Transparent pricing, no markups.
You buy and sell at wholesale.

Transparent pricing,
no markups.
You buy and sell at wholesale.

Above is a typical 24 hour trading period that our customers enjoy as a consequence of our AE system. The smarts allow the grid trading and allocation of electrons in a way that maximises your access to cheap electricity and exporting when the market rewards it with a high price signal.

Traditional electricity retailers buy power at wholesale and charge you at a fixed retail rate that includes their margin. With Aotea, there is no retail markup on energy. You pay the actual wholesale price of electricity, which changes every 30 minutes based on supply and demand across the New Zealand grid.

Your Aotea Smart Battery automatically charges when wholesale prices are low and discharges when prices are high. This reduces your average cost of power without any action from you. The Smart Control Platform manages dispatch on 5-minute price signals in the background.

Traditional electricity retailers buy power at wholesale and charge you at a fixed retail rate that includes their margin. With Aotea, there is no retail markup on energy. You pay the actual wholesale price of electricity, which changes every 30 minutes based on supply and demand across the New Zealand grid.

Your Aotea Smart Battery automatically charges when wholesale prices are low and discharges when prices are high. This reduces your average cost of power without any action from you.

The Smart Control Platform manages dispatch on 5-minute price signals in the background.

Your charges explained

Every charge on your monthly invoice is itemised below. There are no hidden fees.

Invoices are issued monthly on or around the 4th of the month. Payment is due on the 20th.

Wholesale Energy

Varies (half—Hourly)

Passed through at cost — you pay exactly

what Aotea pays

Network Charges

Varies by region and catagory

Passed through at cost — see network

schedule below

Metering

29¢ per day

Fixed flat rate passed through at cost

EA Levy

$0.0015 per kWh

Required by law — collected on behalf of the Electricity Authority

Aotea Platform Fee

$20 per month

Our only margin covers billing, optimisation,

and support

Wholesale Energy

Varies (half—Hourly)

Passed through at cost — you pay

exactly what Aotea pays

Network Charges

Varies by region and catagory

Passed through at cost — see network

schedule below

Metering

29¢ per day

Fixed flat rate passed through at cost

EA Levy

$0.0015 per kWh

Required by law — collected on behalf of the Electricity Authority

Aotea Platform Fee

$20 per month

Our only margin — covers billing,

optimisation, and support

Invoices are issued monthly on or around the 4th of the month. Payment is due on the 20th.

Click to view network charges by region

All network rates sourced from distributor pricing schedules effective 1 April 2026 and passed through at cost with no markup. Vector rates: Vector Pricing Schedule and Policy v2026.1. Counties Energy: 2026-27 Price Schedule. Orion: Electricity Delivery Price Schedule 1 April 2026. Aurora Energy: April 2026 Price Change Disclosure. All rates exclude GST and are reviewed annually. EA Levy: $0.0015/kWh per Electricity Authority Levy Rates 2024/25. Metering: 29¢/day reflecting lowest available metering tier.
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