Saving Energy
If you would like to cut down on your power bills while keeping your home warm and dry, we’d like to help. Whether you rent or own your own home, our Sustainability Advisors can help with practical advice and tips on how to lower your energy use.
EnergyMate
West Aucklanders, if you are struggling to pay your power bill or heat your home, you may be eligible for a free in-home energy coaching service.
To be eligible for an EnergyMate visit, you must:
If you meet the above criteria, and are interested in an EnergyMate in-home visit, get in touch, and you will hear back from us soon.
EnergyMate is delivered in West Auckland by EcoMatters, in partnership with the Electricity Retailers’ Association.
To find out more about the EnergyMate programme and energy saving tips, visit energymate.nz.
Energy Wellbeing
We offer Energy Wellbeing visits to Meridian and Powershop customers in Tāmaki Makaurau. If you are struggling to pay your power bills and finding it hard to keep your home warm and dry, our Sustainability Advisors may be able to come to your home to offer energy saving advice, personalised for you and your whānau.
If eligible, we can refer you to other organisations who can help with additional energy savings in your home, such as installing curtains, heat pumps or extraction systems. We also provide LED light bulbs, draught door snakes, hot water cylinder wraps and other interventions to immediately lower your energy use.
To be eligible for a Energy Wellbeing visit, you must:
- Be a current Meridian or Powershop customer (and have been for a minimum of six months)
- Live in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
- Be struggling to pay your power bill
- Be struggling to keep your home warm with the heating you already have
If you meet the above criteria (other conditions may also apply), and are interested in an in-home Energy Wellbeing visit, get in touch and you will hear back from us soon.
Water/energy saving visits
We have a limited number of free water and energy saving visits available for anyone interested in making water and energy efficiency changes in their household, which will help to reduce your carbon footprint and save you money!
These in-home visits will include an assessment of your home, your appliances and your whānau’s habits using water and/or energy. We might install water and energy saving devices that will help you reduce your usage, and we will look at your current power provider/plan to make sure it’s the best option.
Kia ora and thanks to
The Energy Wellbeing programme is co-delivered in Tāmaki Makaurau by EcoMatters, in partnership with Meridian and Powershop.
The Live Lightly water/energy saving visits are supported by Auckland Council.
feedback on our visits
The heaters are incredible and I am so, so grateful for the other items and all your great advice to keep our house warm and cosy (and dry). Thank you guys so much, you’ve made a huge difference!
My curtains were installed today and they look great! 😀 Thank you so much! 😊🥰 I have also put some pieces of bubble wrap on my bedroom window as you suggested, and they made about 2 degrees difference!
Since I installed the hot water cylinder wrap I already noticed my power bills have dropped circa $1 per day which is amazing!
Auckland Council Advisors
If you are not eligible for our in-home services, but would still like to lower your power bills and have a warmer, drier house, Auckland Council has certified advisors who provide up to an hour of free impartial advice to Auckland home owners. Request free home energy advice from Auckland Council’s advisors.
Home Energy Audit Toolkit
If your house is damp and/or cold, and your power bill is high, find out which areas of your home use the most energy by borrowing a free Home Energy Audit Toolkit (HEAT) from Auckland Council. Find out more about borrowing a HEAT kit.
Healthy Homes Workshops
Book us in to come to your organisation or group’s meet-up for a workshop. These cover low cost, easy to put in place, ideas to keep your home and whānau warm, dry and healthy. Find out more and book a workshop.