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

Energy Direct NZ
Founded2001[1]
Dissolved2016
Successor(s)Trustpower
Area servedNorth Island, New Zealand
IndustryElectricity and gas retailing
ProductsElectricity, gas
ParentTrustpower
URLwww.energydirectnz.co.nz

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 early‑1990s.[1]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "retailer profile: Energy Direct". switchme. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Contract to purchase Energy Direct NZ now unconditional". NZX. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Smaller power companies show up larger competitors". NZ Herald. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Energy Direct NZ to close this year". Consumer NZ. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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