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State Electricity Commission of Victoria

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State Electricity Commission Victoria Advertising.

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Molly Meldrum - SEC (State Electricity Commission) Classic TV Commercial

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Footage shows ignition tests conducted by Vic State Electricity Commission in the 1970s

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State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) Solar Hot Water - 1992 (Australia)

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State Electricity Commission Railway Yallourn to Morwell 1960s

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria is a government-owned electricity supplier in Victoria, Australia. It was set up in 1918, and by 1972 it was the sole agency in the state for electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply. Control of the SECV was by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Victorian Government. After 1993, the SECV was disaggregated into generation, transmission and distribution companies, which were further split and then privatised in the mid to late 1990s. However, electricity supply agreements with the Portland and Point Henry aluminium smelters were retained by SECV, which continued as their electricity supplier.
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