Alpine Energy

Alpine Energy Limited is an electricity distribution business based in Timaru, New Zealand. The company own and operates the electricity distribution network in South Canterbury.^[1]

Alpine Energy Limited

Company type	Private
Predecessor	South Canterbury Electric Power Board Timaru Municipal Electricity Department
Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Headquarters	Timaru , New Zealand
Area served	South Canterbury
Services	Electricity distribution
Owners	Timaru District Council (47.5%) LineTrust South Canterbury (40.0%) Waimate District Council (7.5%) Mackenzie District Council (5.0%) [1]
Website	www.alpineenergy.co.nz

The company's distribution network consists of 4,300 km (2,700 mi) of lines, supplying electricity to approximately 33,000 customers. The network covers the towns of Timaru, Temuka, Waimate, Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Lake Tekapo, Twizel, and Mount Cook Village.^[2]

Alpine Energy holds the naming rights to Fraser Park, the home ground of the South Canterbury rugby union team and an alternate home ground for the Crusaders Super Rugby team, which means it is known as Alpine Energy Stadium.

Statistics

Alpine Energy Limited network statistics for the year ending 31 March 2024^[3]

Parameter	Value
Regulatory asset base	$313 million
Line charge revenue	$65.7 million
Capital expenditure	$29.2 million
Operating expenditure	$30.4 million
Customer connections	33,883
Energy delivered	892 GWh
Peak demand	155 MW
Total line length	4,379 km
Distribution and low-voltage overhead lines	3,243 km
Distribution and low-voltage underground cables	857 km
Subtransmission lines and cables	282 km
Poles	44,624
Distribution transformers	6,269
Zone substation transformers	31
Average interruption duration (SAIDI)	360 minutes
Average interruption frequency (SAIFI)	1.45