Powershop is an online power company available to residents in the Invercargill and Southland area, including Gladstone, Richmond , Prestonville, Grasmere, Clifton, Otatara, Bluff and Lorneville . We’ve been supplying homes and businesses with electricity in Invercargill since 2011.
Who has the power in Invercargill?
Around 56,583 individual properties are connected to the electricity network in the Manawatu region.
The average consumption per property in the Manawatu-Wanganui area is approximately 6,728 kWh* per year. This compares to 6,930 kWh* per year for the North Island as a whole and 8,043 kWh* per year in the South Island. So well done Palmy for beating the average!
Where does the power come from?
While there is still a small portion of power generated into the grid that comes from coal and fossil fuels, we’re happy to report that the majority comes from renewable sources, with Hydroelectric making up the biggest single source of energy. There’s still some work to do yet, but between 80-85% of New Zealand’s power is renewable. Onwards to 100%!
Who is the local lines company in Invercargill?
‘The Power Company’ (it’s really as simple as that!) and Electricity Invercargill are the two energy lines companies in Invercargill. The Power Company also supplies power to the rest of the Southland region. While these network asset companies own the lines, they’re managed by PowerNet.
Your lines company are the ones to call if there is a fault or outage at your property.
Do I get a dividend from my lines company in Invercargill?
Neither lines company pays a dividend to residents.
How much do I pay for power living in Invercargill?
Enter your address in our calculator. to get a quick estimate of your rates. You can also upload a recent bill to get an annual cost estimate and find out how much Powershop could save you compared to your current retailer.
Or you can download the current rates for residential customers in the wider Southland area or Invercargill itself.
How can I save money on power in Invercargill?
Living in Southland can mean higher power usage and costs, so it’s a good idea to put some practices into place to reduce these as much as possible:
- Moving activity into overnight off-peak times with a pricing model that gives discounted off peak kWh usage rates - note that off peak for your region sits between 11pm and 7am, so this plan is best suited for those at home late like night shift workers!
- Reducing the weekly reliance on appliances that draw lots of power.
- Making the most of clear days with outside drying of laundry in fresh air.
- If you’re with Powershop, buying our regular discounted specials.
For more power saving tips check out our Saving Electricity hub.
What is Get Shifty?
The technical term is Time of Use pricing, which is available to customers with smart meters in nearly all network areas – including The Power Company and Electricity Invercargill. We call it Get Shifty. With Get Shifty, you can save money when you shift your power use to off-peak times of the day.
Note that while your off-peak rate is lower with Get Shifty, your peak rate is higher.
What are the rates for Get Shifty?
To find out your Get Shifty rates for the Southland region, please contact us using our live chat. Or download our full rates for residential customers in the Invercargill area.
*Source: EA Retail Dashboards - Residential consumption trends
