Category Archives: Electricity

11
Jul

JJ, Waikouaiti.

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My man explained the hot water cylinder to me in not so technical language. It’s the same principle has a pot on the stove. If you start with cold water you have to turn your stove up high to get the water boiling, but when its there you can turn it down to the lowest […]

11
Jul

H.N., Christchurch.

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Our energy supplier has an online energy usage daily breakdown you can check, I knew we had an issue with our hot water cylinder so checked it over the course of a week and made the decision to turn off the hot water in the morning when wake up and turn it back on at […]

11
Jul

Tony, Blenheim.

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Members of Grey Power can get cheaper electricity from www.greypowerelectricity.co.nz. From what we can see, Grey Power has done a deal with Pulse Energy a power retailer. The website does not give any examples of the savings but they do make the promise of “low prices, price protection and additional discount options”. To gain these […]

11
Jul

Fridges

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Keep your fridge between 2 and 4 degrees celcius. It is most energy efficient at that level. Check that the fridge seals are tight. Fridges work best well full. Thaw frozen food in the fridge. It cools the fridge.

11
Jul

S.J., Dunedin.

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If your seal has started to go on your fridge simply change the direction the door opens. Most of them are able to be adjusted to the other side for left or right handed opening. Our fridge seal needed replaced at the cost of $120. I asked hubby to try this idea first and it […]

11
Jul

Reader, Northland.

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I recently became aware of PowerSwitch.  It took me a couple of minutes to see that by switching to another suppliers I could cut my electricity bill by about $900 a year. It’s a big saving because we are big electricity users, but it’s better in our pocket than theirs! The Powerswitch site can be […]

11
Jul

Lucie, Wellington.

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Check out www.whatsmynumber.org.nz to see if you can get a cheaper deal on your power. Power companies constantly change their prices and you may find a cheaper company who won’t lock you in to a contract.

11
Jul

Doug, Featherston.

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I also joined Grey Power and my power costs have dropped from just over $100 a month to $67. As I am a one-person household that is a real big saving – and it only cost me $15 to join Grey Power.