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It doesn't matter to everyone, but doing business with companies that are fully or partly Australian owned means there's a better chance the profits stay in the country. This can help promote local jobs or make you feel better about supporting local businesses.
Since it's not clear from a casual glance which energy companies are Australian and which are part of foreign conglomerates, we've done the work for you on who owns what.
Brand | |
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Amber Electric | |
Aurora Energy | |
Bright Spark Power | |
CovaU | |
Discover Energy | |
Elysian Energy | |
Enova Energy | |
Ergon Energy | |
Energy Locals | |
Future X Power | |
GloBird Energy | |
LPE | |
Lumo Energy | |
Momentum Energy | |
People Energy | |
Pooled Energy | |
Powerclub (IP is owned by Australian investors, but the company itself is owned by the various members) | |
QEnergy | |
Red Energy | |
Sumo Power | |
Synergy | |
1st Energy |
Brand | |
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ActewAGL | |
AGL | |
Amaysim Energy | |
Click Energy | |
Commander Energy | |
DC Power Co | |
Diamond Energy | |
Dodo | |
Kogan Energy | |
Mojo Power | |
Origin Energy | |
Powerdirect | |
Powershop | |
ReAmped Energy |
Brand | |
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Alinta Energy | |
Energy Australia | |
Nectr | |
OVO Energy | |
Simply Energy | |
Tango Energy |
Here's a short summary of the different Australian energy companies. We've split them into ones that are fully Australian owned and those that are only partly Australian owned.
Company | Details |
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Amber Electric | Amber Electric was founded by a couple of Australians, Chris Thompson and Dan Adams, in 2017. It operates under the green-focused power retailer Energy Locals, which is also completely Australian owned. |
Aurora Energy | Aurora Energy is owned and operated entirely by the Tasmanian state government. |
Bright Spark Power | The Bright Spark website states that Bright Spark is completely owned and privately operated by Australians, as well as having its headquarters based in the country. |
CovaU | According to its LinkedIn page, CovaU is entirely owned by TPC Consolidated Limited, a Sydney-based Australian company. |
Discover Energy | Discover Energy is owned by a broad group of Australian investors, including people from the IT sector, innovators and others. |
Elysian Energy | Elysian Energy is a totally Australian-owned energy company that operates in the state of Victoria, out of Melbourne. |
Ergon Energy | The Queensland state government owns Ergon Energy and runs it as a state electricity retailer and distributor for regional Queenslanders. |
Energy Locals | True to its name, Energy Locals was founded by an Australian and continues to be owned by Australians. You'll find its headquarters in Melbourne. |
Future X Power | Based in Brisbane since 2014, Future X Power is owned by a group of Australian managers with experience in the energy retail sector. |
GloBird Energy | Melbourne-based retailer GloBird Energy claims to be entirely Australian owned and operated, with locally based customer service centres to match. |
LPE | With a local Queensland call centre and Queensland headquarters, Locality Planning Energy has been completely Australian owned since its founding in 2010. |
Lumo Energy | Lumo Energy is completely owned by Snowy Hydro Limited, a totally Australian company that owns and maintains the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme. |
Momentum Energy | Momentum Energy is a gas and electric company owned by Hydro Tasmania, Tasmania's main electricity generator. |
Pooled Energy | Pooled Energy is an Australian owned company that focuses around helping pool owners make their pools more efficient. |
Powerclub | Powerclub's IP licence is owned by a group of Australian investors, but the company itself is owned by the various members who purchase power from it. |
QEnergy | QEnergy is Australian owned and operated, and it's based in the city of Brisbane. It has a strong focus on selling energy to businesses. |
Red Energy | Red Energy is another subsidiary of Snowy Hydro, a company that maintains the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme. |
Sumo Power | Sumo Power claims to be 100% Australian owned and is based in Melbourne. |
Synergy | Synergy is entirely owned and operated by the Western Australian state government. |
1st Energy | The offices of 1st Energy are based in Australia, with a head office in Melbourne. It is completely Australian owned. |
Company | Details |
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ActewAGL | All arms of ActewAGL are partly Australian owned – its retail section is jointly owned by Icon Water Limited and AGL Energy, while its distribution part is jointly owned by Icon Water Limited and Jemena Limited. |
AGL | AGL is one of the three largest energy companies in Australia and has been partly Australian owned since 1837. It's listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and is therefore owned by the shareholders. |
Amaysim Energy | Amaysim is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, so it's owned by the stockholders who have invested in it, overseas and in Australia. |
Click Energy | Click Energy is owned by Amaysim, bought out in 2017. This means that, like Amaysim, it's owned by foreign and domestic shareholders. |
Commander Energy | Commander Energy is owned by the Vocus Group, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. It's owned by both domestic and foreign shareholders. |
DC Power Co | A Melbourne-based startup that began out of a crowdfunding campaign, backed by thousands of investors from all over the world. |
Diamond Energy | More than 80% of Diamond Energy is Australian owned, with the rest owned by foreign interests. |
Dodo | Dodo is another subsidiary of the Vocus Group, which is owned by its shareholders on the Australian Securities Exchange, here and abroad. |
Enova Energy | Based in Byron Bay, Enova Energy is a community-owned energy retailer. |
Kogan Energy | Also a retail giant, Kogan is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, making it part Australian and part foreign owned. |
Mojo Power | While Mojo Power was founded in Australia, its owners now include foreign investment companies like South Cross Venture Partners and more, so it's only partly Australian. |
Origin Energy | Australia's largest energy company, Origin Energy has been in Australia for a long time but is still listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. This means it has part foreign, part domestic ownership. |
Powerdirect | AGL bought out Powerdirect in 2007, meaning that it has the same split ownership that AGL does. |
Powershop | Powershop is jointly owned by Australian and New Zealander concerns, under Meridian Energy. |
ReAmped Energy | ReAmped Energy was founded by an Australian, but many of the investors came from over in New Zealand meaning that it's partly foreign owned. |
Company | Details |
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Alinta Energy | Alinta Energy is owned by a Hong Kong-based company called Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. It owns and operates a bunch of power stations all across Australia. |
Energy Australia | Energy Australia, despite its name, is actually owned by another Hong Kong energy company called the CLP Group. It used to be owned by the NSW state government but was sold in 2011. |
Nectr | Nectr is owned by Hanwha Energy Australia, a Korean company. |
OVO Energy | OVO is originally a UK energy retailer and it's been operating in Australia only since 2019. |
Simply Energy | Simply Energy operates with the backing of ENGIE, a French energy company that operates in many countries throughout the world. |
Tango Energy | Tango Energy is the retail arm of Pacific Hydro Australia, a company that operates many renewable assets in Australia. However, it's owned by China's State Power Investment Corporation. |
Sam Baran is a writer for Finder, covering topics across the tech, telco and utilities sectors. They enjoy decrypting technical jargon and helping people compare complex products easily. When they aren't writing, you'll find Sam's head buried in a book or working on their latest short story. Sam has a Bachelor of Advanced Science from the University of Sydney.
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