Underground Power – Report Any Power Outage

Western Power recently provided some information on power outages in Kallaroo from late 2021 and 2022.  The issue of power outages was discussed at our last Open Community Meeting. It is clear from residents feedback that not all outages are captured by Western Power.  If Kallaroo is to be added into the program to replace overhead power with underground power all incidents no matter how small need to be reported so it can be shown that it is causing significant disruption.

Residents are asked to report all outages to Western Power on 13 13 51. If you can also email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as we intend to collate reports to ensure none are missed and push for Kallaroo to be given priority for underground power.

Western Power provided reasons for the outages during late December 2021 as:

• Due to a range of factors including a three in 100-year heatwave, where temperatures exceeded 40 degrees for four consecutive days resulting in high electricity demand and network overloading in certain parts.
• The impact of this was exacerbated by the implementation of sensitive network settings designed to mitigate bushfire risks and delays in restoring power due to fire weather conditions. This unfortunately led to more and longer outages over the period.

A independent review of this event over the Christmas period was carried out and can be reviewed here – Independent Review Christmas 2021 Power Outages Report

Since 1 January 2022 Western Power reports that there has been 4 outages:

If you have recorded other outages not listed above please send us an email – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

As areas of Kallaroo increase in density it is even more important that underground power is addressed as a priority.