Meridian Energy Australia

What Meridian Energy Australia does

Meridian Energy is a New Zealand-domiciled, publicly listed (NZX: NZER) vertically integrated renewable electricity generator and retailer founded in 2008. The company generates 100% of its electricity from wind, water, and solar assets, and supplies retail electricity to residential households, commercial businesses, and agricultural customers across New Zealand through a tiered plan portfolio (Freedom Plan, Night Saver Plan, Bach Plan, and EV Plan), differentiated solar buy-back rates (15c/kWh standard; 24c/kWh winter peak export), and dedicated commercial solar installations.

The product and technology stack includes the MyMeridian customer account platform (web and mobile app) for billing, usage tracking, and service management; the Zero EV Charging Network, one of New Zealand's largest with over 200 deployed charge points; the Good Energy content and community initiative covering energy efficiency, EVs, sustainable farming, and climate action; and Certified Impact Reporting for renewable energy and decarbonisation outcomes.

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: recurring monthly subscription revenue from residential, business, and farm electricity supply; transaction-based revenue from solar buy-back at fixed per-kWh rates; usage-based revenue from public EV charging; and hardware/install revenue from commercial solar deployments. Go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer self-serve (website, app, phone) for residential customers with a dedicated field sales motion for enterprise, commercial solar, and EV fleet customers. Beyond energy supply, the company invests in brand-building sustainability programmes including the Kākāpō Recovery Programme with the Department of Conservation and Ngāi Tahu, KidsCan principal partnership, and the Forever Forests 1.5 million tree planting initiative.

Name

Meridian Energy Australia

Legal name

Meridian Energy

Website

https://meridianenergy.com.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meridian Energy is a New Zealand-listed (NZX: NZER), vertically integrated renewable electricity generator and retailer generating 100% of power from wind, water, and solar, supplying residential, business, and agricultural customers across New Zealand via tiered plans and the Zero EV charging network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Electricity Retail

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Electric Power Generation (22111), Wind Electric Power Generation (221115), Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Distributed Generation (Rooftop/Onsite Solar, Small Wind, Small Hydro) (EUACALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distributed & Commercial Renewable O&M (Rooftop Solar, C&I Wind, Small Hydro) (EUAMAGAB), Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD), Community & Distributed Wind Power Generation (Behind-the-Meter/Small Wind) (EUACAFAD)

Keywords

• Renewable electricity retail
• Residential power plans
• Commercial solar solutions
• EV charging network
• Agricultural energy supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Electricity Supply: Supplying electricity to residential, business, and agricultural customers across New Zealand through multiple plan options including Freedom Plan, Night Saver Plan, Bach Plan, and EV Plan
2. Solar Energy Buy-Back: Purchasing excess solar energy from customers at 15c/kWh standard rate and 24c/kWh winter peak export rate
3. EV Charging Network: Public EV charging infrastructure providing charging services across New Zealand
4. Commercial Solar Solutions: Solar installations and solutions for business customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Meridian Energy generates 100% renewable electricity from wind, hydroelectric, and solar assets and retails it to residential, business, and agricultural customers across New Zealand through multiple plan options. The company also operates one of New Zealand's largest public EV charging networks with over 200 charge points and supplies commercial solar solutions and residential solar buy-back to support customer decarbonisation.

Product overview

Meridian Energy operates as a vertically integrated power company offering electricity generation from 100% renewable sources (wind, water, and sun) alongside retail electricity services. The product portfolio consists of a customer-facing platform (MyMeridian) for account management, multiple residential plan variants (Freedom Plan, Night Saver Plan, Bach Plan, EV Plan) differentiated by usage patterns and customer needs, solar products for both home and commercial use, and the Zero EV Charging Network spanning over 200 charge points nationwide. Business and agricultural segments are served through dedicated platform offerings with sustainable options including commercial solar and EV charging infrastructure. The Good Energy sub-brand encompasses educational content and community initiatives around energy efficiency and climate action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyMeridian

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ EV charge points deployed across Aotearoa
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Department of Conservation (DOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with DOC and Ngāi Tahu to support the Kākāpō Recovery Programme, funding research and initiatives aimed at taking the endangered kākāpō (with just over 200 remaining) off the endangered species list.
• Ngāi TahucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Ngāi Tahu iwi alongside DOC to support the Kākāpō Recovery Programme for the endangered taonga species.
• KidsCancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrincipal partners of KidsCan, working to provide practical, hands-on assistance to thousands of children in schools across New Zealand. Partnership supports Kiwi kids who need essentials for a better future, addressing child hardship where one in five children live in difficulty.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AGL Energy: Australia's largest private-sector electricity and gas retailer and a major generation owner with growing renewables. A broader incumbent peer across retail and renewable generation.
• Iberdrola: Global vertically integrated renewable utility (wind, hydro, solar) with retail operations. A broad incumbent peer on generation mix, retail business model, and EV charging rollout strategy.
• NextEra Energy: World's largest wind and solar generator with regulated and competitive retail operations. A broad incumbent peer on renewable generation scale, retail electricity, and grid-edge services.

Direct peers

• Contact Energy: NZ's largest retail electricity provider and major geothermal/wind/hydro generator. Competes head-to-head with Meridian across generation, retail plans, and increasingly EV charging and commercial solar.
• Infratil: NZ-listed infrastructure investor with major exposure to renewable generation and EV charging via its subsidiaries; highly comparable to Meridian on renewable assets and EV infrastructure footprint in NZ.
• Genesis Energy: Third of the Big 4 NZ generators/retailers, with a mix of renewable and thermal generation. Comparable on retail electricity, commercial solar offerings, and EV-related infrastructure.
• Mercury NZ: One of New Zealand's 'Big 4' vertically integrated renewable generators and retailers (hydro, geothermal, wind). Directly comparable to Meridian on generation mix, retail customer base across residential/B2B, and NZX-listed status.

Regional players

• Origin Energy: Australian vertically integrated energy retailer and generator with growing renewables portfolio. Comparable as a regional peer across retail electricity, renewables, and EV charging, though serving the Australian market rather than NZ.
• Vector Limited: NZ infrastructure operator with electricity distribution and metering exposure plus EV charging investments. Comparable as a domestic energy infrastructure peer, though Vector is distribution-focused rather than generation-focused.
• Trustpower (now Electric Kiwi-aligned assets via Infratil): NZ renewable generator and retailer historically focused on hydro and wind; an NZ-only regional peer with comparable generation profile and retail presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/meridianenergy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meridian-energy-australia
• Instagraminstagram.com/meridianenergy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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