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.
The company's distribution network consists of 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.
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.
In December 2025 the company announced plans to collaborate with Otago-based Aurora Energy by merging the operations of the two lines companies.
Statistics +Alpine Energy Limited network statistics for the year ending 31 March 2024ParameterValueRegulatory asset base$313 millionLine charge revenue$65.7 millionCapital expenditure$29.2 millionOperating expenditure$30.4 millionCustomer connections33,883Energy delivered892 GWhPeak demand155 MWTotal line length4,379 kmDistribution and low-voltage overhead lines3,243 kmDistribution and low-voltage underground cables857 kmSubtransmission lines and cables282 kmPoles44,624Distribution transformers6,269Zone substation transformers31Average interruption duration (SAIDI)360 minutesAverage interruption frequency (SAIFI)1.45
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