Energy
Where can I get clean, green power in New Zealand?
Check out this webpage by Canstar Blue to find out more about clean, green power in New Zealand and which generators and retailers make/support clean power.
Ecotricity is New Zealand’s only provider of carboNZero Certified Electricity. This means it buys power from specific wind, hydro and solar generation sites, measuring all greenhouse gases associated with the full lifecycle of those stations. Any remaining emissions that can’t be avoided are offset by buying New Zealand Native Bush Carbon Credits. Some electricity providers also give an option for users to choose to offset their energy carbon footprint (Meridian), or encourage usage during off-peak when power generation is from a renewable source.
How to more conscious about our energy use and use less of it?
GenLess - A website by EECA (Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority) to help New Zealand individuals, organisations, businesses and the government, to live and work in more climate-friendly ways. The website gives some ideas on how to take meaningful, ongoing action to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions from energy use.