Making Solar work after dark

Energy resilience isn’t about preparing for the end of the world. It’s about reducing risk, keeping control closer to home, and building energy systems that work for our communities when things are uncertain. This piece looks at why local, shared energy matters more than ever, and how models like SUPA help schools, businesses and communities back themselves with practical, homegrown solutions.

Granite Heaven, a well-known Northland stone fabrication business, has joined the SUPA network as a community energy hub. Operating from their Kerikeri factory and showroom, the move reflects a commitment to quality, long-term thinking, and keeping energy local for the businesses and communities they serve.

Twin Ridges in Maungaturoto has joined the SUPA network as a community energy hub, turning a large commercial rooftop into locally generated solar power shared across multiple businesses. With solar, battery storage, and community users already connected, it’s a practical example of how communities can keep energy local and resilient.

A new SUPA energy hub is now live at James Hart’s family-owned kiwifruit farm near Whakatāne. It’s a practical example of how local energy can deliver reliability, resilience, and control for rural farms and agri-businesses that rely on steady power every single day.

A new roof, a future-proof energy system, and a community that can breathe easier. Kaikohe Bowling Club shows what is possible when clean energy is designed around people, not just infrastructure.

After a big year at SUPA HQ, the team traded their laptops for clipboards and walking shoes to explore the biodiversity of Goat Island Marine Reserve.

LNG is liquefied natural gas shipped in from overseas. It is one of the most expensive fuels you can buy, and its price swings wildly with global market conditions.

SUPA Energy (SUPA) welcomes the opportunity to engage with the Electricity Authority on decentralisation and the future of our energy sector.

Describing the recent Government energy package as a non-announcement, Blincoe says the industry needs to put affordability front-and-centre.

In late 2024, the Oropi School Board saw a natural next step in its sustainability journey: exploring cleaner, greener sources of energy to reduce the school’s carbon footprint – and ideally, its energy bills.