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operates 33 standalone power stations serving some of the remote communities the grid can ’ t reach , as well as the Barcaldine gas-fired power station which supplies power to the main grid .
The company was formed in 1999 , from six regional Queensland electricity distributors and their subsidiary retailer . In some ways its legacy allies it to the entities that have grown up across the planet to address the new economic and technical landscape , but for a number of reasons it stands out from its peers . Its experience in reaching out to isolated communities , including a number of islands , is highly relevant to energy businesses in the many places that face similar problems , particularly in emerging economies but also in the great land masses of America , China and India . What it does to ‘ provide safe , reliable , efficient and sustainable energy solutions to support our customers and the Queensland economy ’ is just its daily bread . This is a company that is taking a holistic view of the future energy landscape , taking into account technology , economics , business and market models that work as well as global imperatives like climate change and population growth .
Peter Nimmo has the enviable job of driving forward the future agenda . As Ergon ’ s Director of Effective Market Reform , he wants to see Ergon Energy becoming recognised not just in Australia but globally as a benchmark future network provider . Economies that adhere to old fashioned models
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