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Prices

Electra owns and operates the electricity lines and distribution assets in the Kāpiti-Horowhenua region. From 1 April 2026 Electra’s prices are changing.

Electra invoices these charges to Electricity Retailers, who then include these in your regular electricity bill.

ELECTRICITY NETWORK PRICES (EXCL GST) KĀPITI COAST AND HOROWHENUA: EFFECTIVE 1 APRIL 2026

From April 2026 Electra no longer apply a shoulder period to Time of Use prices. Hours previously charged under the shoulder rate are now treated as off-peak. Weekends are also off-peak all day.

Notes

Export
For those who are generating electricity on their premises and exporting some or all of this into Electra’s distribution network.

Price Discount 2027
Electra’s Discount for 2027 will be paid to Qualifying Customers as at 31 January 2027.
The Discount consists of a fixed component and will be passed through on the bill you receive from your retailer.
For most Customers, the fixed component will be $0.5068 per day but may be higher depending on your pricing category.
The post discount prices are outlined in the Pricing Schedule.

Power Factor Premium
This applies to commercial customers.  Where the power factor is less than 0.95 Electra reserves the right to impose a power factor premium.  The premium will be based on a multiplier of 2% of the monthly total Network price for every 0.01 power factor below 0.95 lagging.

Individual Price Option
An Individual price option (IND) is available for customers on pricing trials or who are deemed by Electra to require customised pricing. Prices are available on request.

Why have prices changed?

Click on the link below to find out more about why our prices have changed
Why are prices increasing?

Click on the link below to read our pricing schedule for April 2026
Pricing Schedule April 2026

Previous Years Prices

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