Country Energy is a leading Australian energy services corporation owned by the New South Wales Government, with around 4,000 employees serving more than 870,000 customers.

Country Energy manages Australia’s largest power supply network across 95 per cent of New South Wales’ land mass and offers retail electricity in five states and territories.

Our product range includes bottled gas, internet services and energy and water management solutions. We also provide reticulated natural gas to 24,200 customers in southern New South Wales and water and sewerage services to 10,000 customers in far west New South Wales.

one of Australia’s strongest regional businesses

• Revenue of around $2 billion, placing Country Energy in Australia’s top 150 companies
• Around 4,000 employees in 142 customer and field service centres, nine regional offices and four business centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Newcastle
• A decentralised regional management structure that helps us respond to local priorities

operator of Australia’s largest electricity network

• Spans mountains, plains and deserts, with climates ranging from snow to extreme heat
• Around 195,000 kilometres of powerlines, 1.4 million power poles, 113,000 distribution substations and 120,000 street lights
• More than $820 million invested to maintain and improve network reliability since July 2001
• Plans to invest an additional $1.2 billion in the network between 2004 and 2009

one of Australia’s most successful energy retailers

• More than 870,000 customers in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory
• Competitive energy offers and value added services include renewable energy, broadband and dial-up internet services, LPG, energy efficiency advice, and flexible payment options

actively strengthening communities

• Created more than 620 new apprenticeships since 2001 and established a multi-award winning Indigenous Employment Program
• Opened 43 new customer and field service centres since 2001, restoring local service levels
• Sponsor of hundreds of local events and community initiatives each year – including the $35,000 Country Energy Art Prize for Landscape Painting
• Acclaimed Country Support hardship assistance program, which has halved Country Energy’s rate of customer disconnections for non-payment

serious about environmental responsibility

• A major purchaser of solar, hydro and wind energy, both for our 19,000-plus green power customers, and 282 of Country Energy’s own facilities
• Energy and water management solutions that save customers money and reduce greenhouse emissions, including Australia’s first, residential advanced metering trial
• Innovative wildlife protection programs saving ospreys, koalas and pygmy possums

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