ActewAGL electricity facts and figures
ActewAGL 
is the local electricity utility company in the ACT. It was formed out of the ACT government’s electricity utility and has provided most electrical services and infrastructure in the ACT for more than 90 years.
Customers
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
| Total customers |
128,005 |
129,652 |
131,601 |
136,377 |
138,978 |
146,503 |
149,201 |
Electricity infrastructure
Overhead electricity mains wires (kilometres)
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 * |
2003-04 |
| 132kV |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
159 |
159 |
| 66kV |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
| 22kV |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
34 |
34 |
| 11kV |
1,369 |
1,370 |
1,375 |
1,355 |
1,355 |
1,034 |
1,029 |
| Low voltage |
1,301 |
1,301 |
1,300 |
1,300 |
1,300 |
1,262 |
1,245 |
Underground electricity mains wires (kilometres)
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 * |
2003-04 |
| 132kV |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 66kV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 22kV |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 11kV |
1,225 |
1,261 |
1,287 |
1,310 |
1,333 |
1,189 |
1,199 |
| Low voltage |
853 |
886 |
913 |
950 |
989 |
922 |
945 |
Substations (number)
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
| Substations |
3,773 |
3,811 |
3,811 |
4,014 |
4,014 |
4,339 |
4,379 |
* The introduction of new asset recording and management systems in 2002-03 led to more accurate information, causing the variation in some figures.