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Industry
  
Energy

Products
  
Electricity generation

Location
  
Hunter Region

Headquarters
  
Newcastle

Founded
  
1996

Type
  
Subsidiary

Number of locations
  
Hunter Region

Services
  
Public utility

Revenue
  
1.019 billion AUD

Owner
  
AGL Energy

Number of employees
  
628

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Area served
  
National Electricity Market, Australia

Key people
  
Anthony Fowler (Group General Manager ) Scott Thomas (General Manager)

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Macquarie Generation is an electricity generation company in Australia that was owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites using predominantly thermal coal power.

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From its two thermal coal power stations and two oil-fired gas turbines, Macquarie Generation supplies approximately 11% of the electricity consumed in the National Electricity Market. In early stages, Macquarie has commenced development of solar thermal power as a renewable source of energy,

Macquarie Generation is established pursuant to the State Owned Corporations Act, 1989 (NSW) and the Energy Services Corporation Act, 1995 (NSW).

In 2014 AGL Energy acquired Macquarie Generation for $1,505 million from the NSW Government

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Generation portfolio

Macquarie Generation owns and operates the following power stations to generate electricity for sale under contract:

References

Macquarie Generation Wikipedia