Energy Resilience
Grey Lynn has focussed on energy since we began. Our first Energy Focus group started back in 2008.
In 2025, we joined Rewiring Aotearoa and formed Electrify Grey Lynn and Electrify Apartments. This brings national level support to our local initiatives.
We thank Auckland Council for the Climate Grant which enables us to do this work.
Electrify Grey Lynn is also active on Facebook
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Electrify Grey Lynn is working with Rewiring Aotearoa. Electrify communities are well established in Australia. We are following the work of Dr Saul Griffith and experiences learnt by these groups.
Electrify Apartments, based in Auckland's City Centre focuses on retrofitting apartment buildings -to get off gas, become emergency resilient and to be able to charge electric vehicles
Energy reslience has always been an important in Grey Lynn 2030.
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Energy Updates
Peer to Peer Energy Trading
.. What is Peer to Peer Energy Trading? Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading connect individuals and businesses who produce their own clean energy with those who want to consume it within their local community. This decentralised approach allows for direct trading of electricity between peers, bypassing the traditional centralised grid system. There are a number of possible…
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Electrify Grey Lynn at the Grey Lynn Car Boot Market
March 2025 Electrify Grey Lynn is getting out in the community talking to residents about how to Get Off Gas. In our community many homes have reticulated gas – gas to the house provided by the electricity company – not from a refillable gas tank People are noticing the rising cost of gas for heating…
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Power Up your Apartment Building: Resilience and Efficiency for City Living
Power Up Your Apartment: Resilience and Efficiency for City Living Is your apartment building ready for the future? Imagine: -Seamless EV charging for residents. -Uninterrupted power with solar/batteries during outages. – Reliable backup systems for essential services like water and internet. Join the Auckland C ity Centre Residents Group in April as we welcome Brent…
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Get Off Gas: Future Proof Your Home
Future-Proof Your Home: Transition from Gas to Electric Is your home ready for the future of New Zealand energy? Gas bills are rising, and a shift towards sustainable, electric solutions is inevitable. Learn from Mark Yates, a visionary in New Zealand’s energy sector. From pioneering EV charging to founding Ecotricity, he’s at the forefront…
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Energy Summer School – Auckland University
The Energy Centre’s Summer School takes place the week before the start of semester one each year, at the University of Auckland Business School. A reliable energy system is fundamental to economic growth and wellbeing in New Zealand. The summer school is open to the public and is excellent way to learn about the current energy…
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Why Entrust needs New Leadership?
Conor Sharp – Greater Auckland blog Why Entrust needs New Leadership What if I told you that if you pay for electricity in Auckland’s Isthmus, South Auckland, East Auckland, or Waiheke Island, you have a say in how a $3.76b company is run? What if I told you that one group has been in control…
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Grey Lynn 2030 News Feb 2013
The Grey Lynn 2030 network of groups is zinging into 2013 with fresh opportunities to get connected, take action, or just have fun! Out with the old …. a fresh year is a chance to move on some stuff that you no longer need but somebody else will appreciate. The Grey Lynn 2030 car boot…
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Community Energy – AECT election 2012
Community energy needs come first for AECT candidate Rapidly increasing household power prices led to Chris Olson forming Grey Lynn 2030’s energy group a year ago to focus on developing community ideas to promote energy efficiency. The energy group’s first major project is to install solar panels on Grey Lynn roofs to reduce energy and water bills. Chris…
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Energy Seminar Series
The Grey Lynn 2030 Energy Group is holding a series of public talks during September. Each talk is from 10:30 to 11:30am at the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market at the Grey Lynn Community Centre and will be given by subject matter expert. This is an opportunity to learn about electriciy , how you can measure it and…
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