Meridian generates from 100% renewable resources – water and wind

We’re New Zealand’s largest renewable energy generator.

Hydro

Our hydro stations have a combined installed capacity of 2388 megawatts. This is about the same amount of electricity as 1.4 million average New Zealand homes use in a year.

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Wind

Our New Zealand wind farms have a combined installed capacity of 356 megawatts. This is about the same amount of electricity as 179,000 average New Zealand homes use in a year.

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Discover Benmore

Benmore is the country's second largest hydro station after Manapouri. It generates enough electricity each year for about 247,000 average New Zealand homes.

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Our customers

We retail electricity to around 280,000 residential, rural and business connections (ICPS) through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

154,203

North island connections
a 10% market share*

130,586

South island connections
a 25% market share*

For investors

We are New Zealand's largest renewable electricity generator with international projects in Australia and the Pacific. We retail energy through our Meridian and PowerShop brands.
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Reports & resourcesAll reports

Annual report

Annual report

30 June 2012
3.1MB pdf

Half yearly report

Half yearly report

31 December 2012
807KB pdf

Quarterly operational report

Quarterly operational report

31 March 2013
403KB pdf

Living Legends

Meridian has teamed up with Living Legends to plant trees in your community.
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Elver trap and transfer

Meridian manages an elver and migratory eel trap and transfer programme in the waters surrounding our Manapouri and Waitaki Scheme hydro dams.
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