Helping to light up Whanganui

• Published date: 02 December 2022

The Whanganui Home Energy Saver Pilot, a partnership between Whanganui District Council and Christchurch-based energy-efficient lightbulb producers Ecobulb, will supply energy-efficient lightbulbs and low-flow showerheads to local households

The organisations will also train 10 energy assessors to provide personalised advice on energy-saving.

The project received $115,000 from the Government’s Support for Energy Education in Communities (SEEC) programme and was one of 17 projects to receive a combined $1.7 million in funding.

The programme has already helped more than 13,000 households save on power bills by teaching them how to be smart power users and providing cost-saving equipment like LED lightbulbs.

Whanganui District Council climate change adviser Caroline Arrowsmith said the initiatives from the pilot would be put into action in the first half of 2023, with the energy assessors ideally trained up by the end of February.

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