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Chart: Cheaper electricity bills from regulation
BACKGROUND: Mallard Heralds "Cheaper" Electricity Bills - Low power users are now saving between $25 and $96 a year on their electricity bills because of regulations introduced by the government that require companies to offer low fixed charge tariffs, Energy Minister Trevor Mallard said today. "This policy is designed to help low power users and low income earners, including pensioners, to save on their power bills, and it's working." See... Cheaper electricity bills from new regulation
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Annual Saving on Low Fixed Charge (LFC) tariff ($ per year) |
Including GST and after the deduction Prompt Payment Discount savings $ per year | Excluding GST and before the deduction of Prompt Payment Discount savings $ per year | |||||||||
| Consumption per year |
Consumption per year |
Prices current as of: | |||||||||
| Network Area |
Incumbent Retailer | Plan type |
4000kWh | 6000kWh | 7000kWh | 4000kWh | 6000kWh | 7000kWh | |||
| Alpine Energy | Contact Energy |
dual | 158 | 79 | 40 |
157 |
78 | 39 |
1-Oct-04 | ||
| Aurora Energy (Central Otago Clyde/Crom) | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
78 |
39 | 20 |
81 |
41 | 21 |
22-Feb-05 | ||
| Aurora Energy (Dunedin) | Contact Energy | composite | 65 | 33 | 16 |
64 |
32 | 16 |
1-May-05 | ||
| Buller Electricity | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
251 |
130 | 70 |
263 |
136 | 73 |
20-Sep-04 | ||
| Centralines | Meridian Energy |
dual | 36 | 18 | 9 |
35 |
18 | 9 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| Counties Power | Contact Energy |
dual | 71 | 35 | 18 |
70 |
35 | 18 |
19-Jul-05 | ||
| Eastland Network (Eastland) | Contact Energy | dual | 79 | 40 | 20 |
78 |
39 | 20 |
1-Apr-05 | ||
| Eastland Network (Wairoa) | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
59 |
29 | 15 |
61 |
31 | 16 |
1-Jun-04 | ||
| Electra | Contact Energy |
dual | 85 | 46 | 27 |
84 |
46 | 27 |
1-May-05 | ||
| Electricity Ashburton | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
66 |
33 | 17 |
69 |
35 | 17 |
12-Nov-03 | ||
| Electricity Invercargill | Contact Energy | dual | 157 | 78 | 39 |
155 |
77 | 39 |
1-Oct-04 | ||
| Horizon Energy Distribution | Bay of Plenty Electricity | composite | 61 | 31 | 16 |
63 |
32 | 17 |
10-Apr-05 | ||
| Kaiapoi Electricity | Contact Energy | composite | 71 | 36 | 18 |
70 |
35 | 18 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| MainPower | Contact Energy |
composite | 71 | 36 | 18 |
70 |
35 | 18 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| Marlborough Lines | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
139 |
70 | 35 |
146 |
73 | 37 |
1-May-05 | ||
| Nelson Electricity | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
118 |
59 | 30 |
123 |
62 | 31 |
22-Jun-04 | ||
| Network Tasman | Contact Energy |
dual | 81 | 40 | 20 |
80 |
40 | 20 |
1-Apr-05 | ||
| Network Waitaki | Meridian Energy |
dual | 130 | 65 | 33 |
128 |
64 | 32 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| Northpower | Meridian Energy |
dual | 66 | 33 | 17 |
65 |
33 | 17 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| Orion NZ |
Meridian Energy | composite | 43 | 22 | 11 |
43 |
21 | 11 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| OtagoNet | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
131 |
66 | 33 |
137 |
69 | 35 |
11-Mar-05 | ||
| Powerco (Hawera) | Genesis Energy |
dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
1-Jul-04 | ||
| Powerco (Manawatu) | Genesis Energy |
dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
1-Jul-04 | ||
| Powerco (New Plymouth) | Genesis Energy | dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
1-Jul-04 | ||
| Powerco (Stratford) | Genesis Energy | dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
1-Jul-04 | ||
| Powerco (Tauranga) | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
76 |
38 | 19 |
80 |
40 | 20 |
30-Apr-04 | ||
| Powerco (Thames Valley) | Genesis Energy | composite | 175 | 88 | 44 |
173 |
87 | 44 |
9-Jan-05 | ||
| Powerco (Wairarapa) | Genesis Energy | dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
4-Jul-04 | ||
| Powerco (Wanganui) | Genesis Energy |
dual | 68 | 34 | 17 |
67 |
34 | 17 |
4-Jul-04 | ||
| Scanpower | Meridian Energy |
dual | 15 | 8 | 4 |
15 |
8 | 4 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| The Lines Company (King Country) | King Country Energy | composite |
152 | 78 | 41 |
138 |
69 | 35 |
1-Oct-04 | ||
| The Lines Company (Waitomo) | King Country Energy | dual | 162 | 94 | 59 |
149 |
85 | 53 |
1-Oct-04 | ||
| The Power Company | Contact Energy |
dual | 173 | 87 | 43 |
171 |
86 | 43 |
1-Apr-05 | ||
| Top Energy | Contact Energy |
composite | 71 | 36 | 18 |
70 |
35 | 18 |
1-Apr-04 | ||
| Unison (Hawke's Bay) | Contact Energy | dual | 163 | 81 | 41 |
161 |
80 | 40 |
1-Sep-04 | ||
| Unison (Rotorua) | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
115 |
58 | 29 |
120 |
60 | 31 |
1-Mar-05 | ||
| Unison (Taupo) | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
94 |
47 | 23 |
98 |
49 | 25 |
1-Mar-05 | ||
| UnitedNetworks (Waitemata) | Genesis Energy | composite | 148 | 79 | 44 |
146 |
78 | 43 |
23-Jan-05 | ||
| UnitedNetworks (Wellington, North) |
Genesis Energy | composite | 88 | 44 | 22 |
87 |
44 | 22 |
12-Sep-04 | ||
| UnitedNetworks (Wellington, South) |
Genesis Energy | dual | 109 | 61 | 37 |
108 |
60 | 37 |
12-Sep-04 | ||
| Vector | Mercury Energy |
composite | 46 | 24 | 12 |
46 |
23 | 12 |
1-May-05 | ||
| Waipa Networks | TrustPower | dual (friends) |
41 |
21 | 10 |
43 |
22 | 11 |
1-Apr-05 | ||
| WEL Networks | Genesis Energy |
dual | 58 | 29 | 15 |
57 |
29 | 14 |
14-Nov-04 | ||
| Average | 96 | 49 | 25 | 96 | 49 | 25 | |||||
| Minimum | 15 | 8 | 4 |
15 |
8 | 4 | |||||
| Maximum | 251 | 130 | 70 |
263 |
136 | 73 | |||||
| TrustPower "Friends" prices are around 3 to 8.5% cheaper than their standard prices. Terms and conditions apply. |
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| Source: Electricity Group, Ministry of Economic Development, May 2005 | |||||||||||
| For more data on electricity prices visit http://www.med.govt.nz/ers/inf_disc/prices | |||||||||||
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