Average Power Bill in New Zealand
Update April 2024: A newer version of this article was published in April 2024.
How aware are we of our annual power consumption? People get so many bills each month that it is hard to keep track of all the things you are paying for. Power Compare wanted to take a step back and collect the average annual consumption and compare it across the major cities. Here are the results:
| Auckland | Auckland North/West | Wellington | Christchurch | |
| Nova Energy | $2,235 | $2,319 | $2,383 | $2,275 |
| Ecotricity | $2,031 | $2,105 | $2,117 | $2,185 |
| Pulse Energy | $2,237 | $2,241 | $2,240 | $2,392 |
| Genesis Energy | $2,369 | $2,369 | $2,338 | $2,515 |
| Flick Electric Co. | $2,108 | $2,120 | $2,124 | $2,065 |
| Trustpower | $2,220 | $2,165 | $2,079 | $2,840 |
| GLOBUG | $2,238 | $2,335 | $2,350 | $2,386 |
| Mercury | $2,365 | $2,392 | $2,381 | $2,446 |
| Meridian Energy | $2,340 | $2,339 | $2,379 | $2,458 |
| Powershop | $2,164 | $2,164 | $2,223 | $2,271 |
| Contact Energy | $2,121 | $2,144 | $2,211 | $2,247 |
| Electric Kiwi | $2,072 | $2,072 | $2,063 | $2,073 |
| Energy Online | $2,169 | $2,122 | $2,301 | $2,310 |
| Average | $2,205 | $2,222 | $2,245 | $2,343 |
The numbers are based on an average consumption for a medium-sized Kiwi household (8492 kWh per year).
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The data is taken from Power Switch.