Contact Energy is a New Zealand electricity generator and a wholesaler of natural gas, and it retails electricity, natural gas, broadband and LPG to households and businesses. Headquartered in Wellington, it is the country's second largest electricity generator and holds the second largest share of the retail electricity market, at about 22 percent. The company was created in 1996 out of the breakup of the state owned Electricity Corporation of New Zealand and was listed on the stock exchange in 1999.
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Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, a wholesaler of natural gas, and a retailer of electricity, natural gas, broadband and LPG. It is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand (after Meridian Energy), generating 23% of all electricity in 2014, and has the second-largest market share (22%) of electricity retailers (after Genesis Energy).
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Contact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, a wholesaler of natural gas, and a retailer of electricity, natural gas, broadband and LPG.
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1996
Operates In: Retail Industry, Infobox: industry
Electricity generation Electricity retailing Natural gas wholesaling Natural gas retailing LPG retailing
Operates In: Electric Power Industry, Infobox: industry
Electricity generation Electricity retailing Natural gas wholesaling Natural gas retailing LPG retailing
Operates In: Natural Gas Industry, Infobox: industry
Electricity generation Electricity retailing Natural gas wholesaling Natural gas retailing LPG retailing
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