Contact launches EV charging plan

Contact Energy has announced a new plan for EV owners.

It’s called “Dream Charge” and is another iteration of Contact’s “time-of-use” power plans, where more than 35,000 Contact customers already get the benefit of its “Good Nights” plan with three hours of free power. 

“At Contact we are on a mission to build a better Aotearoa New Zealand, by leading the country’s decarbonisation,” says chief retail officer Matt Bolton.

“With an expected jump in sales of EVs to 150,000 a year by the end of the decade, this is the perfect time for us to help our customers embrace electrification.”

Dream Charge enables Contact customers to recharge their EVs at home with cheaper night rates from 11pm to 7am.

When customers are on the move and out of home, Contact’s Dream Charge plan includes AA Smartfuel discounts which can be converted to ChargeNet credits.

Bolton says Dream Charge is about encouraging EV owners to shift their charging to times where the electricity grid is likely to be the greenest make-up of energy.

“By making overnight off-peak charging cheaper with Dream Charge, hopefully we can help flatten the electricity peaks where coal and gas-fired plants are brought online to meet demand,” he explains.

“So, at the end of the day, we see Dream Charge as being good for our customers and good for the planet.

“Dream Charge is a great product for our customers to supercharge while they sleep with an affordable electricity deal. In the future we’ll create even more innovative solutions so our customers can be contributing towards a better and greener Aotearoa New Zealand making it good to be home.”

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