Electricity generated in New Zealand goes into the national grid, which mingles electricity from renewable and non-renewable sources. This means that the electricity supplied may be a mix of renewable and non-renewable.
Switch Your Mates is Powershop’s referral perk. Every time a friend signs up to Powershop on your recommendation, you’ll get a $100 credit.
Yes! You get $150 worth of free credit upon signing up.
You can get a Powershop plan in most places in NZ - however, their main areas of operation are in Masterton, Wellington, and Auckland.
Yes, Powershop charges for added services like requested meter reads, new connection fees, credit and debit card fees, smart meter installation, smart meter modification, etc.
Yes, Powershop has a unique pricing package for low users.
People eligible for the low user pricing package are those who do not use up to 8000 kWh of power annually in their homes. Those living within the South Island who do not use up to 9000 kWh of energy annually are also eligible.
Everyone has a different price because of their location, energy consumption, meter setup, and network pricing.
There are time-specific and cheaper discounts in almost every area for those who own electric vehicles and solar cells. There are also buy-back rates for household users.
The following sub-fees make up the entire energy cost: