FOR BUSINESS
Sustainable energy for your business
By choosing Ecotricity you are supporting the development of new renewable generation projects. Your electricity consumption is matched to climate positive certified energy sources over a 12 month period.
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Put ecotricity to work for you
- Ecotricity provides plans to suit your business, with competitive pricing that won’t cost the earth. Contact Ecotricity today for commercial quotes.
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Supporting local
- Ecotricity supports New Zealand businesses in becoming cleaner and greener.
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100% Renewables
- Purchased from wind, hydro and solar only. Matched to your consumption on an annualised basis.
PRICE PLANS
Business products & price plans
- More control over your power bill
- Energy rates as low as 1c/kWh
- Most popular option for small to medium business
- Up to 30% cheaper off peak rates
- Cheaper after hours and through weekends
- For early risers and weekend warriors!
MAKE THE SWITCH
Switching is easy
Signing up or switching to Ecotricity is easy. All you need to do is click the button below and follow the steps to find your address. The friendly customer service team will be with you every step of the way, and if you get stuck just give them a call.
SUSTAINABILITY
Solar for business
Ecotricity supports the transition into solar for commercial and large corporate customers.
Pricing structures are competitive, with tailored plans for larger sites designed to suit consumption patterns. The Ecotricity climate positive certified product provides pricing protection from the carbon market.
For more information about the innovative products available, contact the team.
WHAT’S YOUR IMPACT
Carbon Emissions Calculator
Use the Carbon Calculator to find out how your current energy usage stacks up in terms of emissions. See what reductions you’ll see by making the switch today to Ecotricity.
TESTIMONIALS
NZ businesses making a difference
“Farro Fresh expect to save over 260,000 kilograms CO2 from our electricity emissions each year by moving to Ecotricity. There is no added cost ... in fact over time we expect to see worthwhile savings.”
"As we ramp up our efforts to help both the environment and people thrive, we know we can’t make serious progress on our own - the partnerships we build are therefore crucial. We wanted more than just an electricity supplier. We wanted an organisation that had sustainability at the heart of their business, and who wanted to work with us on our own sustainability goals and journey. And that’s exactly what we’ve found with Ecotricity."
“I switched to Ecotricity because they offer some of the best solar export rates as well as great night time rates, and it’s all from climate positive certified renewable sources.”
FAQ's
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Your carbon emissions are being compared to the national average electricity CO2e intensity for the last 12 months, this is updated each month for the preceding 12 months.
What this means is – all of the kWhs (units) of electricity for the last 12 months are measured as well as the amount of CO2e emitted in producing that electricity. This can tell us on average how many grams of CO2e are emitted per kWh produced.
We can then take the number of kWh you have consumed in the month and multiply it by the months' intensity and create a calculation of the amount of CO2e you have avoided.
Our Toitū climate positive certification for electricity is based on international protocols and United Nations Product Specifications for supplying electricity from renewable sources.
In addition to the assurance you receive that all the life cycle emissions associated with the electricity have been accounted for and offset against rigorous international standards, your use of Toitū climate positive certified electricity may be recognised by other schemes. For example, you may gain points when being assessed by your customers, when bidding for procurement contracts, and when applying for other recognition such as through the Green Building Council’s Green Star Programme.
Ecotricity only purchases from certified wind farms, solar farms and hydro dams across the country, as well as having significant proportion of solar customers who supply Ecotricity with their excess generation.
Ecotricity's proportion of solar customers is 100 times higher than other retailers and in the summer when solar generation is high, the excess generation can provide electricity for 25% of our customers energy needs.
We see large solar farms as playing an important role to further grow our renewable generation. We have some operating already and many more to come.
In NZ, around 65% of our electricity generation comes from renewable sources. The remaining comes from thermal sources (coal, gas and geothermal) and this accounts for a large portion of NZ’s total emissions.
To be able to offset 125% of all emissions Ecotricity must support local and international decarbonising projects. Ecotricity currently support the Owenga Reserve in the Chatham Islands, as well as the Gyapa Cookstoves project in Ghana, and the Orb Household Project in India. For more information on these projects please view our Climate Positive webpage.