Smarter Electricity Usage
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Electric vehicles are gaining momentum as more car manufacturers are embracing this exciting new technology. There are many plug-in hybrid electric vehicles available (that are electric but also have a petrol engine available for longer trips) and now we are starting to see pure electric vehicles with ranges of up to 600km starting to appear on the market.
Smarter Electricity Pricing
Traditional electricity meters only record the amount of power you are using, but not the times that it is being used. Advanced pricing takes advantage of newer ‘smart’ electricity meters that are being gradually installed throughout the country, including the Waipa Networks area. These new meters are capable of recording how much power is used at different times during the day.
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The energy advanced blog will keep you up to date with all the latest innovations in electricity-based technology

Waipa Networks EV Fleet Continues to Grow
Waipa Networks has added three new pure electric vehicles to its fleet this year, including two Hyundai Konas and one Hyundai Ioniq (pictured). This brings our EV fleet totals to four Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and four Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Solar Power Soars as Cost Plunges
Solar power is among the easiest ways for homeowners to hop on the clean energy generation train. There are increasingly more options available for those who are looking to make the switch to solar power. Even more, it is only getting cheaper to produce,

Tesla takes different road with solar tiles
Better know for it’s range of high-end electric cars, the latest innovation out of Tesla is focused on energy generation with the its most intriguing new product – the solar tile. There have been so many issues, aesthetic and practical, with
What is energy advanced?
The world of electricity supply is changing, with new ways electricity is priced through to new technologies such as Advanced Meters (a.k.a. Smart Meters), solar generation, battery storage, and electric vehicles. We’ve brought these new technologies together under a new brand we’ve called ‘Energy Advanced’.