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Coal now fuels more than 10 per cent of the country's electricity as hydro power drops.
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Retailer says wholesale market dysfunction means it cannot take on new customers.
'Extortion': Calls for break-up of electricity companies
Meridian pushes back on calls for break up of electricity companies.
Former Contact CEO appointed to Mercury board
Former Contact CEO Dennis Barnes has been appointed to the Mercury board.
Electric Kiwi takes aim at energy giants Meridian and Genesis over hedges
Electric Kiwi in verbal war with major retailers over claims they refuse to strike deals.
Climate change: NZ imported more than million tonnes of 'dirty' coal
Coal imports from Indonesia in 2020 was 1.084 million tonnes, just over one billion kg.
Electric Kiwi blames 'perverse' wholesale market for Aussie focus
Electricity retailer attacks regulator and warns Government it is focusing on Australia.
The cheque's no longer in the mail - Entrust dividend warning
Householders urged to tell trust how they can be paid. Last year they got $280.
Tesla's $10b Berlin plans tied up in red tape
Elon Musk has walked into a Bureaucratic nightmare in Germany.
Green hydrogen: NZ scientists edge closer to climate-friendly fuel
Major project to make green hydrogen part of NZ's clean energy future gets a $9m boost.
Why Trustpower sold its retail business to Mercury
Trustpower's retail business was sold to Mercury NZ for $441 million.
Kāpiti mayor takes flight in electric aircraft
Kāpiti mayor K Gurunathan takes to the skies in a Pipistrel Alpha Electro. Video / Kāpiti Electric Vehicle Society
Mercury to buy Trustpower's retail business for $441m
The transaction depends on several conditions including Commerce Commission approval.
Electric vehicle hopes rest on Ford's plug-in pickup
Electric vehicles face the ultimate test: Will Americans drive a plug-in pickup?
John Carnegie: Back to gas to create a reliable energy future
Opinion: Our energy infrastructure is inadequate, and more investment is needed.
Meridian hires global consultants to review Aussie business
But don't call it a "strategic review".
Electricity customers get unexpected refund
Genesis on notice for wrongly charging almost 3000 customers the wrong amount for power.
Fault that caused mass Wellington streetlight outage repaired
Streetlights failed to come on in Wellington city and some outer suburbs on Saturday.
Tiwai Point smelter clean-up cost rising
Smelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.
NFTs are shaking up the art world. They may be warming the planet, too
New York Times: The blockchain technology comes with enormous greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Focus: Concerns power lines won't handle demand spike from electric vehicles
Unison has moved to more time-of-use line charges. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Are prices too high?' Energy Minister Megan Woods puts market on notice
Megan Woods questions state of electricity prices amid hydro and gas shortage.
Hamish Rutherford: In praise of independent directors
Takeover of Tilt demonstrates the value of having strong independent directors.
Iwi unhappy at 'lack of consultation' over power project
A Northland farming trust plans to generate 3 megawatts of hydro-electric power.
Cameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challenge
Opinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.
Hydrogen: The ultimate green fuel, or industry hype?
Financial Times: Can hydrogen really help solve the world's dirtiest energy problems?
Vector shelves planned power outages after complaints
Planned power outages postponed following a number of complaints,
Castle Hill could become country's largest windfarm, creating 200 jobs
Project would build up to 286 turbines at Castle Hill, southeast of Eketahuna, Wairarapa.
Genesis to put coal fired power generation on standby
Genesis will bring one of its coal-fired units out of storage due to low lake levels.
Climate report: Renewable, but not quite clean
Climate report could pose awkward questions for New Zealand's newest power station.
Government 'left blind' on Tiwai Point
Minister commissions clean-up study, casting doubt on Rio Tinto's own assessments.
Commission hints at dropping renewable electricity goal
Commission's report hints at dropping renewable target for sake of wider climate goals.