Sustainable Energy Provider

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Wellington City has a goal of net zero carbon by 2050 – as laid out in Te Atakura – First to Zero which was adopted by Council in 2019. During this time, Wellington City Council (Council) declared a climate and ecological emergency and responded with Te Atakura , a blueprint to becoming a zero-carbon capital.
The New Zealand energy market has changed significantly in recent years as a result of new technologies, a shift towards low carbon energy sources and changing consumption patterns.
The Council’s Executive Leadership Team reviewed the future impacts of energy on achieving the zero-carbon goal and endorsed the development of an Energy Procurement Strategy to investigate the way it procures and consumes energy to maximise benefits to rate payers.
The key objectives of the Energy Procurement Strategy are to:
1. Support the implementation of ‘Te Atakura – First to Zero’ by developing commercial arrangements that deliver enhancements to energy usage via the Council’s energy portfolio including:
a. improving the energy efficiency of Council buildings,
b. moving toward sustainable fuel alternatives,
c. moving toward vehicle electrification ,
d. exploring local energy generation opportunities,
e. ensuring security of energy supply,
f. establishing a sustainable energy budget.
2. Develop a commercially viable relationship with a Sustainable Energy Supplier that can provide a range of energy efficiency services along with the basic supply of energy that will support decarbonisation of the Council’s energy supply and stationary energy assets, and is consistent with our core values and vision for a smart Council and capital.
Our core Council values are:
Whakapai ake – we are always improving
Mana tiaki – we care for our places
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata – we put people at the heart of what we do
Mahi Nga tahi – we collaborate