WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY FOR YOUR HOME
Wholesale Pricing
We call our wholesale tariff Cheap As. For this tariff we pass through all costs associated with the supply of electricity to your home or business, without any mark-up. To this we add a small administration fee to cover our costs. We bill weekly to make it easier to pay.
GENERATION
Charges for Generation are calculated by the Wholesale Electricity (SPOT) Market every 30 minutes for every region in the country. Charges rise and fall based on demand for electricity compared to available generation for that 30 minutes. You can check average rates by time of day each week on your bill. Generation charges are passed through without markup.
DISTRIBUTION
These charges cover the cost of getting your power from the generator to the local network (Transmission) and the costs of the local network to deliver electricity to your home. Network charges vary by the type of register on your meter with lower rates for controlled and night registers (typically hot water and some heating). We pass Network charges through to you without markup. Network charges typically change once per year following approval from the Commerce Commission. You can locate Network Charges for Wellington Electricity here.
METERING
These refer to the daily charges from the Metering company that we pass through to you. Metering charges cover the rental of the meter and collection of consumption data. Metering company charges increase yearly by CPI. For simplicity we charge the same for each meter regardless of which Metering Company owns your meter. Metering charges are 30c per day for Standard and 15c per day plus 0.0068c per kWh for Low User Customers.
ADMINISTRATION
These charges cover Paua to the People costs associated with supplying your power. Our administration charges are 37c per day plus 1c per kWh for Standard and 3c per kWh for Low User Customers.
ELECTRICITY LEVY
We are required to collect the electricity authority levy of $0.0015 per kWh every week.
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More Information
Wholesale Tariffs
Wholesale rate tariffs are not for everybody.
The Electricity Authority has a page giving more information on SPOT rates which you can access below.
Powerswitch
If you are looking to compare retail prices we recommend that you visit Consumer Powerswitch.
Utilities Disputes
Feedback or complaints should be sent to service@pauatothepeople.co.nz.
If we are unable to resolve your complaint then you can refer your complaint to Utilities Disputes, a free and independent service on freephone 0800 22 33 40