Electrify Christchurch

We are a charitable trust helping Christchurch residents and businesses electrify their buildings and transport, powered by renewables.

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Illustration of an all-electric home with rooftop solar, battery, heat pump and an EV charging

The largest electrification event ever held in New Zealand

The Electrify Christchurch Expo, run by volunteers at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Wigram on 11 October 2026, brought exhibitors, speakers and families together for a free day out.

3,500+attendees
50+exhibitors
30+speakers

Impact report coming soon

What we do

Help households switch

Practical, independent information on solar, heat pumps, induction cooking and electric vehicles.

Connect the community

Talks, workshops and events where locals share what going electric really saved them.

Work with partners

We collaborate with local groups, lines companies and councils to make electrification easier.

Going electric pays off for Christchurch

Switching from petrol and gas to electric saves households money, and when lots of homes switch, the whole city benefits.

For one household

$7,600a year off the energy bills of an average home that switches from petrol and gas to all-electric, with solar and a battery
$3,700a year better off even after paying for the upgrades

For the whole city

$1.1 billiona year saved on energy bills across Christchurch
740,000tonnes less climate pollution (CO₂e) every year
5,100new local jobs, about one for every 80 residents

Based on Rewiring Aotearoa’s Christchurch regional report. Household figures are for a home currently using LPG appliances and petrol cars. City figures assume homes and vehicles switch to electric, with solar and batteries on most homes.

Read the report