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Pricing rates
Who does what and how your energy charges are made up
Standard terms and conditions April 2008 (PDF 245 KB)
Standard and Low User Plans
Below are our rate cards for the network areas that we supply.
Please note that a bond may be payable by new customers.
For more information about our pricing plans, check the rate cards below or look at our frequently asked questions page.
To find out how much money you could be saving on your power bill each year, simply complete our quick and easy online energy calculator. The calculator gives you tips on how to use your electricity efficiently. For more infomation about the Meridian low user plan click here.
If you have any further questions please email us or call us on 0800 496 496, between 7.30am and 7.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
The documents on this page are provided as Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files. If you do not have software on your computer that can view PDF files, you can download a free viewer from Adobe's web site.
North Island
Auckland/Northland
Top Energy (Far North) Residential.pdf
Northpower (Northland) Residential.pdf
United Networks (Waitemata) Residential.pdf
Vector (Auckland) Residential.pdf
Counties Power Residential.pdf
Waikato/King Country
PowerCo (Thames Valley) Residential.pdf
WEL Networks (Waikato) Residential.pdf
Waipa (South Waikato) Residential.pdf
The Lines Company (King Country) Residential.pdf
Tauranga
PowerCo (Tauranga) Residential.pdf
Rotorua/Taupo
Unison (Rotorua & Taupo) Residential.pdf
East Coast
Horizon Energy (Bay of Plenty) Residential.pdf
Eastland Network (East Coast) Residential.pdf
Taranaki/Wanganui
PowerCo (Taranaki-Wanganui) Residential.pdf
Hawke's Bay
Unison (Hawke's Bay) Residential.pdf
Centralines (Central Hawke's Bay) Residential.pdf
ScanPower (Southern Hawke's Bay) Residential.pdf
Wellington and Districts
Electra (Horowhenua-Kapiti) Residential.pdf
PowerCo (Manawatu) Residential.pdf
PowerCo (Wairarapa) Residential.pdf
Wellington Electricity Lines Residential.pdf
South Island
Nelson/Marlborough
Marlborough Lines Residential.pdf
Nelson Electricity Residential.pdf
Network Tasman Residential.pdf
West Coast
Buller Electricity Residential.pdf
WestPower (West Coast) Residential.pdf
Canterbury and Districts
Electricity Ashburton (Mid-Canterbury) Residential.pdf
Mainpower (Kaiapoi) Residential.pdf
Mainpower (Rangiora) Residential.pdf
Mainpower (Wigram) Residential.pdf
Orion (Christchurch) Residential.pdf
Alpine Energy (South Canterbury) Residential.pdf
Otago and Districts
Network Waitaki Residential.pdf
Aurora Energy (Dunedin) Residential.pdf
Aurora Energy (Central Otago) Residential.pdf
Otago Net Residential.pdf
Southland
Electricity Invercargill Residential.pdf
The Power Company (Southland) Residential.pdf
There are five steps to get power from where it's generated to where it's needed. The diagrams below show how electricity is moved through each of the stages to reach you.
Generators
Generators produce electricity. Meridian Energy is New Zealand's largest electricity generator. All electricity generated in New Zealand is sold into the wholesale electricity market for supply to electricity retailers. Like most other generators, Meridian Energy is also an electricity retailer.
Transpower
Transpower is the organisation responsible for transmission of the electricity produced by generators. They operate the National Grid, which is essentially the system of high voltage power lines that connects to the power stations to send electricity around the country.
Your Network Companies
Also called distribution or lines companies, network companies own the power lines and networks in local areas. These connect to the National Grid to deliver power to businesses and homes.
Electricity Retailers
Sometimes referred to as power companies, electricity retailers such as Meridian Energy purchase electricity from the wholesale market to sell to residential and business users.
Your home or Business
The last part of the process is providing power to your home or business. You can buy electricity from any retailer you choose in your area.
What does your bill include?
The final price you pay for your electricity reflects all of the services required to generate and deliver electricity to you. It
incorporates the costs and charges of generators, Transpower, network companies and electricity retailers. For most customers
the cost for each of these services is included in the price you pay Meridian Energy for your electricity. 1
The pie chart below provides an approximate indication of how much each of the above stages contributes to the total price
you pay for your electricity. The cost of each varies from year to year and from region to region. This gives a very general idea
of the relative costs of the stages you are paying for in your electricity bill.2
The Electricity Commission levy is a cost paid to the Electricity Commission who is the governing body who regulate the
electrical industry, manage service providers to the industry, and administer the Electricity Governance regulations.
1. In some regions customers pay their local network company directly for distribution and transmission services.
2. This breakdown must be understood as illustrative only. It shows Meridian Energy's estimate of the approximate split for a typical Meridian Energy residential customer who uses 8,000 kWh of electricity in a year. The chart combines data provided by Ministry of Economic Development on network company and Transpower charges across New Zealand in November 2005. The electricity price is based on the average wholesale (or spot) electricity price over 2003-2005. It also assumes the customer received a prompt payment discount.
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