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3 Hours Free Power (3am to 6am), Half Night Rates (9pm to 7am) Everyday on EV at Home Plan @ Z Power

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3 Hours Free Power (3am to 6am), Half Night Rates (9pm to 7am) Everyday on EV at Home Plan @ Z Power
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ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 16:16 power.z.co.nz (864 clicks)
Last edited 17/08/2023 - 16:20

Seems like a better rates compared to contact if you own EV. It's good to have night half rates. Free hours times are not ideal but might work for some.

3 free charging hours
Between the hours of 3am and 6am everyday.*
Make the most of your 3 free hours by adding an Evnex smart charger to schedule your charging sessions while you sleep.

Great prices

Your personalised pricing: * Incl gst.
* Daily Charge: 103.50c/day
* Day rate (7am-9pm):34.52c/kWh
* Night rate (9pm-7am):17.26c/kWh
* Free rate (3am-6am):0.00c/kWh

Half price rate at nights

From 9pm to 7am everyday!*
Take advantage of cheaper electricity while you sleep.

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Referral Links

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Referrer gets 1 free coffee (up to 3 max). Referrer requires referee's phone number.

Z Electric: random (2)

Referee gets 50L+ extra 25L. Referrer gets 50L. Referral code needs to be entered during account creation in the "Promo" section.

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  • jesserockz on 17/08/2023 - 16:27
    +1

    Based on the information about your address we can’t connect with you.
    Unfortunately, we currently don't support the meter setup at this address.

    I have a very new smart meter setup with day/night and solar, which really should not matter these days as they can group usage digitally on the backend, which I assume is how they will do the free 3 hours.

    • ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 16:36

      Maybe there system still has old ICP info?

      • Alan6984 on 17/08/2023 - 18:51

        As Ace indicates, definitely worth checking with them that the ICP they are seeing is the same as your meter.

        • jesserockz on 17/08/2023 - 19:50

          Haha it's not that new, just over a year old.

          • Alan6984 on 17/08/2023 - 19:52
            +1

            @jesserockz: Okay… not sure how that verifies that the provider has the correct ICP, but it sounds like you know what you are talking about.

    • Harebrainedkiwi on 17/08/2023 - 19:22

      Perhaps they don't support your solar export?

    • Everettpsycho on 17/08/2023 - 20:45

      Some neighbours of ours got told similar for day/night pricing, the issue with them was apparently that the metering company couldn't get a good signal off the meter to read it to know what to charge them for. No idea if that's what might be stopping you getting this plan.

  • showmethedeals on 17/08/2023 - 17:03

    Ouch, my day rate came out a bit high.

    45.90c/kWh exc. GST

    • ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 17:28

      Wow. Do other providers are in similar range?

  • notmyusername on 17/08/2023 - 17:28

    Does the referral system do anything with this new plan?

    Looks like they don’t get anything but maybe the referrer still gets fuel ?

    • ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 17:29

      I don't think so. Referral is only valid for regular plan.

  • GIANTS on 17/08/2023 - 17:38

    Apart from the half price nights, the pricing seems higher than my current Contact plan.

  • tribernate on 17/08/2023 - 18:25

    Your personalised pricing:*

    Daily Charge:
    90.00c/day
    Day rate (7am-9pm):
    30.57c/kWh
    Night rate (9pm-7am):
    15.29c/kWh
    Free rate (3am-6am):
    0.00c/kWh

    Nice, it looks like this will be better for us than the contact good nights plan, which currently has a slightly lower daily rate (60c), but a slightly higher rate per kWh for the day rate.
    We can pretty easily shift our free use to 3am -6am (timed EV charging/heat pump/hot water cylinder/drier). With the added bonus of the cheap night rates… Good stuff.

    I actually think the free hours are preferable to 9pm-12am, because we can set the heat pump to warm up the house so we have warm spaces when we get up.

    Thanks for sharing!

    • ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 18:28

      Yes. 9-12 free hours are good. I also run all heatpumps during that time. I would have liked to have peak & off peak rates along with free hours as WFH helps.

    • justaddwater on 17/08/2023 - 21:04

      How do you time the hot water cylinder?

      • tribernate on 18/08/2023 - 08:30
        +1

        We got an electrician to install a timer on the switchboard.
        It cost maybe $250, but cut between $40-100 p/m off our heating bill (cylinder is in the roof space, and it gets very cold, so I figure it needs to work quite hard to heat water even for our small household).

        • justaddwater on 18/08/2023 - 08:37

          are you able to adjust the timer yourself? or does the water heater only run at certains times now?

          • tribernate on 18/08/2023 - 10:53
            +1

            @justaddwater: Yep, we can set the timer ourselves to run for any chosen hour(s) during the day.

            We have it set to heat the water only during 9pm-12am (our free power hours). We could add extra hours any time if we wanted to. But those 3hrs are enough to get the water hot and stay hot all day (for morning and evening showers).

