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Ambitious Powershop develops Oz market
Kiwi energy company Powershop is expanding its Australian market before targeting Europe and Asia next year.

Vector service quality agreement breach
Vector, the Auckland gas and electricity distribution monopoly, is in discussions with the Commerce Commission.

Unexpected power outage 'cavalier'
Dunedin residents are angry after they lost power for eight hours a week earlier than expected - saying the power company's attitude to the mistake was 'cavalier'.

Electricity settlement win for 'wee guy'
He spent 18 months without power after his electricity supplier refused to reconnect him after a storm. Now he's won an out-of-court settlement - and an apology.

Power cut plunges Pakistan into darkness
Pakistan has been plunged into darkness after the breakdown of a key power transmission line in the southern part of the country.

Live wire fatal: Mother haunted by death
The heartbroken mother of a man who died in a car crash while power lines prevented his rescue says she lies awake at night visualising his painful death.

Live wire death: New policies introduced
A raft of new policies have been introduced in the wake of a fatal car crash in which a man died in front of rescuers eyes as they waited for power lines to be switched off.

Roading lobbyists eyeing Vector shares
Kim Campbell has organised a meeting this afternoon to discuss strategies to soften up Aucklanders for the sale of the remaining shares in lines company Vector to pay for new roads.

Mighty River quits Chile and Germany
Mighty River Power, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will quit its geothermal investments in Chile and Germany, while sticking with its interests in....

Map mix-up led to delays at Onehunga crash site
An electrical engineer tasked with cutting power to a crash site where a man lay trapped inside his car, surrounded by power lines, did not call an operations centre for help despite being unable to find a substation for about an hour.

Pulse Energy sinks deeper into the red
Pulse Energy reported a net loss of $9.99 million, or 2.9 cents per share, in the six months ended September 30.

Geothermal powers ahead of gas
Geothermal has pipped gas generation for the first time as more plants come on stream.

Carbon farmer sues Mighty River Power
New Zealand Carbon Farming, the country's largest supplier of post-1989 bulk carbon credits, is suing Mighty River Power for $34.7 million.

Producer prices fall on dairy manufacturing inputs
New Zealand producer input prices fell in the third quarter as lower farmgate milk prices reduced input costs for dairy manufacturers.

Buffett - Duracell deal will save billions in taxes
The unusual maneuver requires a level of cash and savvy that few mega-dealmakers could ever offer.

Power restored to affected homes
Power has now been restored to thousands of Auckland homes after an outage earlier this evening left them in the dark as stormy weather batters the city.

Brian Rudman: Loyalty's reward? Ankle bracelets
If I were running Mercury, I'd regard people like myself as perfect customers, writes Brian Rudman.

Sue Kedgley: Smart power meters a threat to health and liberty
Call me a Luddite, but I don't want a "smart" electricity meter installed at home, and certainly not without my knowledge or consent.

Why tech giants are buying up wind energy
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are part of a growing number of firms that are entering into power purchase agreements with wind farms.

Blackout leaves Dunedin streets in dark
A city-wide blackout left Dunedin streets in the dark for half an hour last night, as concerns are raised about the reliability of the city's street lighting.

Kerre McIvor: Big bill makes me cut all contact
I am the household manager - in part, because the other half isn't interested in assuming the role and in part because I like to know what's going on.

Get used to power cuts, Vector chairman
Power cuts are a part of life and Aucklanders should get used to it, says Vector chairman Michael Stiassny.