Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By using this website, you accept these Terms of Use (including any changes) and agree to be bound by them.
The "What's My Number" website is provided by the Electricity Authority with the assistance and support of Consumer New Zealand.
The "What's My Number" website calculator is brought to you by Consumer Powerswitch.
The Electricity Authority hopes this website will help you make better-informed decisions about the process for switching electricity accounts, and any possible savings.
The information and calculators on this website should not be your only source of information when you are considering whether to switch accounts. Use the website as a starting point and then seek professional advice if you need to.
The savings calculator provides indicative information only. The results produced by the calculator are based on the stated assumptions about electricity usage and the information you supply about your current electricity retailer in the region where you live. You should treat the results as a guide only.
The estimated savings figure is the difference between your current retailer and the cheapest retailer available in your area. The calculation assumes that you are currently on the cheapest plan available from your retailer. The number is an estimated annual savings figure. To get a more accurate idea of your potential savings on both gas and electricity, and the best options for providers in your area, go to Consumer Powerswitch.
If you are selecting a dual fuel retailer, one that provides both gas and electricity, the estimated cost is arrived at by calculating the cheapest annual cost of electricity and gas with your current retailer and showing the difference between this and the cheapest retailer on offer. If you are looking for the best deal on both gas and electricity, go to Consumer Powerswitch to find it.
The 'counter' on the website shows the number of times the website calculator has been used and the sum of all calculations made. This may be different from the actual savings achieved as a result of switching. This is a dynamic number and will change over the life of the website. The 'counter' includes all calculations made; including if someone uses the calculator more than once.
The Authority encourages consumers to regularly check their potential savings number.
The Electricity Authority has made every effort to ensure that the information on this website and produced by the calculator is reliable and accurate at the time of publishing. The content of this website may be updated at any time and may, at times, be out of date, inaccurate and/or incomplete. We accept no responsibility for keeping the content of this website up to date, accurate and/or complete, nor do we accept any liability for any failure to do so.
Neither the Electricity Authority nor any of its employees make any express or implied representations or give any warranties regarding the material or facilities contained or referred to in this website. We do not accept any liability:
Your use of this website and the services provided by it is at your sole risk. The website and associated services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not guarantee that the use or availability of the website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free, or that any content provided on the website is error free or reliable. To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim and exclude all implied conditions, guarantees, representations or warranties, including, but not limited to, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
Any links to third party websites are provided for convenience only, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement or verification by the Electricity Authority. Articles or reports by named authors express their own views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Electricity Authority.
The Electricity Authority will use its reasonable endeavours to ensure the availability of this website subject to any downtime required for maintenance. However, the Electricity Authority takes no responsibility for any system unavailability, or for any loss that is incurred as a result of the website being unavailable. The Electricity Authority assumes no responsibility for the corruption of any data or information held by the Electricity Authority.
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You may view the material on this website and save the material only for your (or your and your family's) future personal reference. You should not further copy, modify, use or distribute the material in any way unless you obtain written permission from the Electricity Authority.
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Any personal information you submit to the Electricity Authority through this website (for example, your email address so that you can receive updates of information featured on the website) or save using the website is stored securely by Electricity Authority or its contractors and will not be used or disclosed to any third parties except for the purposes indicated on the website or as permitted by the Privacy Act 1993. Demographic aggregate data on users of the website is assessed for reporting purposes from time to time. In this assessment all individuals remain anonymous.
Publication of email addresses on this website should not be taken as deemed consent to receiving unsolicited email. Persons or organisations wishing to send email material to individuals or organisations whose email addresses appear on this website must comply with the requirements of the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007.
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We use web measurement tools to tell us how people are using the website (what calculators they use and which pages they read and so forth), but these tools cannot identify the individuals using this website. This means we can see a record of what people do on the website, but not who they are.
You agree not to create a link to this website without the express written permission of the Electricity Authority.
These Terms of Use are governed by New Zealand law and the courts of New Zealand will have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any proceedings relating to this website or its contents or these Terms of Use.
The Electricity Authority may amend these Terms of Use in whole or in part from time to time. Amendments will be effective immediately upon posting of the amended Terms of Use on this website. You are responsible for ensuring you are familiar with the latest Terms of Use. Your continued use of the website represents your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Use as amended.