Our Election 2026 Energy Policy Snapshot provides a comparison of the energy policies currently available for each of the main political parties, grouped by issue or topic.
Energy security and affordability will remain a hot topic this election and will be a priority issue for any future Government. All parties agree that New Zealand needs more secure and affordable electricity. Where they disagree, is what can be done to achieve those goals.
As our snapshot shows, there are areas of agreement across some parties on several issues:
- developing a national energy strategy;
- requiring new large-scale AI data centres to bring or build their own new renewable or firmed power;
- providing finance to help households install solar, batteries and/or make other electrification upgrades;
- enabling renters to access plug-in solar;
- supporting households and businesses to sell excess solar or battery power back to the grid; and
- working with industry and training providers to increase the energy workforce.
We have used each party's policy documents (see useful links below) as the official source for its positions and hyperlinked to other sources (e.g. news coverage or party’s public statements) where a party has not commented on a point in a consolidated policy document.
Download the snapshot here
Useful links
Party policies
- The National Party – Electrify NZ 2.0
- The Green Party – Power for all of us
- The ACT Party – Stability, investment, affordability: The keys to abundant electricity and Unlocking mineral and energy wealth
- Opportunity – Abundant energy
- Te Pāti Māori – Energy sovereignty
- The Labour Party – SolarSaver
- NZ First – Breaking up the gentailers and Establishing a special economic zone at Marsden Point.
Additional useful links
- Investing in New Zealand's renewable energy sector
- The Planning Act 2026 and Natural and Built Environment Act 2026 are in force: What you need to know now
- Election 2026 podcast series
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