Company type | Private |
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Industry | Utility |
Predecessor | EnergyAustralia |
Founded | 1 March 2011 |
Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
Area served | Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Region |
Key people | Marc England (CEO)[1] |
Services | Electricity distribution |
Owner | AustralianSuper and IFM Investors - 50.4% Government of New South Wales - 49.6% |
Website | www |
Ausgrid is an electricity distribution company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical networks supplying 1.8 million customers servicing more than 4 million people in Sydney, the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It was formed in 2011 from the previously state-owned energy retailer/distributor, EnergyAustralia, when the retail division of the company, along with the EnergyAustralia brand, was sold by the Government of New South Wales, and the remainder renamed Ausgrid.