Energy Direct Explained

Energy Direct NZ
Dissolved:	2016
Successor:	Trustpower
Foundation:	2001
Area Served:	North Island, New Zealand
Industry:	Electricity and gas retailing
Products:	Electricity, gas
Parent:	Trustpower

Energy Direct NZ Ltd was a retailer of electricity and gas in New Zealand. It was acquired by Trustpower in mid-2013.^[1] Previously it was a trading division of the Wanganui Gas Company Limited, which is wholly owned by the Whanganui District Council.^[2]

In 2011, Consumer NZ rated Energy Direct as one of the top power companies in New Zealand, in its annual survey.^[3]

The name Energy Direct was also used by the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board (HVEPB) in the early1990s.https://www.welectricity.co.nz/about-us/history-and-ownership/

Energy Direct closed in 2016, and its customers were transferred to Trustpower.^[4]

See also

• Electricity sector in New Zealand
• New Zealand electricity market

External links

• Energy Direct website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Contract to purchase Energy Direct NZ now unconditional . 14 June 2013 . NZX . 15 March 2014.
2. Web site: retailer profile: Energy Direct . switchme . 16 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003065752/http://www.switchme.co.nz/retailer-profile-Energy-Direct . 3 October 2011 .
3. News: Smaller power companies show up larger competitors. NZ Herald. 2 August 2011. 16 August 2011.
4. Web site: Energy Direct NZ to close this year . Consumer NZ . 6 February 2023 . 25 July 2016.