As a further consequence, new electrical products were only very slowly introduced in the state and take up of those by the general public was slow as the unreliable power supply meant these could not be used reliably.

At the recommendation of Russell Dumas of the Public Works Department, a 25 MW at 50 Hz generator was purchased for the future South Fremantle Power Station in 1945.

[1] Conversion of the network as well as consumer appliances to 50 Hz came at considerable cost, which the Western Australian Government agreed to contribute to.

[1] Selection of the South Fremantle site for the future power station was based on a number of factors, among them the access to an existing railway line for coal deliveries, access to seawater for cooling purposes and proximity to a population centre.

[2] The rising oil price of the early 1970s forced the return to coal but this caused concern about emissions as environmental awareness had increased.

[1] The building's style was influenced by Art Deco, Inter War Functionalist and Stripped Classical architecture, of which it is the largest example in Western Australia.

[1] In June 2021, the owner of the South Fremantle Power Station, Synergy, in turn owned by the Government of Western Australia, put the site up for sale.