actewagl type private industry utilities founded 3 october 2000 2000 10 03 headquarters canberra australia key people paul frazer chairman michael costello ceo products utility services electricity retailing and distribution natural gas revenue a 722.1 m 2012 net income a 162.6 m 2012 owner actew corporation 50 % agl energy 25 % singapore power 25 % number of employees 38 6 2012 ; 370 7 2012 website www.actewagl.com.au footnotes references 1 2 actewagl house in canberra actewagl is australia s first multi utility to offer electricity natural gas and telecommunication services through a bundle offer . at the time of its formation it was the only multi utility of its kind in australia . 3 actewagl comprises two joint ventures a retail joint venture between agl energy and actew corporation and a distribution joint venture between singapore power and actew corporation . actewagl provides utility services in the australian capital territory act and south east new south wales . during 2012 its former water supply and wastewater management functions were handed back to actew corporation who now trade as actew water . contents 1 history 2 green initiatives 3 see also 4 references history edit actewagl was formed in october 2000 when the australian gas light company agl and actew corporation a government owned enterprise of the act government entered into australia s first utility joint venture . 4 following october 2006 business dealings with agl and alinta ownership of actewagl s retail arm was shared equally between agl energy and actew corporation and ownership of actewagl s distribution arm was shared equally between alinta and actew corporation . further changes to the distribution partnership occurred when a consortium including singapore power purchased alinta in 2007 . alinta changed its name in 2008 to jemena . 5 the distribution partnership is now owned equally by jemena and actew corporation . in february 2004 actewagl entered into a management agreement with transact capital communications pty ltd. 6 in june 2012 actew corporation did not renew actewagl s contact for the management and operation of the water and sewerage network of the act and surrounding area managed since 2000 . 2 green initiatives edit since its beginning actewagl has continued to undertake several innovative programs to help the environment . they include the following . greenchoice this is a program that lets residential and business customers support environmentally friendly green energy by paying a premium on their electricity bill either fixed or percentage based plans . the additional payment is invested in renewable energy generation from sources like mini hydro wind power and biomass . 7 the greenchoice program is independently assessed by the australian government s national green power accreditation program to guarantee that the green energy produced by actewagl comes from government approved renewable energy sources . however greenchoice customers are still charged for carbon tax on their greenchoice energy which even the ceo of actewagl admits is counterintuitive . this negates any financial benefit greenchoice customers might otherwise have received by supporting carbon neutral energy . 8 actewagl solar actewagl solar actewagl supplies and installs solar energy systems for households in the act . http www.actewagl.com.au product and services solar.aspx actewagl hydro while most hydro electric developments require the building of dams and lakes actewagl s mini hydro uses an existing water supply to provide electricity that would otherwise come from fossil fuel power stations . 9 solar farm in early 2008 actewagl worked with the act government to study the feasibility of developing a solar farm in the act . the study investigated the environmental impact economic viability and educational benefits of such a facility . 10 11 in may 2009 the act government called for expressions of interest to construct own and operate a solar power facility in the act . the government specified the facility must be capable of delivering power to at least 10 000 canberra homes . actewagl responded to this request and in december 2009 were advised that they had been shortlisted to move through to the next stage of the selection process . 12 see also edit australian capital territory portal energy portal actew corporation references edit annual report . actewagl . 2012 . retrieved 17 april 2013 . a b doherty megan 20 july 2012 . actew s water bill hits 2.5 m . the canberra times . retrieved 18 april 2013 . khoo v. 2007 . australian innovation towards a sustainable future . lane cove nsw cl creations . wright b. 2003 . canberra & the capital region a new focus . nsw focus publishing pty ltd. alinta lga ltd is now jemena ltd pdf press release . jemena . 4 august 2008 . actewagl website our company accessed 14 april 2008 canberra tries to stamp on its carbon footprint http www.nzherald.co.nz section 2 story.cfm c id 2 & objectid 10499227 http www.actewagl.com.au about us media centre and reports 2012 08 30 letter to the editor greenchoice.aspx mount stromlo mini hydro archived copy . archived from the original on 2008 07 21 . retrieved 2008 05 02 . act solar power facility http www.actewagl.com.au environment solar actsolarfeasibilitystudy.aspx solar farm given go ahead http www.abc.net.au news stories 2008 09 03 2353764 . htm solar farms tomorrow s forecast sunny all the way http www.actewagl.com.au letspowerahead environmental solar.aspx v t e energy in new south wales generation renewable energy plants biomass combustion broadwater sugar mill broadwater biomass co gen condong sugar mill condong biomass co gen harwood sugar mill visy paper tumut cogeneration amcor bomaderry bluescope steel port kembla caltex refining kurnell macquarie university shell refining clyde stadium australia university of western sydney visy paper smithfield hydro electric bendeela blowering brown mountain burrendong burrinjuck 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