Almost 40 firms, individuals and community groups are named among the 31 finalists selected for this year's Energy Excellence Awards.
The 2025 finalists are:
Community Initiative of the Year - sponsored by Eagle Technology
- Beach Energy - Building community capability to reduce homelessness
- Mercury - Delivering lasting customer care with community
- Todd Energy - Otaraua Hapū and Todd Energy business partnership initiative
Innovation in Energy Award - sponsored by Ara Ake
- Contact - Innovation in geothermal well formation cleaning
- Mercury - Digital River
- The Lines Company + Lakeview Helicopters - Helisaw operations - an industry game changer
Large Energy User Initiative of the Year - sponsored by EECA
- Alsco Uniforms - Alsco Uniforms coal-free journey
- Fonterra + Transpower - Fonterra Edendale electrode boiler & special protection scheme
- Meridian Energy & Rio Tinto - Rio Tinto | NZAS & Meridian Energy demand response agreement
Low Carbon Future Award - sponsored by Energy Resources Aotearoa
- Ecotricity, Endless Energy + Tātaki Auckland Unlimited - Electrifying the NZ Warriors and Auckland FC
- Meridian - Community decarbonisation fund
- Westpower - Transforming Transformers - More than meets the eye
Energy Distributor of the Year - sponsored by Axos Systems
- Northpower - Demonstrating excellence by connecting communities, building futures, for Northland
- Powerco - Innovating and collaborating for a successful transition
- Westpower - Leading the way
Energy Project of the Year - sponsored by Bluecurrent
- Contact - Tauhara: A world-class renewable energy project
- Endless Energy, Ecotricity, Calder Stewart - Reverse 144 nationwide roll out
- Transpower - HVDC Pole 2 Midlife Extension Programme
Social Procurement Award - sponsored by Elemental Group
- Lightyears Solar - Commitment to social procurement
- Northpower - Northpower cadetships and social procurement - building futures and strengthening communities
- Seven Rivers - Building energy resilience across Tairāwhiti schools
Well-being Award - sponsored by Hiko Energy Insights
- Powerco - Embedding te Whare Tapa Whā into leadership development
- The Lines Company - Wellbeing at The Lines Company
- Westpower - The Westpower/ElectroNet Group well-being ecosystem
Young Energy Professional of the Year - sponsored by Phoenix Recycling Group
- Clarus - James Irvine, general manager - future fuels
- Contact - Jeremy MacIver, head of commercial
- Ergo Consulting - Soumya Doar, head of power systems/principal engineer
- Meridian - Yanosh Irani, head of data performance
Energy Retailer of the Year - sponsored by EDMI
- Genesis
- Octopus Energy
- Powershop
This year's awards ceremony, the 15th, will be held at Tākina Wellington, on Wednesday, 13 August.
Event organiser and Energy News owner Freeman Media this year named NBR as media partner for the awards.
Learn more at www.energyawards.co.nz