Simply Energy is an Australian energy retailer, providing

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and gas to more than 700,000 accounts across

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest o ...

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and

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, with sales totalling 12% of the Australian market. It is the Australian retail arm of ENGIE, which fully owns Simply Energy.

Products and services

Simply Energy provides electricity and gas to homes and businesses in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia

History

International Power Engie Energy International, formerly International Power, is a multinational electricity generation company headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the French company Engie (formerly GDF Suez). The company was fo ...

was launched as a retail brand in 2005 by

EnergyAustralia EnergyAustralia (formerly TRUenergy) is an electricity generation, electricity and gas retailing private company in Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based and listed China Light and Power (CLP Group). EnergyAustralia also ...

, which had recently been purchased by

. In August 2007, International Power Australia completed a buy out of EnergyAustralia interests in Victoria and South Australia. Subsequently, International Power launched the retail brand called Simply Energy in those two states. Simply Energy became part of GDF Suez in 2012. It is now owned by ENGIE with the French Government having control of this entity.

Controversy

Simply Energy have been subject to many high profile complaints regarding the practices of their doorknockers and billing issues.

References

External links

* {{official website, www.simplyenergy.com.au Electric power companies of Australia Natural gas companies of Australia Utility companies of Australia