Share of electricity use New Zealand 2018 by sector

Consumption of electricity in New Zealand was dominated by the industrial sector, holding a 44 percent share of total consumption. Within the industrial sector, basic metal mining had the highest electricity demand. New Zealand’s electricity supply Over 80 percent of the electricity generated in New Zealand came from renewable sources. The country has one of the highest renewable energy production shares in the OECD. Included in the country’s leading green electricity sources were hydro, geothermal, and wind energy. From these, the electricity generated from hydropower amounted to the largest volume. While not the dominant source of electricity, coal was a commonly used fossil fuel for electricity supply. The price of power The average cost of electricity for industrial consumers increased around 50 percent over the last decade. Industrial consumers paid the lowest rate per kilowatt hour, with commercial customers paying just slightly more. Furthermore, residential consumers had to pay about double that of what industrial consumers paid. With increasing costs of electricity in the residential sector, there has been a high volume of households switching their electricity provider in order to obtain lower rates.

新西兰的电力消耗主要由工业部门主导，占据了总消耗量的44%。在工业部门内部，基础金属采矿业对电力的需求最高。新西兰的电力供应超过80%的电力来自可再生能源，该国在经合组织（OECD）国家中可再生能源生产份额位居前列。该国主要的绿色电力来源包括水力、地热能和风能，其中水电发电量最大。尽管煤炭并非电力供应的主导能源，但它仍是一种常见的化石燃料用于电力供应。电力价格方面，过去十年中工业消费者的平均电价上涨了约50%。工业消费者支付了每千瓦时最低的电价，而商业客户支付的电价略高。此外，居民消费者需支付的是工业消费者支付金额的两倍左右。随着居民用电成本的不断上升，大量家庭为了获得更低的价格而频繁更换电力供应商。