Alinta (ASX: ALN) is Western Australia's major gas supplier. It was formed as AlintaGas in January 1995 when the vertical monopolist energy supplier, the State Energy Commission of Western Australia, was disaggregated into separate gas and electricity corporations. Image File history File links Alinta-logo-small. ... The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... Vertical monopoly refers to monopoly achieved through vertical integration. ... The State Energy Commission of Western Australia was the result of a name change (effective January 1, 1975) by the State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (established 1945). ...

Until 2000, it was owned by the Government of Western Australia. It is now a private firm worth approximately AUD $2 billion.[1] It is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The form of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then. ... The Australian dollar (currency code AUD) has been, since 1966, the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. ... The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ...

See also

• Western Power

The name Alinta is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning fire or flame. It has also been known to be used as female first name. Western Power is Western Australias major electricity supplier, owned by the state government. ...

External links

• http://www.alinta.net.au/
• Australian Science at Work - State Electricity Commission of Western Australia (1945 - 1975)
• Australian Science at Work - State Energy Commission of Western Australia (1975 - 1995)