| Industry | Mains electricity |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Queensland Government |
| Headquarters | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Area served | 97% of Queensland |
| Total assets | A$8,700,000,000 |
| Owner(s) | Queensland Government |
| Employees | 4,600 |
| Website | http://www.ergon.com.au |
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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 December 2008 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.[2]
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