Energy Reslience
Grey Lynn has focussed on energy since we began. Our first Energy Focus group started back in 2008.
In 2025, we joined Rewiring Aotearoa and formed Electrify Grey Lynn and Electrify Apartments. This brings national level support to our local initiatives.
We thank Auckland Council for the Climate Grant which enables us to do this work.
Electrify Grey Lynn is active on Facebook
Electrify Grey Lynn is working with Rewiring Aotearoa. Electrify communities are well established in Australia. We are following the work of Dr Saul Griffith and experiences learnt by these groups.

Electrify Apartments is a new group based in Auckland's City Centre.

Energy reslience has always been an important in Grey Lynn 2030.
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Energy Updates
Peer to Peer Energy Trading
If I have too much power could I sell it my neighbour? This idea is called P2P Energy Trading. Turns out its quite complicated in reality. What is Peer to Peer Energy Trading? Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading connect individuals and businesses who produce their own clean energy with those who want to consume it within…
Read MoreElectrify 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…
Read MorePower 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 C ity Centre Residents Group in April as we welcome Brent…
Read MoreGet 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…
Read MoreWhy Entrust needs New Leadership
Conor Sharp – Greater Auckland blog Why Entrust needs New Leadership What if I told you that if you pay for electricity in Auckland’s Isthmus, South Auckland, East Auckland, or Waiheke Island, you have a say in how a $3.76b company is run? What if I told you that one group has been in control…
Read MoreCommunity 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. Chris…
Read MoreEnergy Seminar Series
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 electriciy , how you can measure it and…
Read MoreAn 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 MoreAECT: Win or lose the power is with the community
With only 2 days remaining in the AECT election a disappointing 14.65% of eligible voters have so far returned postal ballots to decide the 5 trustees of the Trust. At the same time in the 2003 election the turnout was only slightly better at 17.5%. Independent Candidate Pippa Coom, a lawyer who previously worked at…
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