Energy Direct NZ Ltd was an electricity and gas retailer in
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
. It was acquired by
Trustpower
Mercury NZ Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and multi-product utility retailer of electricity, gas, broadband and mobile telephone services. All the company's electricity generation is Renewable energy, renewable. Mercury has a p ...
in mid-2013. Previously, it was a trading division of the Wanganui Gas Company Limited, which the
Whanganui District
Whanganui District is one of the districts of New Zealand. It includes the city of Whanganui and surrounding areas.
Geography
Formerly spelled "Wanganui", the Whanganui District Council resulted from the amalgamation of Wanganui and Waitotara co ...
Council wholly owns.
In 2011,
Consumer NZ rated Energy Direct as one of the top power companies in New Zealand in its annual survey.
The name Energy Direct was also used by the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board (HVEPB) in the early 1990
Energy Direct closed in 2016, and its customers were transferred to Trustpower.
See also
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Electricity sector in New Zealand
The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as Hydroelectricity, hydropower, geothermal energy, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. As of 2021, the country generated 81.2% of its electricity from renewabl ...
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New Zealand electricity market
References
External links
Energy Direct website
Electric power companies of New Zealand
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