    • Zyo on 18/08/2023 - 08:48

      Currently with contact good night plan and I'm paying 60c fixed daily and 30.4 variable.

      Pretty comparable these two plans you can't go wrong with either I'd say.

  • kiwical on 17/08/2023 - 18:56

    If you are comparing and have an EV Electric kiwi movemaster is another to consider.
    My rates:

    0.00 1 free hour daily (I choose when)
    31c peak
    22c off peak shoulder
    16c night
    $1.85 daily charge
    12.5 solar buyback

  • Everettpsycho on 17/08/2023 - 19:23
    +2

    Your power rates will depend on your local power network a they set the line charges. Just pointing it out as comparing pricing from other users is only relevant if they live in the same area as you with the same pricing structure.

  • hsran on 17/08/2023 - 21:08

    Referral link takes you to a 404 page!

    • ace310 on 17/08/2023 - 21:11

      Yes. As mentioned above referral are only for regular power plan. Not for EV plan

  • Databitz on 17/08/2023 - 22:27
    +2

    Looks like they have significantly reduced the number of "off peak hours" to compensate for those free hours, by creating a day and night rate which they are using to overcharge for off peak day time power costs.
    Compare with poweshop and flick for example, where during the day is off peak and all weekends are off peak. Peak for them is the actual peak grid times of first thing in the morning and end of the day to mid evening.

  • Moo92 on 17/08/2023 - 22:51

    I don't own an EV but the EV plan is better for me.
    What happens if you sign up to the fuel one, and receive the 50L reward. Then switch to the EV one after a month. Is this allowed?

  • Senior Mouse on 17/08/2023 - 22:51

    They just created more hours to compensate for the free 3 hours of power?

  • gravisus on 18/08/2023 - 08:25

    wait… i'm paying 11.96c/kWh to Meridian on EV plan. same 9pm - 7am night times.

  • papap072013 on 18/08/2023 - 09:10

    Do they check if you have EV?

    Can you sign up to this plan without EV?

    • ace310 on 18/08/2023 - 09:13
      +1

      No they don't check. There is currently no way to determine if you have EV or not. So yes, you can sign up.

      • papap072013 on 18/08/2023 - 09:54

        Thank you

      • Everettpsycho on 18/08/2023 - 10:55

        Meridian asked for proof of ownership when we signed up to our plan. Not sure if Z will dot he same.

        • ace310 on 18/08/2023 - 11:05

          That's first time I have heard about it. Good to know. Thanks

  • drgshah on 18/08/2023 - 10:47

    When comparing:
    Please take into account GST when comparing.
    When comparing, don’t compare with a third person in a different city!!
    Don’t forget some that some power companies offer % off your final bill and some offer $$ to new customers.
    200c per day fixed charge = $60 per month regardless of use.
    Don’t get stuck on free hours, your off peak and daily hours will be higher than usual.

    • ace310 on 18/08/2023 - 11:12

      All really depends on your use case. Free hours works for some while not for others. I charge my EV only in free hours which saves me around $100+ a month, Also dishwasher, laundry, Heatpumps and few device charging within that period. I doubt if I move away from free hours to peak/off-peak plan I will save $100+ after discount.

  • ace310 on 18/08/2023 - 11:15

    There is a power company compare spreadsheet in below article, Plug in your power rates and your usage to find the best power plan.

    https://www.moneyhub.co.nz/power-company-comparison.html?fbc…

    • jeansfish on 18/08/2023 - 12:56

      does it include all providers?

      always found the online compare tools don't have certain providers, that makes them useless because I have to search by myself anyway

      • ace310 on 18/08/2023 - 13:03

        Probably no. But gives you a way exclude lots them which will be expensive. So will have handful of them to compare.

  • hsran on 18/08/2023 - 14:25 
          Z EV Plan | Contact (Open Term)(all excl. GST)(Christchurch)

    Daily Fixed Rate - 135c| 90c
    Peak Rate - 25c | 27.7c
    Off-Peak Rate - 13c | 11.9c

  • humvee on 18/08/2023 - 14:38

    Does anyone at all have Solar and have their power with Z ? It says our address is not supported - I suspect this is why

  • kaminokyoku on 18/08/2023 - 20:02
    +1

    Z's referral system is down - it's not about the free power plan, the whole referral system is not working now

  • scrappy-doo on 19/08/2023 - 01:13

    Daily Charge:
    135.00c/day
    Day rate (7am-9pm):
    25.08c/kWh
    Night rate (9pm-7am):
    12.54c/kWh
    Free rate (3am-6am):
    0.00c/kWh

    Contact better than that

  • salealert on 19/08/2023 - 10:34
    +1

    I downloaded my usage data from Mercury and asked chatgpt to see if I will save any money, and here is what it spit out

    Month-Year | Mercury ($) | Z Electricity ($)

