AGL — Plans & Profile
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About AGL
AGL is Australia's largest electricity generator and one of the "big three" energy retailers, serving millions of customers across the NEM. It operates a large legacy coal generation fleet alongside an accelerating renewables build-out, targeting 12 GW of new clean capacity by 2035 as it prepares to close Bayswater (2033) and Loy Yang A (2035). AGL offers GreenPower-accredited options and bundled telco services. In 2023, AGL was penalised $25 million for overcharging welfare recipients through the Centrepay system — the largest single Centrepay penalty in AER history.
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Provider Profile
Customer Count (Energy)
1,515,709
21.6% market share
As of 2026
Founded
1837 (as Australian Gas Light Company); AGL Energy Ltd formed 2006
Complaints Rate (AER)
0.47%
Fewer complaints than 52% of retailers
Q2: Good2026 AER report
Australian Ownership
yes
AGL Energy Ltd is an Australian public company listed on the ASX (ASX: AGL, S&P/ASX 50). No foreign parent. The company was formed in 2006 when the original Australian Gas Light Company merged and restructured with Alinta, creating two separate entities. In 2022, a proposed demerger into Accel Energy (coal) and AGL Australia (retail) was abandoned after failing to secure shareholder approval.
Generation Assets
Australia's largest private generation portfolio. Coal: Bayswater (2,640 MW, NSW), Loy Yang A (2,200 MW, VIC). Liddell coal station (2,000 MW) closed April 2023. Gas peaking: Torrens Island, Barker Inlet, Somerton. Renewables: largest privately-owned hydro fleet in Australia, plus wind farms (Silverton, Coopers Gap, Wattle Point), solar, and batteries (Torrens Island 250 MW, Broken Hill 50 MW, Liddell 500 MW commissioning). Target: 12 GW new renewable and firming capacity by 2035.
GreenPower
Yes — accredited
Parent Company
null (ASX-listed public company; no single controlling shareholder)
Regulatory Issues
Federal Court ordered $25 million penalty (Dec 2024) for overcharging welfare recipients via Centrepay. Earlier: $1.3 million penalty for failing to submit retail market performance data on time (2020). AGL is Australia's largest carbon emitter (42.4Mt CO2-e in FY2020, ~8% of national emissions).
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Energy Plans
Electricity Plans (1187)
No plans available for this area.
Gas Plans (254)
| Plan | Retailer | Annual cost ▲at 20,000 MJ/yr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Business Multi Property Stepped rateBusiness | AGL | $579 | |
| Business Smart Saver - 3rd Party New To AGL Stepped rateBusiness | AGL | $604 | |
| Business Smart Saver Stepped rateBusiness | AGL | $604 | |
| Business Smart Saver - 3rd Party Stepped rateBusiness | AGL | $604 | |
| Residential Seniors Saver Stepped rate | AGL | $615 | |
| Residential Seniors Saver - New to AGL Stepped rate | AGL | $615 | |
| Residential Smart Saver - 3rd Party Stepped rate | AGL | $640 | |
| Residential Smart Saver - BP Fuel Stepped rate | AGL | $640 | |
| Residential Smart Saver - Velocity Stepped rate | AGL | $640 | |
| Residential Smart Saver - Westpac Stepped rate | AGL | $640 |
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