[1] The company is based in Motueka, and generates their renewable hydro and solar electricity locally within the Nelson and Tasman Regions by operating small hydroelectric power stations in Haast, Fox, Ōpunake and Raetihi.
In August 2008, NZ Energy proposed to build a 4.6 MW hydroelectric scheme at Lake Matiri near Murchison, Nelson.
[2] They gained the necessary resource consent in 2009, and Department of Conservation (DOC) concession in 2011, required to build, own, operate and maintain the scheme.
The scheme officially opened in December 2020, capable of generating 28 GWh annually - enough to power just under 4000 homes.
[7] In 2023, the company applied for consent to build a second hydro power station on the Turnbull River, to increase the supply to the Haast region.