ecoNEWS

Your complete guide to ethical, clean energy in New Zealand NZ is an amazing place to live – we’re famed around the world for our pristine and breathtaking landscapes. Currently, 65% NZ’s electricity sector is powered by renewable energy that includes Wind, Hydro and Solar Generation. Although we’re perceived as a clean and diligent attitude […]

We like to keep up with the latest tech in the alternative fuel industry and keep our ear to the ground for new ways to curb our reliance on fossil fuels for transport. We’ve compiled this list of some of the different options out there so you can see how many different ways you can […]

On Friday before the nightmare that ensued in Christchurch, students around New Zealand stood up for Addressing Climate Change. There were marches in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin and other centres around the country. This Student Strike was coordinated with students from around the world who chose Friday the 15th of March 2019 to tell the […]

New Zealand is one of the countries most ideally suited to taking advantage of the power of wind to generate electricity. We’re already making strides in this area, with <>. We could be doing much better, but with decision-makers and lobbyists swayed by myths and misconceptions, wind gets a bad rep that it doesn’t deserve. […]

Because Ecotricity gives you control and visibility over how you pay for electricity, you’ll have noticed that certain times of day – when the load on the national grid is heaviest – the cost of electricity goes up. This is because more people are using power at this time, and so it costs more to […]

Here in New Zealand, we’re proud to have one of the highest rates of renewable energy sources in the world. That makes us a great candidate for the wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles. With an increasing selection of EVs now available on the market, and a significant financial benefit to running electric over petrol, what’s […]

NZ Electricity market rules are 19 years behind EU and the US. Remember the bad old days when Telecom was able to charge like a wounded bull? Telecom was a vertically integrated wholesaler and retailer, and was actively stifling competition. In 2007 Telecom (yes, 12 years ago) was forced to split into Chorus (wholesale) and […]

Across New Zealand, there’s a renewed interest in reducing waste, reusing objects instead of creating more disposable rubbish, and recycling old things into new things. Local councils and private companies organise recycling runs and sorting centres, but it’s the community initiatives around the country that truly show the spirit of “clean, green New Zealand” is […]

At Ecotricity, we’re out and about every day across New Zealand, talking to people about the awesome benefits of solar. Along the way, we get all sorts of questions and hear “interesting” stories about solar power. Everyone’s heard something from a friend-of-a-friend, and most of it isn’t true at all. With that in mind, here […]

Plastic has been an important part of our lives for hundreds of years. The word plastic comes from Greek, and it means, “moulded from heat.” Plastic polymers like beeswax, bones, fossilised pine-tree resin (amber) and horns occur naturally, but it’s the commercial production, use, and tossing away of plastic items that has many of us […]