Case studies

People power is Telecom’s greatest weapon in the battle for energy savings. A staff culture change and internal leadership is making the difference to their energy use. The Energy Manager works hard to get all staff on board via a number of different initiatives, including energy efficiency campaigns, the use of "Energy Rangers", energy audits and the use of different technologies to reduce energy use across this large corporate.

The decision Christchurch Men's Prison made to use solar water heating in its laundry will help save over $7,000 per year on their hot water bill, with a payback of 7.6 years. With 21 solar panels covering 97m2 the prison has one of the largest solar water heating systems in New Zealand.