Ergon (Australia)
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Ergon is a corporation
owned by the Government of Queensland
, Australia
. It supplies electricity
to Queenslanders outside the metropolitan southeast through a distribution network and retail activities.
In 2007 the Queensland Government privatised part of the business, with the sale of approximately 50,000 contestable electricity customers and retailer trading activities to AGL
. Smaller electricity customers which are not economic continue to be billed by Ergon Energy and the electricity distribution network remains in public ownership.
Ergon owns the Windorah Solar Farm
, a $4,500,000 project completed in producing up to 360,000 kWh of electricity a year, reducing the town of Windorah's
need for diesel powered generators, and reducing fuel consumption by more than 100 000 litres annually.
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...
owned by the Government of Queensland
Government of Queensland
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It supplies electricity
Electricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
to Queenslanders outside the metropolitan southeast through a distribution network and retail activities.
In 2007 the Queensland Government privatised part of the business, with the sale of approximately 50,000 contestable electricity customers and retailer trading activities to AGL
AGL Energy
AGL Energy is the largest Australian gas and electricity retailer, with over six million customers. It has large investments in the supply of gas and electricity, and has recently invested in sustainable energy businesses such as wind farms and a hydroelectric power station in Victoria’s High...
. Smaller electricity customers which are not economic continue to be billed by Ergon Energy and the electricity distribution network remains in public ownership.
Ergon owns the Windorah Solar Farm
Windorah Solar Farm
The Windorah Solar Farm is Ergon Energy's first solar farm trial near the town of Windorah in Queensland.The plant uses five concentrated solar dishes or reflectors which were manuafactured and installed by Solar Systems. This is expected to save up to 100,000 litres of diesel fuel per year...
, a $4,500,000 project completed in producing up to 360,000 kWh of electricity a year, reducing the town of Windorah's
Windorah, Queensland
Windorah is one of three towns in the Barcoo in south-west Queensland, Australia. It is named after the local Aboriginal word for "Big Fish". At the 2006 census, Windorah had a population of 158....
need for diesel powered generators, and reducing fuel consumption by more than 100 000 litres annually.
See also
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