Ergon Energy (your distributor)
Owns the poles, wires, substations and meters across Queensland. It connects your home, reads your meter, and restores power after a fault. You cannot choose or switch it: it is a regulated monopoly for your address.
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Network distributor · Queensland
Ergon Energy: your electricity network
Ergon Energy runs the vast electricity distribution network covering regional and rural Queensland, one of the largest service areas of any distributor in Australia. Because a distributor is a regulated monopoly tied to your address, you cannot choose it, but you can still understand what it does, how to report an outage and how network charges shape your bill.
24/7
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13 22 96
outages & emergencies
QLD
network area
Yes
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How it works
What does Ergon Energy actually do?
Your electricity bill involves two different companies. Knowing which is which saves you calling the wrong number in a blackout.
Your retailer (the company on your bill)
Sells you the electricity, sets your plan and rates, and sends your bill. You can compare and switch retailers at any time, which is the part of your bill you control.
Where Ergon Energy operates
Ergon Energy is the regulated electricity distributor for Regional and rural Queensland, from the New South Wales border to the Torres Strait. Not sure if Ergon is your distributor? It is printed on your electricity bill, or you can check by postcode on its website.
Other Queensland networks: Energex .
Power is out? Call Ergon Energy, not your retailer
In a blackout, your retailer cannot help: it does not own the wires. Report the outage to Ergon Energy on its 24/7 faults line 13 22 96. If life is at risk or a powerline is down, call 000 first.
Full outage steps & safetyCommon questions
A Selectra expert answers your most common Ergon Energy questions
Ergon Energy runs the vast electricity distribution network covering regional and rural Queensland, one of the largest service areas of any distributor in Australia. It owns the poles, wires, substations and meters in its area and is responsible for connecting your home and restoring power after a fault. It does not sell you electricity, that is your retailer.
Ergon Energy is the electricity distributor for Regional and rural Queensland, from the New South Wales border to the Torres Strait. Your distributor is fixed by your address, so you cannot switch it.
Call the Ergon Energy 24/7 faults and emergencies line on 13 22 96, or check its outage map at ergon.com.au. If a powerline is down or life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) first. See our Ergon outages page for the full steps.
You cannot switch your distributor, it is a regulated monopoly for your address. You can switch your retailer (the company on your bill) at any time, which is the part of your bill you control. Ergon Energy keeps running the network whoever you buy from.
Ergon Energy pays an automatic Guaranteed Service Level (GSL) credit when your outages pass the duration or frequency thresholds for a financial year. The credit is paid automatically through your retailer, usually without a claim. See our power outage guide for how the scheme works.
For bills, plans, payments and moving home, contact your retailer (the company that sends your bill), not Ergon Energy. Contact Ergon Energy only for connections, meters, outages and network faults. See the contact page.
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You can't choose Ergon, but you can cut the rest of your bill
Network charges are fixed by your distributor, but they are only part of your bill. The retailer's energy and supply charges are the part you control. Compare retailers that supply your address to find a cheaper plan.