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Essential Energy
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Essential Energy logo
State-owned statutory corporation overview
Formed1 March 2011 (2011-03-01)
Preceding State-owned statutory corporation
JurisdictionRegional, rural and remote New South Wales
Headquarters8 Buller Street, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Employees3,280 (2023)[1]
Minister responsible
State-owned statutory corporation executives
  • Doug Halley, Chair
  • John Cleland, CEO
Parent departmentDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Websiteessentialenergy.com.au

Essential Energy is a state-owned electricity infrastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks for much of New South Wales, covering 95 percent of the state geography (and some neighbouring parts of Queensland).[2] It also owns the reticulated water network in Broken Hill through Essential Water, formerly Australian Inland Energy and Water.[3]

Essential Energy was formed from the previously state-owned energy business, Country Energy, when the retail division of the company, along with the Country Energy brand, was sold by the NSW Government in 2011 to Origin Energy.

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References

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  1. ^ "Overview". Essential Energy Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF) (Report). Essential Energy. 2023. p. 6.
  2. ^ Essential Energy. "Essential Energy - Our Energy Network". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  3. ^ Essential Water. "Essential Water - About Us". Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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