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Solar power investment to exceed oil for first time, says IEA chief
Financial Times: Clean energy spending forecast to hit $2.8 trillion this year.
Mercury Energy fined $279K for misleading customers
The company told customers they were liable for a fee when they weren't.
Transpower warns of potentially tight winter power supply
Transpower was forced to call five separate 'grid emergencies' during 2021 and 2022.
Deborah Hart: Time electricity retailers did the right thing
Opinion: Are power providers following the rules? We don't know.
'Forever chemicals': Kaipara waste-to-energy plant plans slated as bad for environment
Kaipara's plans for waste-to-energy plant a bad idea, say environmentalists.
Kaipara's waste to energy push backed by other Mayors
The major new infrastructure would incinerate Northland and Auckland councils’ waste.
Vector stung with near $1.2m penalty for excessive power outages
The electricity lines company breached its own quality standards.
Transpower fined after power failure to 34,000 homes
Power cut to 34,000 homes came on coldest night with highest-ever demand for electricity.
New port required at Pātea for offshore windfarm
There is a proposed plan to build a one gigawatt windfarm off the coast of South Taranaki.
$80 million paid out on Teslas - Feebate EV scheme rejigged
The Government will hike fees and cut rebates as the EV policy is too successful.
Showers and cloudy periods in store for Northland after storm eases
A catamaran broke free of its mooring and thousands were without power in Northland.
No guarantee of healthy power consumers' cheque in 2023
It's the Bay's favourite early Xmas gift, but Gabrielle might impact electricity dividend.
Fenz helping locals stay warm but safe this winter
Have you had your electric blanket tested?
Climate targets rely too much on forestry, Govt watchdog says
Climate Change Commission says more needs to be done to meet emissions targets.
Will this NZ tech help make climate-friendly green hydrogen a global reality?
A just-launched Kiwi spin-out is taking its clever green hydrogen tech to the world.
Power play: NZ wind energy gears up as investment builds
What's in the wind energy pipeline and who's behind the developments.
Foreign buyers and cyclone recovery hot topics during Luxon’s Tukituki visit
Christopher Luxon came to Tukituki fresh with a raft of farming policy announcements.
‘It’s a circus’: The saga of Hastings’ misfiring railway barrier arms
KiwiRail tells drivers and pedestrians to take extra precautions amid barrier failures.
Govt moves ahead with wind farm and solar plans
The Government wants to make it easier to consent renewables.
Uber launches EV subsidy programme for NZ drivers
Drivers with fully-electric vehicles will be eligible for a service fee discount.
WorkSafe lays charge after scaffolder suffered electric shock, losing both arms
Jahden Nelson underwent dozens of operations and faces years of rehabilitation.
Business backing huge solar farm fails, creditors want $12.3m
Council said the venture supported its aspirations. Now, it is a creditor.
Ombudsman visits cyclone-hit, downtown Louisville shooting & potholes patched up | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 April, 2023
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Power outages affect large parts of West Auckland
Bethells Beach, Henderson Valley, parts of Swanson and parts of Piha are affected.
News snippets from Northland - news briefs from across the region
News in briefs from Northland
Esk River hydro stations still out of action
Remote Esk River power stations were knocked out by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Redclyffe: Will it stay or will it go?
The Redclyffe station was one of 12 that had been earmarked for resilience work.
US nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water
Why did it take three months to publicly acknowledge what happened?
Battery farm able to supply power to 60,000 homes being built in Northland
Work starts on $186 million battery farm at Ruakākā.
Barrier arm headaches in Hastings
A city-wide barrier-arm malfunction caused traffic headaches in Hastings.
Powerco seeks feedback from Whanganui customers
Last year, the company completed a $20 million upgrade to its network.
Northland news in brief: Slip stabilised; toy gun call-out and SH10 resealing
News snippets from across Northland and surrounds.