Session 6. Oral Presentation for: Energy costs in transition: decarbonising Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System
Brooke Fowles A *A
Brooke Fowles is the Director of Strategy and Governance at CME. She is responsible for strategy, planning, performance, government relations, business development and shared services. Immediately prior to joining the CME, Brooke was the Head of Strategy and Sustainability at the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia. She joined RFDS after 15 years in the WA State Government where she worked in a range of strategy and policy development, project management and organisational reform roles – most recently as the Director of Policy Design and Coordination at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (JTSI). Brooke commenced her public sector career in the Department of Finance and has significant cross-government experience in procurement, with a focus on health and community services. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GIACD) and a full member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS). |
Abstract
Presented on 27 May 2025: Session 6
The South West Interconnected System (SWIS) is one of Western Australia’s two main electricity grids. The SWIS network of electricity generation, storage, transmission and distribution infrastructure services the vast majority of the WA population, stretching from Albany in the Great Southern, up through the South West and Perth metropolitan area to Geraldton in the Mid West, and east through the Wheatbelt to Kalgoorlie. The SWIS services over 1 million residential, commercial and industrial customers, including a large number of The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA’s (CME’s) member companies who rely on the SWIS for reliable, cost-competitive electricity for their operations. As such, the SWIS is critical to both the ongoing viability and the decarbonisation pathways of CME members. Decarbonising WA’s economy is critical to attract new investment, create jobs and position our state as a leader in new low emission industries including critical minerals, hydrogen and green metals.
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Keywords: decarbonisation, electricity, electricity grid, electricity prices, emissions, energy transition, modelling, South West Interconnected System (SWIS), transmission infrastructure, Western Australia.
Brooke Fowles is the Director of Strategy and Governance at CME. She is responsible for strategy, planning, performance, government relations, business development and shared services. Immediately prior to joining the CME, Brooke was the Head of Strategy and Sustainability at the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia. She joined RFDS after 15 years in the WA State Government where she worked in a range of strategy and policy development, project management and organisational reform roles – most recently as the Director of Policy Design and Coordination at the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation (JTSI). Brooke commenced her public sector career in the Department of Finance and has significant cross-government experience in procurement, with a focus on health and community services. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Business Administration, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GIACD) and a full member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS). |
