The SEC brings more power to the bush:
Above - The State Electricity Commission’s Collie Power Station in 1950.
Source: The History of Electricity in Western Australia, published by Western Power Corporation.
The State Electricity Commission (SEC) was formed in 1945 following the sharp increase of customers’ electricity demands after World War II. Its mission was to create a high-voltage transmission grid with the ability to carry power over long distances.
The SEC (which later changed its name to the State Energy Commission of WA and then to Western Power Corporation) was responsible for connecting the independent power stations to the main electricity grid. This program, known as the South West Power Scheme, made a big difference to the lives of country people by supplying them with alternating current (A/C) electricity. By 1957, four power stations in East Perth, South Fremantle, Collie and Bunbury were linked to form the interconnected electricity grid through the southern region of the state.
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