Powerswitch allows you to work out which power company and pricing plan is best for you.

Using our comprehensive and regularly updated database of electricity and gas prices, it's easy to compare plans and find the cheapest deal in your area.

Powerswitch is a totally free service, brought to you by Consumer NZ with support from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

For detailed information about  how Powerswitch works, and our calculation engine,  see How it works  and Our estimates & assumptions.

New on Powerswitch

We've just added a range of enhancements to Powerswitch, including:

• pricing for reticulated gas and dual fuel pricing, so you can work out the best deal for your total household energy needs
• access to historical data on electricity pricing in the main centres
• advanced functionality, so it's even easier to personalise the Powerswitch results for your needs.

Coming soon ...

Further enhancements we'll be adding in the coming months include:

• the addition of pricing for LPG gas to our databases
• access to historical data on electricity pricing for all areas