS), and a continuously growing number of non-interconnected systems in regional towns and remote communities.
Its service area, which is outside of the south west corner of the State, is 2300000 square kilometres (888,035 sq mi) and covers the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne, Mid West and southern Goldfields (Esperance) regions. Horizon Power operates from a head office in Karratha
Kununurra, Western Australia
Kununurra is a town in far northern Western Australia located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region approximately from the border with the Northern Territory. Kununurra was initiated to service the Ord River Irrigation scheme....
in the Pilbara region and has additional offices in Kununurra, Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
, Port Hedland
Port Hedland, Western Australia
Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 ....
, Carnarvon
Carnarvon, Western Australia
Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately 900 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean. The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies to the south of the town and the Ningaloo Reef lies to the north...
, Esperance
Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Horizon Power has some 37,000 customers and is the electricity provider and retailer for 31 regional towns and a growing number of remote communities.
Horizon Power’s Board of Directors:
Chairman – Brendan Hammond
Director – Susan Bradley
Director – Robert Eagle
Director - Niclole Lockwood
Director - Angela Riley
Director – Rod Hayes (also Managing Director)
Company Secretary – Pete Feldhusen
Horizon Power’s Executive Team:
Managing Director – Rod Hayes
General Manager, Finance Services – Amelia Yam
General Manager, Islanded System Development – Mike Laughton-Smith
General Manager, Operations – Ziggy Wilk
General Manager, Shared Services - Peter Jensen
General Manager, Knowledge and Technology - James Deacon
General Manager, Strategy and Business Development – Frank Tudor
General Manager, People and Corporate Services – David Martin
General Manager, Governance and Legal; Company Secretary – Pete Feldhusen