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The Waipā District Council says the number of submissions was the highest ever received.
Lives on the line: Copper thefts soar across region's electrical network
35 crucial power pole safety features found missing by lines company Unison.
Genesis Energy board, CEO quizzed on soggy share price
Relative underperformance of share price put down to usage of fossil fuels.
Australia’s richest person raises stake in lithium producer, threatening $7.1b takeover
Financial Times: Gina Rinehart company muscling in on major mine proposal.
Powercut, schmowercut: Evnex’s $10m raise will fund a breakthrough product
Plus: CEO's verdict on National's EV policy.
Warning over impact on petrol prices, EV sales if Clean Car Discount ditched
If National and Act are elected, the Clean Car Discount is on the scrap pile.
Pre-election EV surge: One in four new cars are pure electric
Sales of higher-emitting vehicles slump. EV advocate calls on Nats to reverse stance.
Plans announced to build country's largest EV charging hub in Tauranga
Stage one of the charging hub was expected to be complete by the end of 2024.
Policy puts spotlight on slave labour in the solar panel supply chain
China makes 90 per cent of the world's solar panels.
Taiwanese technology powers up Ōkarea Marae with clean, green solar solutions
The Solar Solutions for Māori Communities programme is freeing up marae costs.
Watchdog calls power-broadband deals ‘bundles of confusion’
Power companies respond. Plus: our telco czar's next two targets.
The $360 payout: Are you in line?
It is New Zealand’s largest dividend payout, with more than $2b paid out since 1994.
'Compliant and safe': Firm backs under-fire waste-to-energy project
Backers of a waste-burning electricity generation project say it will be compliant.
Renewables race: The $30b electricity transition
Why NZ power companies are undertaking a once in a generation infrastructure programme.
Loss of Contact’s Stratford peaker will affect electricity market - analyst
One of Contact Energy's peakers will be out of action until 2025.
What the big power companies can teach NZ Inc
OPINION: The power companies have been a bright spot in the reporting season.
Eastland taps into NZGIF funding for geothermal project
The NZGIF will lend up to $25m to Eastland Generation for its geothermal project.
Meridian plans $3b spend-up on renewables
Meridian has lifted its annual operating profit and dividend.
Power unaffordability for whānau ‘unacceptable’, Energy Hardship Panel says
A total of 8000 homes have been disconnected in the past few years due to unaffordability.
What a deluge: High rainfall drives Genesis to record $523m earnings
The power company opted to keep its dividend steady in order to pay down debt.
Westpac to offer interest-free lending on EVs – but there’s a catch
Westpac has joined other NZ banks in offering loans for electric vehicles.
The great divide: Will technology solve the climate crisis?
OPINION: Some say we have to change the way we live, others pin their hopes on tech.
Thomas Coughlan: National's concerning lack of climate policies
OPINION: National's main climate policy is to repeal Labour's.
How to save on your power bill
More Northlanders need to switch to better power plans, says Powerswitch
Undue risk: Man who attempted to bring down NZ's power grid to remain behind bars
Graham Philip refused to engage with a psychologist for a report.
First electric truck unveiled for use around Napier Port
The EV truck will be the first of its kind to regularly visit Napier Port.
$2b climate change fund deal with BlackRock announced
The aim is for New Zealand to be the first country to hit 100 per cent renewable energy.
Will there be enough cables for the clean energy transition?
Financial Times: Demand for the infrastructure is outstripping supply
Energy-poor cancer patient speaks of only one hour of heating per day
One Porirua mother regularly has her power shut off for the last day or two of each month.
Sea change: Offshore wind power within a decade?
CEO of wind power generator enthusiastic about the potential.
Carmen Hall: : Don’t be afraid to change power companies to save money
Opinion: It's a good idea to shop around for the best deal.
Employer’s guilty plea after scaffolder lost both arms in workplace accident
The company could be fined up to $1.5 million at sentencing in November.