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Ergon Energy customer service
- Contact number
- 13 10 46
- Customer support
- www.ergon.com.au
- Head office
- 420 Flinders St, Townsville QLD 4810, Australia
- Social media
Contact details checked on 21 Oct 2026
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Is Ergon Energy legit?
LegitErgon Energy is as real as it gets in regional Queensland, the government-owned company that sends the power bill to most homes and businesses outside the south-east. Confusion starts with the name, which covers two separate businesses: one for bills and accounts, the other for poles, wires and outages, each with its own team.
What we checked
- Formed in 1999
- Registered office in Townsville
- Part of Energy Queensland since 2016
Watch out for
- An email bill urging you to pay through a link, sent from an address slightly different from Ergon's real one.
- A text about your account that never shows up in your My Account inbox, where Ergon copies its real alerts.
- A bill that jumps after an estimated meter read rather than an actual one.
Ergon bill jumped after an estimated read?
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File a Ergon Energy complaintCommon customer service questions about Ergon Energy
How do I file a complaint about Ergon Energy?
Do you have a dispute or a bad customer experience with Ergon Energy? Report it through our website to maximize the chance of getting it resolved.
We help you write an effective complaint in minutes. Our AI models are trained on thousands of effective complaint letters. Then we push it through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal. And you are not alone: our helpful community is there for advice.
How do I contact Ergon Energy customer service?
The Ergon Energy customer service number for accounts and bills is 13 10 46, the line of Ergon Energy Retail. Power outages, faults and emergencies are handled by Ergon Energy Network, a separate business with its own lines on the Ergon website, so use those for anything about the supply itself. Have your account number and the NMI from your bill ready, and note the date and reference of every call.
Start your complaint here as well, and we push it out to Ergon Energy by email, social media and printed letters.
Why is my Ergon Energy bill so high?
An Ergon Energy bill usually rises for one of a few reasons: an estimated meter read followed by an actual one, a longer billing period than usual, air conditioning in the hot months, the yearly change in electricity prices, a concession or rebate that is no longer applied, or solar feed-in credits lower than you expected. Check the read type and the number of days on the bill, compare the average daily use with the same bill a year earlier, and photograph your meter with the date.
Where the numbers do not add up, ask Ergon Energy in writing to check the reads and correct the bill, and ask about a payment extension or payment plan while it is reviewed. We help you write the bill dispute in minutes through our complaint process, drawing on thousands of complaint letters that actually worked.
How do I report a power outage to Ergon Energy?
Power outages, faults and fallen lines in regional Queensland are handled by Ergon Energy Network, not by the Ergon Energy Retail line for accounts and bills. The Ergon website lists the outage and emergency lines of the network, so use those to report that your power is off or that something looks wrong. For a fallen power line or anything that looks dangerous, stay well clear and use the emergency line the network publishes.
For a complaint about an outage afterwards, such as spoiled food, damaged appliances or repeated interruptions, note the date and the times the power went off and came back, keep receipts and photos of any damage, and ask Ergon Energy Network in writing whether a payment or a damage claim applies to your case.
Can I complain to the Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland (EWOQ) about Ergon Energy?
Yes. The Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland (EWOQ) handles complaints from Queensland households and small businesses that have not been able to resolve an issue with their energy or water provider, and Ergon Energy Retail takes part in its scheme. EWOQ generally expects Ergon Energy to have had the chance to put things right first, so keep a record of every contact, with the date and the reference you were given.
Open a case with us alongside it: our trained AI keeps coaching you on what to reply and when to push again.
Is that Ergon Energy bill email real?
Not if it pushes you to pay through a link or comes from an address that is slightly off. Ergon Energy Retail says it never asks for banking details by email, and a genuine e-bill always shows your account name and number, property address and billing period, with a PDF copy of the bill attached.
What do people complain about most at Ergon Energy?
Nothing has been reported about Ergon Energy here yet. Our research shows what typically goes wrong at regional electricity retailers: bills that jump after an estimated meter read, solar feed-in credits lower than the household expected, payment plans that are hard to arrange, accounts that keep billing after a move, and outages or meter faults passed between the retailer and the network.
Estimated read or a low solar credit on your own Ergon Energy bill? Report it first, and your case opens the record for the next regional Queensland household checking the same bill.
What happens after I submit my complaint?
Your complaint gets its own public page on Complain.biz and we get to work: we bring it to the attention of Ergon Energy through emails, social media, paper complaint letters and other tools at our disposal.
And we stay with it after you file. Our trained AI opens a case file for you and keeps coaching: what to reply, when to push again, and how to escalate if nothing happens.
Can other consumers help me with my Ergon Energy complaint?
Yes. We have an active community of consumers, and complaints here are public: people who ran into the same problem with Ergon Energy can give you advice or back you up with their own story. A complaint with a community behind it is much harder to overlook.
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How Ergon Energy compares
Ergon Energy customer service compared to others in the Energy Companies category.
| Company | Complaints | Biggest problem |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Energy | 70 complaints | Bills that jump without warning 36% |
| AEP Energy | 25 complaints | Bills that jump or double 48% |
| CenterPoint Energy | 19 complaints | Wrong bills and unexpected charges 42% |
| Jemena | 1 complaint | |
| Ergon Energy (this page) | 0 complaints | No complaints yet |
| Red Energy | 0 complaints | No complaints yet |