--- title: "Future Energy: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Future Energy is a solar power company. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/future-energy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Future Energy: search popularity in New Zealand Future Energy is a solar power company. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Future Energy - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among solar power companies**: 21.8% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Solar power companies | 3 | 21.8% | 1.3K | - [Solar power companies](/demand/nz/categories/nz-solar-power-companies) ## Top solar power companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Future Energy was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Future Energy is the second most recommended of the six. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AVID Solar | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Future Energy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Harrisons Solar | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Tesla Powerwall | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | SolarKing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Solarcity | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about solar power companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which solar power company should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. AVID Solar, 2. Future Energy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best solar power companies in New Zealand?": 1. Harrisons Solar, 2. Future Energy - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best solar power company in New Zealand for a home roof?": 1. AVID Solar, 2. Future Energy - Searched Google, AI Overview "solar panel installation nz": 1. Tesla Powerwall, 2. AVID Solar Not named in any answer: SolarKing and Solarcity. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Future Energy changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Future Energy in New Zealand rose from 720 to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Future Energy’s share of searches among solar power companies in New Zealand increased from 14% to 21.8%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand solar power companies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Tesla Powerwall overtook Future Energy to rank 2nd among solar power companies in New Zealand, with 24.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, Future Energy gained share of searches among solar power companies in New Zealand, from 20.7% to 21.8%. - In September 2026, SolarKing gained share of searches among solar power companies in New Zealand, from 1.9% to 2.5%. - In September 2026, Harrisons Solar lost share of searches among solar power companies in New Zealand, from 48.9% to 42%. - AVID Solar’s share of searches among solar power companies in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 6% to 8% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Solarcity in New Zealand fell 54.5% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 50 in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Solar power companies | 720 | 14% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Solar power companies | 880 | 17.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Solar power companies | 480 | 15.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Solar power companies | 720 | 17% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Solar power companies | 880 | 17.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 16% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 14.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 16.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 19.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 19.5% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 20.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Solar power companies | 1.3K | 21.8% | 3 | ## How are Future Energy’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Future Energy’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “future energy” ## Which solar power companies compete with Future Energy? - [Harrisons Solar](/demand/nz/brands/harrisons-solar): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/future-energy-vs-harrisons-solar - [Tesla Powerwall](/demand/nz/brands/tesla-powerwall): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/future-energy-vs-tesla-powerwall - [AVID Solar](/demand/nz/brands/avid-solar): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/avid-solar-vs-future-energy - [SolarKing](/demand/nz/brands/solarking): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/future-energy-vs-solarking - [Solarcity](/demand/nz/brands/solarcity): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/future-energy-vs-solarcity ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Future Energy: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/future-energy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/future-energy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.