▁K emb la ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁Wang i , ▁at ▁Lake ▁Mac qu arie ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁and ▁W aller aw ang , ▁near ▁Lith gow ▁( 1 9 5 7 ). ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁Commission ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Tr ading ▁as ▁Pacific ▁Power ▁The ▁Electric ity ▁Commission ▁adopted ▁the ▁trad ing ▁name ▁Pacific ▁Power ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Power ▁The ▁corpor ation ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Electric ity ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Australian ▁state ▁govern ments ▁began ▁to ▁der eg ulate ▁state ▁owned ▁mon opol y ▁electric ity ▁comm issions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁competition , ▁customer ▁choice ▁and ▁potentially ▁che aper ▁electric ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁transmission ▁assets ▁were ▁split ▁off ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁organisation ▁called ▁Trans grid . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁two ▁new ▁entities ▁were ▁split ▁off ▁- ▁D elta ▁Electric ity ▁and ▁Mac qu arie ▁Generation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁remaining ▁power ▁stations ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁entity , ▁Er aring ▁Energy , ▁and ▁the ▁consult ing ▁business ▁sold ▁to ▁Con nell ▁Wagner . ▁ ▁Pacific ▁Power ▁was ▁then ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁government - owned ▁companies ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : G overn ment - owned ▁companies ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Category