Alinta Energy Reviews

Alinta Energy is an energy retailer, generator, investor and developer. The firm traces its beginnings back to the 1990's in Western Australia as AlintaGas, when it was government-owned and only involved in gas. Alinta was privatised in 1998 and began selling electricity in Western Australia in 2006. In 2007, Alinta was purchased by a consortium including Singapore Power. 

AlintaGas was renamed to Alinta Energy in 2011, which is when the company began expansion into Australia's eastern states. Alinta was subsequently acquired by Hong Kong–based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises in 2017.

While not one of Australia's "big three" electricity retailers (which are Origin Energy, AGL and EnergyAustralia), the company says it has more than 1.1 million gas/electricity customers Australia-wide. It provides services in WA, SA, VIC, NSW and QLD.

Alinta Energy's "Solar Together" 

Alinta Energy offers solar power and battery system packages in New South Wales and South Australia (with plans to expand into Victoria and Queensland) via a program called "Solar Together". This is being carried out in partnership with National Renewable Network (NRN); with NRN installing and owning the systems.

Eligible households can get a solar panel and battery solution installed at "no cost" - and without a payment plan or financing. Under the arrangement, households are shifted to a special energy plan. NRN and Alinta Energy manage the systems as part of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). Participants receive no solar feed-in tariff.

All electricity use is charged at the tariff rates of the electricity plan (be sure to check those first), whether or not electricity is imported from the network or is provided by the solar system. Solar Together customers have no control over system; for example, when the system imports/exports electricity from/to the network, charges/discharges the battery, or is used in any other way.

If choosing to leave the program early (and there has been no contractual breach by Alinta/NRN), fees as set out in the System Access Services Contract with NRN must be paid. Participants can choose to purchase the system at any time or take ownership after 12 years.

You can learn more about Solar Together here.

Alinta Energy And Emissions

Alinta's current generation portfolio incorporates thermal power, storage and renewables, and collectively has an operating capacity of around 3,000 MW. Most of that capacity is gas, but it also has an emissions-intensive big brown coal-fired power station in Victoria - Loy Yang B, which has a capacity of 1200 MW. The company says it is targeting net zero emissions by 2050 and developing an extensive renewable energy portfolio.

Contact Details

Address: Level 13, 225 George Street Sydney, NSW 2000
Telephone: 13 37 02 
Email: [email protected] 
Website

If you've had a rooftop PV system and battery installed under Alinta Energy's Solar Together program, leave your review by clicking the button towards the top of this page.