Simeon Brown

Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose

Majority government owned gentailers generated nearly $600 million in dividend entitlements for the Government during the June 2026 year as power prices rose

Methanex says continued operations in NZ 'not sustainable' due to ‘continued decline in domestic natural gas availability and the lack of a clear pathway to meaningful new supply’

Methanex says continued operations in NZ 'not sustainable' due to ‘continued decline in domestic natural gas availability and the lack of a clear pathway to meaningful new supply’

Mercury Energy’s operating earnings top $1 billion on the back of higher hydro generation, while annual profit surges to $321 million from just $1 million

Mercury Energy’s operating earnings top $1 billion on the back of higher hydro generation, while annual profit surges to $321 million from just $1 million

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says MBIE officials advise her data centres aren't expected to put upward pressure on electricity prices

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says MBIE officials advise her data centres aren't expected to put upward pressure on electricity prices

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Consumer NZ calls for changes to electricity market saying NZ can continue to patch over the problems, or it can redesign the electricity system around customers

Consumer NZ calls for changes to electricity market saying NZ can continue to patch over the problems, or it can redesign the electricity system around customers

Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants AI data centres underwriting new renewable energy

Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants AI data centres underwriting new renewable energy

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

Labour promises low-interest rate schemes, subsidies, plug-in options for renters as it launches its ‘SolarSaver package’ which aims to make it easier for New Zealanders to access solar power

Labour promises low-interest rate schemes, subsidies, plug-in options for renters as it launches its ‘SolarSaver package’ which aims to make it easier for New Zealanders to access solar power

Trust, coalitions, and long memories: In Parliament, broken trust has consequences, Anna Whyte says

Trust, coalitions, and long memories: In Parliament, broken trust has consequences, Anna Whyte says

National promises low-interest, long-term solar power loans, repaid through rates

National promises low-interest, long-term solar power loans, repaid through rates

Earl Bardsley says the prospect of introducing hydro fill and spill to avoid LNG imports is worthy of further investigation

Earl Bardsley says the prospect of introducing hydro fill and spill to avoid LNG imports is worthy of further investigation

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Energy Minister Simeon Brown places the cost of planned LNG import facility on power companies, with the Government backing down from electricity levy on consumers

Responsibility for keeping the lights on to 'sit squarely with the electricity sector,' Energy Minister Simeon Brown says, with plans for LNG import terminal pushing forward, albeit it won't be funded by a levy on power bills

Responsibility for keeping the lights on to 'sit squarely with the electricity sector,' Energy Minister Simeon Brown says, with plans for LNG import terminal pushing forward, albeit it won't be funded by a levy on power bills

Gentailer crackdown: Electricity Authority moves to level the playing field in the electricity market between the so-called gentailers and other retail competitors

Gentailer crackdown: Electricity Authority moves to level the playing field in the electricity market between the so-called gentailers and other retail competitors