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Tell us your town or suburb, roughly how much power you use, what meter you have and whether you want gas. We show you how the 8 companies we compare stack up on offers, terms and features. It takes about a minute and there is no account to create.

Yes, and you are never charged. We are paid a commission by companies we partner with when someone signs up through our link, and we are paid for quote requests we pass on. We tell you which companies pay us.

We are not going to put a number on that yet, because we do not hold rates. Any site quoting you a precise saving before knowing your network region, your usage and your meter is estimating. What we can tell you is what each company offers new customers, and when we last checked.

No. Your power keeps running throughout — nothing physical changes at your house, and no one visits. The new retailer arranges it with the old one. It usually takes a few working days.

Yes, if the account is in your name and you pay the bill. You do not need your landlord's permission to change retailer. If power is included in your rent, the account is not yours to switch.

You can still switch, but leaving early can carry a break fee. Check the terms of the plan you are on before you move — the fee is sometimes larger than the first year of savings.

Because electricity is priced by the lines network your home sits on, not by your address. Your town or suburb resolves that for most of the country, and where a suburb sits on a boundary we ask you which network you are on rather than guessing.

No. We compare 8 power companies, and New Zealand has roughly 30 retailers. We tell you who we cover so you can decide whether to look further.