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  • To do: Check your switchboard: if the main switch or a safety switch is off, unplug appliances and turn it back on.
  • To do: It trips again? Switch the circuit breakers back on one by one to find the faulty circuit.
  • To do: Look outside or ask your neighbours. If they have power, the fault is in your home: call an electrician.
  • To do: Whole street out? Check Ergon's Outage Finder or call 13 22 96.

Ergon network

ergon.com.auUpdated 04/10/2026

Ergon Energy Network runs the distribution network of regional Queensland, from the outback to the Torres Strait. A separate company, Ergon Energy Retail, sells the power. Both belong to the government-owned Energy Queensland. 33 stand-alone power stations supply isolated communities.

Electricity network

Activities
DistributionRetailGeneration
Customers
790,000· connections, June 2025
Smart meters
67.3%· homes, June 2025, fitted by retailers
Outage time
347 min· SAIDI 2024-25, excl. major events
Outages
2.37· SAIFI per customer, 2024-25
Network length
155,419 km· 10,156 km underground, June 2025
Coverage
Regional Qld
  • Cairns
  • Townsville
  • Mackay
  • Rockhampton
  • Mount Isa
  • Torres Strait

Queensland outside the Energex area, about 1.5 million people. Generation means isolated systems only.