    Oct 2022 | 210.97 | 158.97
    Nov 2022 | 184.96 | 136.52
    Dec 2022 | 216.24 | 150.11
    Jan 2023 | 180.65 | 125.92
    Feb 2023 | 181.73 | 131.71
    Mar 2023 | 190.79 | 141.10
    Apr 2023 | 181.31 | 134.04
    May 2023 | 226.17 | 177.27
    Jun 2023 | 250.92 | 197.86
    Jul 2023 | 287.65 | 224.78
    Aug 2023 | 165.80 | 130.62
    Total | 2,277.19 | 1,708.93
    Savings | 0.00 | 568.27

    As shown in the table, the total savings by switching to Z Electricity would be approximately $568.27 over the period covered by the dataset.

    • ace310 on 19/08/2023 - 10:44

      Did you feed hourly data? I hope chatgpt considered half rate and free hours. Anyhow that's a decent savings. Try other providers as well.

      • salealert on 19/08/2023 - 11:30

        30 minute intervals

  • salealert on 19/08/2023 - 11:28
    +2

    This was interesting so compared it with all I could think of except Octopus energy

    Month-Year | Mercury ($) | Z Electricity ($) | Contact Free Power ($) | Genesis EV ($) | Electric Kiwi ($) | Contact EV Plan ($)

    Oct 2022 | 210.97 | 158.97 | 141.13 | 175.05 | 160.09 | 147.67
    Nov 2022 | 184.96 | 136.52 | 115.57 | 149.09 | 138.50 | 128.90
    Dec 2022 | 216.24 | 150.11 | 129.42 | 164.67 | 156.69 | 147.82
    Jan 2023 | 180.65 | 125.92 | 116.25 | 136.31 | 123.45 | 120.26
    Feb 2023 | 181.73 | 131.71 | 120.09 | 144.19 | 132.52 | 124.54
    Mar 2023 | 190.79 | 141.10 | 125.62 | 154.10 | 139.68 | 131.26
    Apr 2023 | 181.31 | 134.04 | 121.87 | 146.19 | 131.42 | 123.69
    May 2023 | 226.17 | 177.27 | 156.06 | 196.51 | 180.32 | 162.13
    Jun 2023 | 250.92 | 197.86 | 179.22 | 221.01 | 206.09 | 180.49
    Jul 2023 | 287.65 | 224.78 | 199.06 | 252.21 | 235.67 | 208.09
    Aug 2023 | 165.80 | 130.62 | 118.66 | 146.93 | 141.14 | 120.90
    Total | 2,277.19 | 1,708.93 | 1,522.95 | 1,886.26 | 1,745.57 | 1,595.75
    Savings | 0.00 | 568.27 | 754.24 | 390.94 | 531.63 | 681.45

    According to this Contact energy is the cheapest, saving a whopping $754.24 (free plan) or $682.45 (Contact Dream plan)

    • ace310 on 19/08/2023 - 12:06

      Nice. Can you try flick energy if you don't mind. Thanks

    • Everettpsycho on 23/08/2023 - 19:42
      +1

      Nice idea with the chatgpt help. One thing I think it will miss though is any potential behavioural changes from making a change. If we moved to contact or Z we'd absolutely be timing the car charging, dryer, water, dishwasher and warming the house to abuse the 3 hours free. Feeding in existing data if you are turning stuff like this on at 9pm now when it goes off peak will make the Z plan look more expensive as you'll be calculating base on paying for a lot of use you might be able to move to the free window.

      • salealert on 24/08/2023 - 22:23

        not sure I understood you correctly. My behaviour is based on Mercury who has 1 flat rate for whenever we use. So savings are without any behaviour changes as based on historical data. Now when we would have 3 free power, will be moving and timing lot of things during free power like dishwashing, drying, ev charging, so Z or Contact will even be cheaper.

        BTW I expect will be moving 20% of my power to free power time slot and I even asked chat gpt to do that, saying can you shift 20% of my current power consumption to land on free power time slot how much extra saving can that bring, at that time Chat Gpt crapped out and said your 50 requests are over come back after 3 hours, and I just gave up and signed up for Z as I read somewhere that contact free power had clause not applicable for EVs (don't know how they would know that though)

        • ace310 on 24/08/2023 - 22:36

          EV clause has been dropped by Contact. I read it somewhere, not sure where, but there was a contact facebook ad saying you can charge EV in free hours.

  • nzmax on 01/09/2023 - 01:05
    +1

    Some parts of NZ seem to get ripped off when it comes to the rates. These companies have made massive profits this year as well.

    These are my rates and they are quite a bit higher than Frank, who is also owned by Genesis.

    Your personalised pricing:*
    Daily Charge: 155.25c/day
    Day rate (7am-9pm):40.81c/kWh
    Night rate (9pm-7am):20.40c/kWh
    Free rate (3am-6am):0.00c/kWh

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