We're 100% Australian owned Red Energy is owned by Snowy Hydro Ltd and is the fourth largest energy retailer in the National Electricity Market. All of our profits stay in Australia and our award-winning customer solutions team is based in Melbourne, Victoria.
AGL was established in 1837 and currently has over 2 million residential customers - it is a publicly owned entity, which means it is partially Australian owned. Its head office is in Sydney with a call centres in Adelaide and Melbourne.
EnergyAustralia (formerly TRUenergy) is an electricity generation, electricity and gas retailing private company in Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based and listed China Light and Power (CLP Group).
We're 100% Australian owned
Red Energy is owned by Snowy Hydro Ltd and is the fourth largest energy retailer in the National Electricity Market. All of our profits stay in Australia and our award-winning customer solutions team is based in Melbourne, Victoria.
Simply Energy is an Australian energy retailer, providing electricity and gas to more than 700,000 accounts across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, with sales totalling 12% of the Australian market. It is the Australian retail arm of ENGIE, which fully owns Simply Energy.
Alinta Energy's assets include the Braemar Power Station in Queensland, and the Loy Yang B Power Station and Bairnsdale Power Station in Victoria. The company also owns the Port Hedland, Newman, Pinjarra, and Wagerup power stations in Western Australia along with the Goldfields Gas Pipeline.
Proudly Australian since 1837
For 185 years, AGL Energy has been at the forefront of energy innovation in Australia.
Best energy providers revealed for 2023
More than 6500 Australians across Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria said the best energy providers were Red Energy, Alinta Energy and Energy Australia based on value for money, customer service and the ease of paying bills.
Lumo is owned by Snowy Hydro Limited. Snowy Hydro Limited is one of Australia's largest and oldest renewable energy generators, since 1949.
Snowy Hydro Ltd is wholly owned by the Australian Government represented by two Shareholder Ministers, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction.
United Petroleum is an independent, 100% Australian owned fuel and convenience company with around 500 sites nationally, offering customers premium quality fuels at competitive prices, Australia-wide.
Amber is owned by Chris, Dan, Amber's employees and our investors. Amber is also backed by Australia's leading VCs (including Square Peg Capital and Main Sequence Ventures), impact-focused investors and individuals, and most recently by CommBank.
Ausgrid was wholly owned by the Government of New South Wales from 2011 to 2016. In 2016, the New South Wales Government offered the effective sale of a 50.4% stake in Ausgrid, through a 99-year lease. Initial bidding was won by a consortium of State Grid Corporation of China and Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings.
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), commonly known as the State Grid, is a Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation. It is the largest utility company in the world, and as of 2022, the world's third largest company overall by revenue, behind Walmart and Amazon.
Dodo Power & Gas was established in 2001 as the energy retailing arm of the internet provider. The company is partly Australian owned, with parent company Vocus Group operating in both Australia and New Zealand.
The Liberal government of John Olsen undertook the privatisation of the state-owned electricity industry (ETSA), despite promising not to do so at the 1997 election.
Powershop Australia Pty Ltd is the retailer providing energy under the name Kogan Energy.
1st Energy was established in 2014 and currently has almost 40,000 customers – it is Australian based. Its head office is in Melbourne, though its call centre is in Brisbane. It's partly Australian owned. The company does not own or operate any coal, gas, solar or wind energy.
Sumo Power was established in 2014, and is an Australian-owned company with head offices in Melbourne, Victoria and call centres in Australia.