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Buller Electricity Power Outages: Map & How to Report

Buller Electricity doesn't publish live data we can use, so we can't show a current count. Its official outage map shows power outages in West Coast.

PowerOutageTracker is independent and not affiliated with Buller Electricity. If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 111.

Customers out now
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Report by phone
03 788 8171
As published by the operator
Customers served
4,998
2026 figure
Time without power
7 hr 23 min
Per customer, 2026

Where Buller Electricity operates

Buller district, based in Westport

Ownership: Buller Electric Power Trust

Buller Electricity has no outage map. It posts unplanned outage updates on its Facebook page and asks customers to report faults to their retailer first.

Buller Electricity reliability

Buller Electricity reported 7 hr 23 min without power per customer in 2026, with 3.35 interruptions per customer. The national figure was 4 hr 1 min in 2025, though it may be measured differently.

Scope: Year to 31 March 2026. Planned plus unplanned network interruptions (Schedule 10(i) Class B + Class C), not normalised for major events, excluding low-voltage faults and Transpower outages. This is the Commerce Commission's performance-summary method.

Source: Commerce Commission, Electricity distributor information disclosure dataset (EDB ID Full, 1 September 2026): Schedule 8(i) average ICPs and Schedule 10(i) reliability, disclosure year to 31 March 2026

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Buller Electricity FAQ

How do I report a power outage to Buller Electricity?

Call 03 788 8171. If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 111.

What areas does Buller Electricity cover?

Buller district, based in Westport

How reliable is Buller Electricity?

Buller Electricity reported 7 hr 23 min without power per customer and 3.35 interruptions per customer in 2026. Scope: Year to 31 March 2026. Planned plus unplanned network interruptions (Schedule 10(i) Class B + Class C), not normalised for major events, excluding low-voltage faults and Transpower outages. This is the Commerce Commission's performance-summary method.

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You may reuse our derived data under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. Weather warnings are from MetService under CC BY 4.0. Reliability data is from the New Zealand Commerce Commission under CC BY 4.0.

PowerOutageTracker.com. "Buller Electricity Power Outages." Accessed 4 November 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/new-zealand/utilities/buller-electricity
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