Energy
Grey Lynn has had a long history with Energy. We started with a Energy focus group.
In 2025 we joined Rewiring Aotearoa and formed Electrify Grey Lynn and Electrify Apartments
Electrify Grey Lynn is very active on Facebook
Electrify Grey Lynn is connected to Rewiring Aotearoa. Electrify communities are popping up all over Aotearoa.
Electrify Apartments will be a new group based in Auckland's City Centre.
Grey Lynn Energy Group was started in 2009. Energy has always been an important part of Grey Lynn 2030.
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Electrify Updates
Electrify Grey Lynn at the Grey Lynn Car Boot Market
March 2025 Electrify Grey Lynn is getting out in the community talking to residents about how to Get Off Gas. In our community many homes have reticulated gas – gas to the house provided by the electricity company – not from a refillable gas tank People are noticing the rising cost of gas for heating…
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Power Up your Apartment Building: Resilience and Efficiency for City Living
Power Up Your Apartment: Resilience and Efficiency for City Living Is your apartment building ready for the future? Imagine: -Seamless EV charging for residents. -Uninterrupted power with solar/batteries during outages. – Reliable backup systems for essential services like water and internet. Join the Auckland City Centre Residents Group in April as we welcome Brent Clark,…
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Get Off Gas: Future Proof Your Home
Future-Proof Your Home: Transition from Gas to Electric Is your home ready for the future of New Zealand energy? Gas bills are rising, and a shift towards sustainable, electric solutions is inevitable. Learn from Mark Yates, a visionary in New Zealand’s energy sector. From pioneering EV charging to founding Ecotricity, he’s at the forefront…
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Community Energy – AECT election 2012
Community energy needs come first for AECT candidate Rapidly increasing household power prices led to Chris Olson forming Grey Lynn 2030’s energy group a year ago to focus on developing community ideas to promote energy efficiency. The energy group’s first major project is to install solar panels on Grey Lynn roofs to reduce energy and water bills.…
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Energy Seminar series: September 2020
The Grey Lynn 2030 Energy Group is holding a series of public talks during September. Each talk is from 10:30 to 11:30am at the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market at the Grey Lynn Community Centre and will be given by subject matter expert. This is an opportunity to learn about electricity generation, how you can measure it and…
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An evening with Nicole Foss
Peak Oil, Local Resilience and Financial Crisis – how to face the challenges ahead 7pm Monday 16 April Upstairs meeting room at the Grey Lynn RSC, Francis Street Entry by Koha We are fortunate to have secured an evening with Nicole Foss as part of her 3 month Australasian tour that ends in Auckland. Canadian…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Energy Group gets underway
The impact of raising energy costs is not going to go away. Creating an energy focus group within Grey Lynn 2030 will provide a space to discuss ideas, learn from experts, create and implement projects, be proactive and inspire our community to join in. First meeting to get an energy focus group underway. All Welcome 7.30pm…
Read MorePippa Coom: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust 2009
Your voting papers should have arrived for the AECT election. Vote for our Grey Lynn 2030 Steering Committee member, Pippa Coom Voters not aware of their valuable asset Only 21% of eligible voters cast their votes in the last election for the trustees of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust in 2006. This low turnout is…
Read MoreThe Future of Energy – Auckland University
New Zealand is hugely reliant on the rest of the world for its fuels. Technological advancements such as battery operated cars provide us with the opportunity to be more self-reliant. However, the debate about what sort of alternative approaches to generating electricity has not yet occurred. We need a debate about the appropriate mix of…
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