Resources
guides, case studies, and more
Whether you're just starting out or ready to take the next leap, explore our growing library of resources for inspiration, insights, and actionable advice.
Every time we support a local business on its electrification journey, whether it's switching to electric heating, installing solar panels, or exploring battery storage, we capture the lessons learned and turn them into practical, scalable resources.
These guides, case studies, and tools are designed to help household and businesses across the Queenstown-Lakes District, and further afield, to learn from real experiences and take confident steps toward cleaner, more resilient, and future-proof energy systems.
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Step by Step Solar
A clear step-by-step guide to installing household rooftop solar panels, covering how to gather and compare installer quotes, explore green financing options like low-interest loans, and monitor system performance.
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Solar Financing
A practical guide to solar financing, comparing bank loans and PPAs, with clear pros and cons, real world case studies, and advice on how households and businesses can maximise long term solar savings.
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Electrify Your Ride
A practical step-by-step guide for purchasing an electric vehicle, covering driving range assessment, exploring EV options, booking test drives, home charging setup, green loan financing, and confident buying tips.
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EV Guide Brochure
A comprehensive brochure explaining electric vehicles, covering why EVs cost less to run, affordability options including green loans and second-hand markets, NZ pricing guides, common questions, and other benefits.
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EV Myths vs Facts
A thorough fact-checking resource debunking common electric vehicle myths about range, reliability, battery degradation, fire risk, charging time, affordability, and environmental impact, all backed by data and cited references.
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Electrify your Cooking
A practical step-by-step guide to switching from gas or LPG cooktops to electric or induction models, covering indoor air quality, health benefits, cost comparisons, efficiency ratings, and installation steps.
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Electrify your Heating
A step-by-step guide to replacing LPG space heaters with efficient electric heat pumps, demonstrating annual savings of nearly $2,000, significantly lower emissions, and providing research, quoting, and installation advice.
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Electrify your Hot Water
A step-by-step guide to switching from LPG hot water systems to efficient heat pump water heaters, showing 80% lower running costs, reduced emissions, and covering quotes and installation steps.
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Hotel Electrification
A Queenstown hotel solar case study showing how a 225 kW rooftop system delivers year round savings, cuts emissions by 26 percent, and protects hospitality businesses from rising electricity costs.
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Hotel Solar Case Study
A Queenstown hotel solar case study showing how a large rooftop system cuts power bills and emissions by 26 percent, delivers strong long term returns, and builds resilience as electricity prices rise.
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Off Grid Business
An off grid solar feasibility study showing how system size, seasonality, and export options affect costs, savings, diesel use, and ROI for a winter focused business transitioning from generators to solar and batteries.
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QEA Business Support
Free, independent electrification support for Queenstown businesses, from solar and fleet transitions to energy modelling, cost savings, and practical tools that build resilience and cut emissions across every sector.
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Office Solar Feasibility
A real Queenstown business solar assessment showing costs, savings, emissions cuts, and why on site solar delivers strong returns, lower bills, and long term energy resilience for commercial buildings nationwide.
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What is an Electric Home
An overview explaining electric homes and their key benefits, comparing yearly costs between fossil fuel and electrified households, and detailing savings from heat pumps, induction cooking, EVs, and solar.
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What is QEA?
An introduction to the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator, a community initiative offering free, independent advice to help households and businesses adopt solar, EVs, and heat pumps for lower bills and emissions.
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QEA Support
A resource giving you a starting point for discovering electrification, what you can do in your home and how QEA can help you electrify.
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