Energy to go all night. Lower power rates from 9pm to 7am, all on an open-term plan.
With the Night Saver plan, you get lower power rates from 9pm to 7am every night compared to day rates on the plan. It’s perfect for homes that run the heat pump, dishwasher or do the laundry overnight while keeping energy costs in check.
15c/kWh standard buy-back rate for most of the year, plus a boosted 24c/kWh winter peak rate for power exported during peak morning and evening periods from July to September.*
Enjoy a monthly account credit for your first year when you join the Night Saver Plan.*
With the Night Saver plan, power costs less every night between 9pm and 7am. It’s perfect for homes that run the heat pump, dishwasher or do the laundry overnight all with the flexibility of an open term plan.
*Ts&Cs and eligibility criteria apply
Get an extra $10 monthly credit on your bill when you join Smart Hot Water. It works by pausing supply to your hot water heating at quiet times during the day. If you're eligible, we'll automatically opt you in. Find out more here
Got a bach or holiday home? Add the Bach Plan and only pay for the power you use, with no daily charges. Find out more here
Compare our plans side-by-side to find the option that best suits your lifestyle and energy use.
| Freedom Plan | Night Saver Plan | EV Plan | Bach Plan | |
| Term | Open | Open | Fixed – 2 years ^ | Fixed – 2 years ^ |
| Buy-back rate | 15c/kWh** | 15c/kWh** | 12c/kWh** | 12c/kWh** |
| Winter peaks buy-back rate | 24c/kWh** | 24c/kWh** | – | – |
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Ideal for |
Everyday flexibility | Lower night time rates | EV owners wanting fixed rates | Holiday homes & low usage |
| Offer | $10 per month for your first 12 months | $10 per month for your first 12 months | – | No daily charges |
* For ALL our plans and offers, Ts&Cs and eligibility criteria apply
** The buy-back rate is variable and may change on notice, in accordance with our Plan Terms.
To be eligible to receive our buy-back rates, you must meet our eligibility criteria - see our Standard Terms. Rates do not include GST. If you’re GST registered find our more on Solar for home.
^ On a Fixed Plan, your usage and network-based rates are fixed for the term of your plan, except in the circumstances set out in our Plan Terms.
Check out our help section below for quick and easy answers to common questions
Night Saver is Meridian’s Time of Use open-term residential plan, which means the price you pay for electricity depends on when you use it. With Night Saver, you get a lower electricity rate from 9pm to 7am compared to the day rate on this plan.
If you have a day/night meter, your day and night electricity usage is measured separately. This means you may see separate Day and Night charges on your Freedom and Night Saver quote.
The main difference is the night-rate period: on Freedom, night rates apply from 11pm to 7am; on Night Saver, they apply from 9pm to 7am.
If you are in Orion and have a D14/N10 meter, your day and night rate times will be the
same for both Freedom and Night Saver plans: 9pm – 7am.
The other difference is you don’t need a particular meter to access the Night Saver rates –
any communicating smart meter can receive the 9pm – 7am cheaper night rates!
If you have a smart meter, you can join Night Saver online in just a few steps - it's the
same simple process as signing up for our Freedom plan.
Night Saver is ideal for households who can shift (or already do) energy-heavy tasks like laundry or dishes after 9pm, or households' charging and EV overnight and want a flexible open-term plan. If most of your energy usage happens during the day, Night Saver may not be the best fit for you.
Night Saver works best when you are shifting your usage to cheaper periods of the day
(9pm – 7am). By doing so, your energy will cost less, saving you more. If you’re using most
of your energy during the day and not able to shift your usage to the evening, then Night
Saver may not be the right plan for you.
Yes you can; the benefit of Night Saver being an open-term plan is that there are no contracts, so you can shift off this plan whenever suits you.
Yes, you do need a communicating smart meter on our Night Saver plan. This is because
Meridian uses the smart meter data, which is recorded every half hour, to split your usage into the day and night periods.