The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team is part of  WAO’s Better Building Day programme. 

In this interactive workshop, co-hosted with TMCo, we’ll explore how different building types perform, their energy efficiency, and how core systems, such as heating and cooling, hot water, cooking, and on-site generation like solar,  influence both energy use and emissions. You’ll learn how to identify opportunities to reduce energy waste, upgrade to electrified solutions such as heat pumps and induction, and integrate renewable generation and storage. 

The session will focus on how these design and retrofit choices can cut operating costs, improve occupant comfort, and future-proof buildings in a world rapidly shifting to clean electricity.

How does 150 cents per litre of fuel sound? That’s the kind of saving you get when running an electric car – and just one of the reasons going electric can save you money. Curious to know more?

Come along to our free community EV Test Drive Day at the Remarkables Market and see for yourself!

• Take an EV for a spin – thanks to local owners bringing their cars to share
• Enjoy a free pancake cooked on an electric hotplate, powered by an EV
• Bust the myths: learn about charging, batteries, and affordable second hand options
• Discover just how fun and easy driving electric can be

Whether you’re in the market for a new car, just starting to explore your options, or simply in it for the pancakes, this relaxed, family-friendly event is for the whole Queenstown community.

This event is free to attend, no registration required.

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at WAO’s Journey to 2125: A Walking Tour Through the Future event. 

Find our stall at the main hub, ready to chat about all things electrification and solar.

Whether you’re curious about heat pumps, hot water systems, electric vehicles, cooking with induction, or adding solar and batteries to your home or business, we’ll be there to answer your questions and share practical, independent advice.

We’ll also talk about how electrification can help you lower your energy bills, cut emissions, and make your home or business more resilient.

This event is free to attend but registration is required.

Join Sustainable Queenstown and the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator to discover how to make your home or workplace cheaper to run and kinder to the planet.

This session will give you practical insights and simple steps to cut energy costs, reduce emissions, and improve comfort and resilience – all while enjoying some free kai and connecting with the local sustainability community.

Come along to:

• Hear stories and learnings from locals who have electrified their homes and businesses or are here to help you electrify.
• From heat pumps to EVs and solar panels, get up to speed on the latest electrification tech – and how to fund the switch.
• Understand the free support and advice the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator can provide, including support for renters.
• Ask questions
• Meet other locals who are keen to help make Queenstown the world’s most electric destination.
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🥂 Nibbles provided by the lovely team at Sudima, with a cash bar available throughout the evening.

Electrify Queenstown is a nationally significant, three-day event that brings together community, business, government, and industry to accelerate the transition to a low-emissions, electrified future.

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Business owners and homeowners can hear from government decision makers, meet international innovators in electrification, get practical support from renewable energy experts, see behind the scenes at trailblazing local energy projects and score deals on the latest electrical products.

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at the next Arrowtown Village Association meeting.

We'll give you the lowdown on:

• Who we are and what we do
• How we can help Arrowtown's community lower bills, lower emissions and improve resilience
• How you can get involved!

This meeting is open to Arrowtown residents. Contact the Arrowtown Village Association for a meeting link.

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at the next Fernhill & Sunshine Bay Community Association meeting.

We'll give you the lowdown on:

• Who we are and what we do
• How we can help Fernhill & Sunshine Bay's community lower bills, lower emissions and improve resilience
• How you can get involved!

This meeting is open to Fernhill & Sunshine Bay residents.

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at the next Glenorchy Community Association meeting.

We'll give you the lowdown on:

• Who we are and what we do
• How we can help Glenorchy's community lower bills, lower emissions and improve resilience
• How you can get involved!

The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator team will be at the next Kingston Community Association meeting.

We'll give you the lowdown on:

• Who we are and what we do
• How we can help Kingston's community lower bills, lower emissions and improve resilience
• How you can get involved!

Come along to the first community event from the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator to hear about what we’ve got planned, hear stories and learnings from locals, ask questions and meet others who are keen to help make Queenstown the world’s most electric destination.

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For business owners and homeowners - hear from government decision makers, meet international innovators in electrification, get practical support from renewable energy experts, see behind the scenes at trailblazing local energy projects and score deals on the latest electrical products.

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