MainPower

MainPower owns and operates the power lines used to supply electricity to the people and businesses of North Canterbury and Kaikoura. We service every household, farm, business and community organisation in the region.

We have been part of the local community since 1928, starting our life as the North Canterbury Electric Power Board. In 1998, under government reforms, we had to separate the supply and distribution parts of our business. We became a distribution or "lines" company and are no longer involved in selling electricity.

Today we are one of the largest employers in the region and a proud member of the local community. We are owned by the MainPower Trust on behalf of the community. Our profits go back to the community through a monthly rebate in your power bills - in the last financial year this rebate totalled $6.9 million dollars.

Our vision is to contribute to the local community by being a leading electricity and energy business. Part of this vision includes looking for opportunities to use the region’s abundant renewable resources to generate enough energy for our entire region, leaving it less reliant on other sources. Our investigations have included monitoring the wind resource at Mt Cass, near Waipara.

For more information on MainPower, please visit our website.