electricity generation

Commerce Commission ‘provisionally satisfied’ with New Zealand’s largest electricity generator-retailers plans, including the establishment of a strategic energy reserve at Huntly Power Station

Commerce Commission ‘provisionally satisfied’ with New Zealand’s largest electricity generator-retailers plans, including the establishment of a strategic energy reserve at Huntly Power Station

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

An attempt to lower NZ electricity prices could end up doing the opposite – here’s why

Level the playing field: Electricity Authority announces plans to boost competition between generator-retailers and independent power companies

Level the playing field: Electricity Authority announces plans to boost competition between generator-retailers and independent power companies

If one of the Rankine units in Huntly gets removed, wholesale electricity prices could increase by up to 12% between 2026 to 2028, gentailers say

If one of the Rankine units in Huntly gets removed, wholesale electricity prices could increase by up to 12% between 2026 to 2028, gentailers say

How Factor, a New Zealand-based energy tech company, wants to make energy pricing and forecasting easier

How Factor, a New Zealand-based energy tech company, wants to make energy pricing and forecasting easier

Large energy companies will have to offer pricing plan that gives consumers cheaper rates for off-peak electricity - Electricity Authority

Large energy companies will have to offer pricing plan that gives consumers cheaper rates for off-peak electricity - Electricity Authority

Moderate rain and a Methanex gas deal will help New Zealand avoid repeating last year’s electricity crunch, but analysts are less optimistic about 2026

Moderate rain and a Methanex gas deal will help New Zealand avoid repeating last year’s electricity crunch, but analysts are less optimistic about 2026

Hotter and deeper: How NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk

Hotter and deeper: How NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk

Keeping cool in a warming world, EVs and data centres with AI drove electricity usage jump last year, the International Energy Agency finds

Keeping cool in a warming world, EVs and data centres with AI drove electricity usage jump last year, the International Energy Agency finds

Offshore wind investors may be driven away from New Zealand if Fast-track Approval Bill gives consent to a seabed mining project in the South Taranaki Bight

Offshore wind investors may be driven away from New Zealand if Fast-track Approval Bill gives consent to a seabed mining project in the South Taranaki Bight

New Zealand could face another electricity shortage in 2025 as natural gas remains in short supply and Tiwai Point backstop won’t be available

New Zealand could face another electricity shortage in 2025 as natural gas remains in short supply and Tiwai Point backstop won’t be available

Manawa shareholders to be offered a mix of cash and Contact shares in a deal that brings two of the larger NZX listed companies together

Manawa shareholders to be offered a mix of cash and Contact shares in a deal that brings two of the larger NZX listed companies together

New Zealand's electricity sector takes urgent measures to secure supply through costly thermal power and emergency hydro storage to avoid the risk of blackouts

New Zealand's electricity sector takes urgent measures to secure supply through costly thermal power and emergency hydro storage to avoid the risk of blackouts

NZ is running out of gas, literally. That’s good for the climate, but bad news for the economy, David Dempsey, Jannik Haas & Rebecca Peer say

NZ is running out of gas, literally. That’s good for the climate, but bad news for the economy, David Dempsey, Jannik Haas & Rebecca Peer say

Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia