Reduce energy for comfort
Making your home warm and dry is the most important step towards cutting your energy bill and your emissions.
Easy ways to save energy
Small changes around your home can add up to meaningful savings on your power bill.
Easy ways to save energy
Small changes around your home can add up to meaningful savings on your power bill.
Easy ways to save energy
Small changes around your home can add up to meaningful savings on your power bill.
| Action | Approx. saving * |
|---|---|
| Shorten showers to 4 minutes | $750/year |
| Heat only the rooms you're using | $350/year |
| Switch appliances off at the wall or use smart plugs/timers | $200/year |
| Switch to LED light bulbs | $100/year |
| Use door snakes, weather strips and draught excluders | $100/year |
| Close curtains at sunset | $80/year |
| Set heat pump between 18°C and 21°C, and clean filters regularly. | $90/year |
| Use an efficient showerhead | $80/year |
| Clean your heat pump filter | $50/year |
| Switch to cold water washes | $30/year |
*Figures are estimates drawn from reputable sources. Data may change over time. For references, email hello@aucklandclimateaction.nz
Ready to make bigger changes?
Small changes add up, but upgrading your heating, hot water or cooking appliances can reduce energy use even further. See how switching from gas can help →
Want to know where heat is escaping your home?
Borrow a free HEAT kit from the library to spot where your home is losing heat.
Plan bigger upgrades
When you're ready, these upgrades can reduce your energy use even further while making your home warmer, healthier and more comfortable.
Plan bigger upgrades
When you're ready, these upgrades can reduce your energy use even further while making your home warmer, healthier and more comfortable.
Plan bigger upgrades
When you're ready, these upgrades can reduce your energy use even further while making your home warmer, healthier and more comfortable.
- → Install a heat pump – they produce 3 to 5 times more heat energy than the electricity they use.
- → Replace an old hot water cylinder with a heat pump water heater, and use around 60 to 75% less electricity.
- → Install or top-up your insulation. Around 30 to 35% of a home's heat can be lost through an uninsulated ceiling.
- → Improve your windows. Reduce heat loss with secondary glazing, double glazing or simple upgrades to your existing windows.
- → Consider adding solar panels. Generate your own renewable electricity and reduce your reliance on the grid.
Borrow a free HEAT kit
Not sure where your home is losing heat or energy? Borrow a free Home Energy Audit Toolkit (HEAT kit) from your local Auckland Library to find draughts, cold spots and energy saving opportunities.
Tools And Resources
What’s Auckland Council doing to use less power?
Smart energy monitoring
We’re monitoring our energy use across all council assets (gas, water, electricity) through integrated Building Management System data loggers.
