resources or actewagl . agl energy limited type public traded as asx agl s & p asx 200 component industry energy utilities founded 2006 as agl energy 1837 as the australian gas light company headquarters north sydney new south wales australia key people andrew vesey ceo & md products energy natural gas generation wind power hydroelectricity coal seam gas services electricity generation electricity distribution electricity retailing natural gas distribution and retailing subsidiaries actewagl 25 % website www.agl.com.au agl energy asx agl a publicly listed australian company provides energy products and services to the australian economy . the company is involved in both the generation and retailing of electricity for residential and commercial use . agl energy generates electricity from power stations that use thermal power natural gas wind power hydroelectricity and coal seam gas sources . the company began operating in australia in 1837 as the australian gas light company and claimed in 2014 that it had more than 3.8 million residential and business customer accounts across new south wales victoria south australia and queensland . 1 it has large investments in the supply of gas and electricity and is australia s largest private owner operator and developer of renewable energy assets . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 operations and significant assets 2.1 renewable energy 2.2 thermal & peaking power stations 2.3 gas 2.4 upstream gas projects 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit main article australian gas light company the australian gas light company was formed in sydney in 1837 and supplied town gas for the first public lighting of a street lamp in sydney in 1841 . 4 agl was the second company to list on the australian stock exchange . 5 the company gradually diversified into electricity and into a number of different locations . actewagl a joint venture between the australian gas light company and actew corporation a government owned enterprise of the act government was formed in october 2000 as australia s first utility joint venture . 6 25 % owned by agl energy actewagl provides electricity natural gas and telecommunication services to business and residential customers in the australian capital territory and south east new south wales . 7 on 6 october 2006 the australian gas light company and alinta limited shareholders approved the merger of agl s infrastructure assets with alinta and the subsequent separation of agl energy . 8 in 2014 agl energy launched plans to offer compressed natural gas cng to australian transport businesses as an alternative to foreign crude and fuel imports . agl plans to launch public refuelling stations across australia that will help improve supply of cng to the australian market . 9 operations and significant assets edit agl operate retail and merchant energy businesses power generation assets and an upstream gas portfolio . 1 agl has a diverse power generation portfolio including base peaking and intermediate generation plants spread across traditional thermal generation as well as renewable sources including hydro and wind . 10 the following tables listing significant assets are based on agl s 2014 annual report . 11 renewable energy edit source state maximum capacity ref dartmouth hydroelectric power station vic 180 megawatts 240 000 hp eildon hydroelectric power station vic 120 megawatts 160 000 hp 12 hallet wind farms 1 2 4 & 5 sa 350 megawatts 470 000 hp kiewa hydroelectric scheme vic 391 megawatts 524 000 hp macarthur wind farm vic 420 megawatts 560 000 hp oaklands wind farm vic 63 megawatts 84 000 hp broken hill solar plant in development nsw 53 megawatts 71 000 hp nyngan solar plant in development nsw 102 megawatts 137 000 hp coopers gap wind farm in development qld 351 megawatts 471 000 hp silverton wind farm stage 1 in development nsw 300 megawatts 400 000 hp thermal & peaking power stations edit source state maximum capacity ref bayswater power station nsw 2 640 megawatts 3 540 000 hp liddell power station nsw 2 000 megawatts 2 700 000 hp loy yang a power station vic 2 210 megawatts 2 960 000 hp torrens island power station sa 1 280 megawatts 1 720 000 hp somerton power station gas turbines vic 160 megawatts 210 000 hp yabulu power station 50 % interest not operated by agl qld 121 megawatts 162 000 hp 50 % of 242 mw diamantina power station 50 % interest qld 151 megawatts 202 000 hp 50 % of 302 mw gas edit source state maximum capacity ref newcastle gas storage nsw 1.5 petajoules 0.42 10 9 kwh silver springs gas storage qld 35 petajoules 9.7 109 kwh upstream gas projects edit in 2015 the epa ordered the suspension of agl s gloucester operations after finding toxic chemicals had been introduced into hunter water s systems . 13 the epa subsequently found no evidence of harm to the environment or pollution of waters 14 and agl was allowed to continue its gloucester operations . 15 source state reserves 2p 3 ref gloucester gas project nsw 527 petajoules 1.46 1011 kwh 1 camden gas project nsw 45 petajoules 1.2 1010 kwh 1 hunter gas project nsw 0 petajoules 0 kwh moranbah gas project 50 % interest not operated by agl qld 285 petajoules 7.9 1010 kwh atp 1103 exploration project 50 % interest not operated by agl qld 968 petajoules 2.69 1011 kwh 2 silver springs gas project qld 58 petajoules 1.6 1010 kwh galilee gas project 50 % interest qld 2c resources only 1 estimated reserves based on mining sepp changes . 2 under a 50 year project agreement that commenced in 2000 agl has no effective exploration rights or ongoing cost obligations within exploration tenement atp 1103 as these were assigned to arrow energy limited . however agl is entitled to participate up to a 50 % interest in any commercial development by contributing its share of past costs . 3 2p or proved plus probable reserves are those quantities of gas that are estimated with equal certainty to be greater than or less than actual commercially recoverable quantities . 2c resources are considered not yet commercially recoverable . consistent with new asx listing rules reporting requirements gas reserves are now reported net of lease fuel i.e. net of estimated own use fuel consumption upstream of the point of sale . see also edit australia portal energy portal better place renewable energy commercialization in australia references edit a b who we are . agl website . agl energy . march 2014 . self published source how we source energy . agl website . agl energy . march 2014 . self published source energy giant backs 20 % renewables . the sydney morning herald . 30 august 2007 . history of natural gas in australia . energysafe victoria . victorian government . retrieved 28 february 2011 . asx history . asx . march 2014 . wright b. 2003 . canberra & the capital region a new focus . nsw focus publishing pty ltd. doherty megan 20 july 2012 . actew s water bill hits 2.5 m . the canberra times . retrieved 18 april 2013 . agl alinta transaction class ruling pdf pdf . agl energy . self published source agl plans compressed gas refuel network . the australian . 4 april 2014 . retrieved 16 july 2014 . annual report 2013 pdf pdf . agl energy . p. 4 . self published source page 17 agl annual report 2014 17 september 2014 aemo participant registrations list . retrieved march 2014 . check date values in access date help hannam peter 14 march 2015 . csg more trouble than it s worth for agl . www.canberratimes.com.au . the sydney morning herald . retrieved 13 march 2015 . epa investigations find no harm to the environment from agl s waukivory pilot project and recommend additional monitoring requirements press release . nsw environment protection authority . 19 may 2015 . retrieved 2015 08 21 . gibney adrian 2015 05 19 . agl cleared to resume waukivory operations . agl energy sustainability blog . retrieved 2015 08 21 . external links edit agl website . archived from the original on 28 august 2008 . retrieved 2007 01 31 . v t e s & p asx 50 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goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie group medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek limited sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp sydney airport holdings telstra transurban vicinity centres wesfarmers westfield westpac woodside petroleum woolworths other notable companies adelaide bank akubra alumina australian radio network axa asia pacific bendigo bank bluescope steel bunnings caltex camperdown dairy international challenger cimic cochlear coles downer group fairfax media fosters holden james hardie jb hi fi john holland macquarie radio manildra group metcash national storage news corp australia nine entertainment optus qantas qube holdings rm williams seven west media southern cross austereo st george bank star entertainment group vero insurance virgin australia zinifex corporate controversies and collapses ansett australia bridgecorp holdings 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