North Island · 3 network regions
Power prices in Wellington
What a household in Wellington pays for electricity, what makes up the bill, and how it has moved since January 2025 — on the Electricity Authority's own monthly series.
Average monthly bill, March 2026
$249a month, standard user, incl GST
- Low user
- $166 a month, on 347 kWh
- Daily charge
- $2.40 standard · $1.56 low user
- Unit rate
- 31.17c standard · 35.20c low user
- Against other regions
- 8th dearest of 14
An unweighted average of the 3 Electricity Authority network reporting regions in Wellington. This is our derivation from the EA's published figures, not a published regional average. The EA publishes by network region, and the per-network rows it was computed from are shown below, unaltered. Electricity Authority Regional power prices, March 2026, GST inclusive — the EA states these figures inclusive of GST, unlike its lines-component datasets. See the source data.
Since January 2025
How the Wellington bill has moved
The Electricity Authority has published this series monthly since January 2025. Over that period the average standard-user bill in Wellington has moved from $237 to $249 a month.
- Change since January 2025
- +5.1%
- Average consumption
- 584 kWh
- Spread across networks
- $224–$277
$237 → $249 a month
a month, standard user · 347 kWh low user
3 network regions, dearest to cheapest
Published, per network
The 3 networks behind that average
These are the Electricity Authority's figures, unaltered, for each network reporting region in Wellington. The headline above is their unweighted mean.
| Network region | Daily | Per kWh | Monthly | Low user |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiti and Horowhenua (Electra)Electra | $2.21 | 33.68c | $244.77 | $164.69 |
| Wairarapa (Powerco)Powerco | $2.42 | 34.78c | $276.98 | $184.28 |
| Wellington (Wellington Electricity)Wellington Electricity | $2.57 | 25.05c | $224.44 | $148.31 |
The Electricity Authority splits New Zealand into network reporting regions and publishes a figure for each. A user-facing region like Wellington is not one of them, which is why the headline above is a mean of these rows rather than a number the EA published. The lines company for each is the one you call in an outage — not your power company.
Town by town
Towns we track in Wellington
MBIE surveys 3 towns in Wellington and publishes a price per kWh for each. That is a different survey from the figures above — one prices advertised tariffs for a model household, the other measures what regions actually pay — so they answer different questions.
Compare 8 power companies in Wellington
The $2.40 daily charge and the network's share of the unit rate come with your address and no company can discount them. What sits on top is set by your power company — answer a few questions and we will show you what the companies we work with offer.
Compare power companiesPower prices in Wellington — common questions
What is the average power bill in Wellington?
$249 a month for a standard user and $166 for a low user, on Electricity Authority figures for March 2026, GST inclusive. Those cover an average of 584 kWh a month for a standard user and 347 kWh for a low user. Your own bill scales with your own usage, so treat these as where the region sits rather than as a quote.
Have power prices in Wellington gone up?
The average standard-user bill has gone up 5.1% since January 2025, from $237 to $249 a month. That is the Electricity Authority's own series, which starts in January 2025 and is updated monthly.
Why does Wellington cost $249 a month?
Because of the daily charge and the unit rate together. In Wellington the average fixed charge is $2.40 a day for a standard user and the average unit rate is 31.17c per kWh. A low-user plan trades a smaller daily charge — $1.56 a day — for a higher unit rate of 35.20c, which is why which one suits you depends entirely on how much you use.
Is power more expensive in Wellington than elsewhere in New Zealand?
Wellington ranks 8th of 14 regions we publish, by average standard-user monthly bill. The dearest is Marlborough at $280 and the cheapest is Tasman at $228. Most of the difference between regions is lines charges, which are set by the network serving the address and are the same whichever power company bills you.
Why does Wellington have more than one set of prices?
Because Wellington is covered by 3 Electricity Authority network reporting regions (Kapiti and Horowhenua (Electra), Wairarapa (Powerco), Wellington (Wellington Electricity)), and each has its own lines charges. The headline figures on this page are an unweighted average of those 3, which is our derivation rather than a published regional average, and the EA's per-network figures are shown beside it so you can see the spread.
Wellington is 8th of 14 regions by average monthly bill — Marlborough is dearest at $280 and Tasman cheapest at $228. See every region and town.