Reduce your energy costs.
Boost your resilience.
Future-proof your business.
Cut your emissions.
Explore your Electrification Opportunities
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Explore current programmes and opportunities designed to help your business take the next step towards electrification.
Business Accelerator Programme
Get tailored support to identify your best electrification opportunities and develop a practical roadmap for your business.
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Vehicle-to-Grid Trial
Join New Zealand’s largest vehicle-to-grid trial and explore how your EV could help power your home or business.
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Group Discount Programmes
Benefit from the power of numbers to access competitive pricing on selected electrification technologies.
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Solar for Renters
Join our trial helping renters and landlords access rooftop solar for rental homes and businesses.
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Experience an EV
Trial different EVs in your business fleet and see how they could work for your day-to-day operations.
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Business Battery Project
Access funding and support to explore and install commercial-scale battery storage for your business.
Coming SoonElectrification gives businesses more control over their energy. Efficient electric technologies can significantly reduce running costs, while generating and storing your own energy can build resilience against outages, fossil fuel price shocks and rising energy costs. It also opens the door to new opportunities, from smarter energy management to technologies like bidirectional charging.
Every business is different, which is why we’ve broken down the opportunities across each technology to help you understand what could work for yours. Electrification can mean lower costs, greater resilience and fewer emissions. It’s a win for your business and a win for our energy future.
Businesses across Queenstown Lakes are already finding smarter ways to use, generate and store energy. Explore their electrification journeys, see what’s working locally and discover what could be possible for your business.
European Bakery
Bakery electrifying ovens with solar, battery and a Solar for Renters arrangement on a leased building.
Kinloch Lodge
Tourism retreat with heat pumps, solar, battery storage and electric guest transport.
Skyline Queenstown
Fully electrified commercial kitchen avoiding 44 tonnes CO₂ and saving $36k/year.
Independent support to help your business electrify
Whether you’re just starting to explore electrification or already have a project you want to progress, QEA can help you understand your options, build the case for investment and take the next steps.
We provide independent advice across solar, batteries, electric vehicles, hot water, electric cooking, space heating and wider business energy use, helping businesses make informed decisions based on cost, operational needs, resilience and emissions.
Our support can range from an initial conversation through to detailed feasibility studies and investment-ready business cases.