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Basis

Homeowners want to take control of their energy usage.

The Basis smart panel replaces the traditional switchboard with something buyers actually value: energy control, cost savings, and the safest electrical panel available.

The Basis Board

Trusted by builders across New Zealand

1,000+ contracted new builds and counting.

Fletcher Living
Signature Homes
GJ Gardner

Build higher-performing, fully electric homes.

The Basis panel will ensure you hand over homes that are measurably better in efficiency, safety, and buyer experience.

Elevate your brand.

A genuine point of difference your sales team can show. Maximum safety as standard, a long product warranty, and premium after-sales support from Basis built into every home.

Family using the Basis Home app on the couch

Annual savings, every year.

Energy insights, load control, reduction in insurance premiums, and retail plan optimisation. All adding up to yearly savings for the homeowner.

Father and child checking the Basis app together

The panel electricians prefer.

Faster and cleaner to install. Factory-assembled and tested, with fewer install errors and more reliable results. Built-in Basis meter with a streamlined connection process, and full electrification support with solar, battery, and EV readiness built in.

Electrician installing a Basis Board in a new home
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Average install time in new builds
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Warranty included as standard

The homeowner experience.

Every Basis Board includes the Basis Home app, free, with no subscriptions. Here's what your buyers get from day one, and why they'll associate it with the home you built.

Basis Home app live circuit visibility
Basis Home app cost insights

Track every dollar in real time.

Circuit-by-circuit energy tracking shows exactly where money is going. Homeowners spot waste they never knew existed, and fix it immediately.

Automate savings with routines.

Schedule hot water, heating, and EV charging to run off-peak. Set it once, save every day. No daily effort required.

Find the cheapest energy plan.

The app ranks every retail plan in New Zealand against real usage data. Your buyers see exactly how much they'd save by switching, no guesswork involved.

Get alerts when something's wrong.

RCD trips and fault events pushed directly to their phone, with ongoing monitoring of electrical health. Small issues caught early, before they become expensive problems.

Real numbers from real homes.

$1,366
Annual savings

Family of six cuts energy bills.

27% less energy used, 37% lower costs. Real-time insights helped them identify waste they never knew existed.

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$642
Wasted annually

Inefficient fridge spotted instantly.

16% less energy used after identifying and replacing an inefficient fridge. Saving $832 annually plus the cost of a new appliance.

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$14,000
Network upgrades avoided

Circuit-level control saves on infrastructure.

Detailed insights and circuit-level control helped avoid $14,000 in unnecessary network upgrade costs.

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More value per dollar than any other upgrade.

Compared to common upgrades, the Basis Board delivers across every category: aesthetic, functional, cost-saving, and safety.

Aesthetic

Stone benchtop

$1,500 – $3,000
  • Aesthetic upgrade
  • Ongoing savings
  • Safety improvement
  • Functional benefit
Functional

Ducted heat pump

$8,000 – $15,000
  • Seasonal comfort
  • Ongoing savings
  • Safety improvement
  • Energy visibility
Cost saving

Rooftop solar / battery

$10,000 – $35,000
  • Generates power
  • Minimal load management
  • Safety improvement
  • 5 to 10 year payback period
All of the above

Basis Board.

Less than $2,000 incremental over a standard switchboard.
  • Aesthetic Clean, modern panel design.
  • Functional Real-time energy control, automated routines, plan optimisation.
  • Cost saving $1,000+ annual savings, under 2 year payback period.
  • Safety Built well above minimum standard with fault monitoring and protection.

For less than $2,000 incremental, your buyer gets $7,235 back over five years. No other upgrade comes close on value per dollar.

Get started in five steps.

Contact us.

Reach out online and we'll book a time to meet face to face.

Product intro.

Our team will show you the product in person, and walk you through how it works for you and your customers.

Electrician training.

We connect with your electrician, and give them all the tools to complete install and quote the job.

Pricing.

We put together a supply agreement based on your electrician's pricing.

Grow with us.

Marketing budget, exclusive rebates, better outcomes for your customers.

Don't settle. Get Basis.

We're partnering with select builders across New Zealand. Let's talk about what Basis can do for your next development.