Eco news and stories

If you’re looking to buy an electric vehicle, you’d be forgiven for feeling lost. Let us help by shedding some light on the types of electric vehicles currently available on the New Zealand market.

If you rent your home or apartment, you may be wondering how you can become more energy efficient. Many of the solutions presented in the media only apply to people who own or are intending to own their own home.

The TV is one of the biggest users of power in the house. Partly, this is because of the energy required to generate the picture, brightness, and colours, but it also relates to the amount of time we spend watching the box.  

At Ecotricity, we want to help ordinary Kiwis be more environmentally conscious in their day-to-day lives. This isn’t just about using renewable energy, but also about finding other ways to make eco-friendly decisions.

Our modern world is completely dependent on electricity. If the ability to produce electricity suddenly didn’t exist, we’d be in a lot of trouble.

You’ll often hear businesses, products, or services referred to as carbonzero, Carbon Neutral, or Zero Carbon. Here at Ecotricity, we’re producing to be the only NZ provider of true, certified carbonzero electricity. But what does it actually mean?

Currently, around 5% of New Zealand’s total electricity needs are powered by wind. We’re in a great location to take advantage of this renewable energy source, and we’ll be doing this more and more in coming years.

Remuera Golf club is NZ’s first golf course to obtain the Golf Environment Organisation (GEO) accreditation that’s internationally recognised to acknowledge their commitment to sustainability.