Power price updates

We periodically collect updated retailer prices and show how estimated annual power costs have changed since the previous update.

New Zealand power price update — August 2026

Updated 7 September 2026

Pricing from all 12 retailers in this update has been processed. It covers 28 plans across 44 pricing areas. For a typical household across New Zealand:

Average change
+1.5%
Prices increased
3 retailers
Prices decreased
1 retailer
No price change
7 retailers
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