Origin Energy

Origin Energy Ltd
Company typePublic
IndustryEnergy
FoundedFebruary 2000, but parts of the business date from the 20th century
HeadquartersBarangaroo
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
Frank Calabria (CEO) (MD)
ProductsElectricity, natural gas, solar panels, LPG, hot water, heating and cooling, electric vehicle charging, broadband
RevenueDecrease A$12.097 billion (2021)[1]
Decrease A$-2.289 billion (2021)[1]
OwnerAustralianSuper (17%)[2]
Websiteoriginenergy.com.au

Origin Energy Ltd is an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Eraring Power Station, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, in New South Wales, which it plans to close in 2025.[3][4] As of 2024, it plans to "minimise" its ownership of wind and solar power, to boost investor returns.[5] It owns 20% of Octopus Energy, a UK renewable energy retailer.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2021 - Origin Energy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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  3. ^ "Brookfield's positive Origin Energy transition". Australian Financial Review. 11 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ Toscano, Nick; Foley, Mike (17 February 2022). "Origin Energy to bring forward closure of Australia's largest coal-fired power plant". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Origin Energy to trim green assets to boost returns". Australian Financial Review. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ Gottliebsen, Robert (24 October 2023). "We risk getting out of global transformation too early". The Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.