Energy Distributor of the Year

FINALISTS

Counties Energy – Reimagining energy to power thriving communities

PowerNet – A high-trust distributor proven under pressure

The Lines Company – Small distributor, big community impact

Community Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS

Contact Energy – The Good Initiative

Orion Group – Tautoru Mautai – a partnership to restore the whenua

Reefton Powerhouse Charitable Trust – Reefton Powerhouse Project

Young Energy Professional of the Year

FINALISTS

Northpower – Shaun Brown, General Manager - Engineering and Delivery

Westpower/ElectroNet Group – Simon Harvey, General Manager Contracting

Woolworths New Zealand – Chitranjan (Chintu) Rathod, Energy Operations and Innovation Manager

Energy Project of the Year

FINALISTS

Channel Infrastructure NZ – Channel Infrastructure accelerated diesel storage for New Zealand

Contact Energy – The Flex Factor: Glenbrook Ohurua Battery 1

Eastland Generation – Showcase for shared success: TOPP2 geothermal power plant project

Energy Retailer of the Year

FINALISTS

The winner is announced on the night

Tākina Wellington

Wednesday 19 August

Low Carbon Future Award

FINALISTS

Alliance Group and Active Refrigeration - Alliance High Temperature Heat Pump Projects

BraveTrace – BraveTrace NZECS: Proof that Powers Decarbonisation

Fonterra Co-operative – Project Kowhai – Small footprint with a big impact

Well-being Award

FINALISTS

Alpine Energy – Alpine Energy – Fully Charged

Bluecurrent – Wellbeing at Bluecurrent: From vision to visible action

Genesis Energy – Women in Wholesale

Large Energy User Initiative of the Year

FINALISTS

KiwiRail – Decarbonising KiwiRail’s shunt fleet for a sustainable future

New Zealand Steel – New Zealand Steel Electric Arc Furnace – securing the future of steel making, a strategic asset for NZ

Woolworths New Zealand – Predictive Power: Scaling AI-driven decarbonisation across New Zealand

Innovation in Energy Award

FINALISTS

Contact Energy and Syos Aerospace – Underwater Robotic Coating Measurement and Inspection System

Contact Energy – Māpuna – Contact’s innovative geothermal well management solution

SUPA Energy – SUPA: distributed power, private capital, community wins

Transpower and The Solar Tsunamis Endeavour Programme – Space weather – from invisible risk to national resilience

FutureForce Award

FINALISTS

Contact Energy – Attracting early careers to lead New Zealand's renewable energy future

Octopus Energy NZ – Empowering futures through squiggly career paths

Orion Group – Ubuntu Programme: Enabling the workforce of tomorrow

Transpower and Engineering NZ – Wonder Project: Power Challenge - Powering up our future workforce