electricity generation

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

Earl Bardsley argues the Government's rush to seek dry year security via LNG should be slowed down

Earl Bardsley argues the Government's rush to seek dry year security via LNG should be slowed down

Government confirms it will buy up to $200 million of new Genesis Energy shares, purchase makes sure the Crown retains 51% of energy gentailer

Government confirms it will buy up to $200 million of new Genesis Energy shares, purchase makes sure the Crown retains 51% of energy gentailer

The country's four largest electricity generator-retailers have been given the regulatory go-ahead covering a 10-year period for a dry winter plan involving a fuel reserve and usage of the old Huntly Power Station

The country's four largest electricity generator-retailers have been given the regulatory go-ahead covering a 10-year period for a dry winter plan involving a fuel reserve and usage of the old 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

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