Tag Archives: PowerKiwi

Electrickery – 10 alternative suggestions for changing NZ’s electricity industry

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

<update = 10:20, Friday morning I’ve edited this post since publishing last night.> Let’s have a look at the Greens proposal to reduce electricity prices. I’m entering this as a sceptic, but also as founder of Powerkiwi [join!]. Powerkiwi sold … Continue reading →

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Fast50 special: Join Powershop and get $100 of free power

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

We are delighted that Powerkiwi was second in the NZ Fast 50 today. So we want to share the good vibes. Join Powershop here and we’ll kick in $100 of free power. It’s that simple. (But it won’t last long.)

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PowerKiwi and the Fast50

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

We entered PowerKiwi into this year’s Deloitte Fast50, and the results are announced tonight. Powerkiwi sells FlowerPower and other products on online electricity retailer Powershop. We’ve had an incredible growth rate over the last few years, and just hit over … Continue reading →

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40,000,000 units sold

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

At Powerkiwi we have just gone past 40 million units of electricity sold since we launched in February 2009. That’s enough to power 5000 houses for a year, or approaching $9 million worth of power. Our main product is FlowerPower, … Continue reading →

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Electricity company puts prices down!

Posted on March 14, 2010 by

PowerKiwi, a company that I am a co-founder of, today dropped prices for Flowerpower for most Powershop customers. Pricing for electricity varies by location, annual usage and the type of meters you have, but we are pleased to be able … Continue reading →

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Powershop saves me 32.5% at the moment

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

So Powershop lowers switching costs, but as you can see from the headline it also lowers actual costs. So how much can you save? If you are like me – then a lot. I was using Contact, who like the … Continue reading →

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Powershop lowers switching costs – and that is good

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

A while back Ari from Powershop gave me, and a few others, a demonstration of Powershop – a new way to buy electricity. It’s pretty cool – you can choose which supplier you buy your units from each time you … Continue reading →

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