[3] The founding chief executive Paul Anthony was instrumental in establishing the corporation distinct from ECNZ.

[citation needed] In June 2013, the previously decommissioned New Plymouth Power Station was sold to Port Taranaki and Methanex New Zealand.

[9] In 2001 and 2002, Contact and Edison Mission Energy developed the Valley Power Peaking Facility near Traralgon in Australia.

[12] Contact and Origin Energy developed a gas storage facility at the depleted Ahuroa reservoir in Taranaki.

[13] In 2012, Contact decided not to proceed with hydro developments on the Clutha River, at Queensbury, Luggate, Tuapeka and Beaumont.

In August 2013, Contact decided to exit the Hauāurumā raki wind generation development on the Waikato coast.

[16] In 2017 Contact started selling broadband Internet access, via both fibre-optic and copper lines, bundled with other services.