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Meridian to replace faulty transformers
Meridian Energy is replacing two of its transformers at its Manapouri power station after finding a fault with cooling units.

Power giants hold prices
Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy will keep the price they charge for electricity on hold this year for the third year in a row.

Oil futures rally after price slump
Oil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.

Oil gains as drilling slows in US
Oil advanced after the International Energy Agency lowered forecasts for supplies from outside Opec and an industry report showed US companies had reduced drilling activity.

Close eye kept on storage lakes
Hydro lake levels are falling and wholesale power prices rising as drought threatens in parts of the country.

Petrol plunge: should price be lower?
Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

Mighty River signs Lake Taupo water deal
Mighty River Power and the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board have signed a deal over water in Lake Taupo, the terms of which the electricity generator says are confidential.

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.

NZ 'well placed' to increase clean energy use
Nobel Laureate and former United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu says New Zealand has an opportunity to quickly ramp up its use of renewable energy because of the huge strides being made in wind,....

Winston Peters: Super City Grinches want our prize
Winston Peters writes: There is a group of people who want to get rid of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. But why fix what isn't broken?

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.

Super Fund's $78.5m boost for LanzaTech
Biofuel developer LanzaTech's coffers have been bolstered with a US$60 million ($78.5 million) cash injection from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Fran O'Sullivan: Time to turn the key on electric future
Simon Bridges dropped into Team BMW in Newmarket recently for the launch of its new ibrand electric car.

Toby Manhire: Welcome to the G21, NZ
The big kids are having a party, and this year it's at Australia's place. New Zealand, as the host's little sibling, gets to come along, too. We're under strict instructions not to touch the buffet and to stay well away from the fruit punch.

Meridian wind farm land on the market
Land bought by Meridian for its controversial $2b wind farm is on the market spelling the final chapter of the failed project.

Merkel set for quick Key visit to NZ
Mr and Mrs Popularity will meet again today in Auckland when German Chancellor Angela Merkel jets into town to meet Prime Minister John Key.

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

LanzaTech the world's hottest bioenergy firm
New Zealand-founded LanzaTech has been named the world’s hottest bioenergy company in a prestigious annual list.

Infratil plans $120m return to shareholders
Infratil will return $120m to shareholders as a special dividend after it sold its Australian energy assets for a net $670m.

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.

Mighty River eyes $50m buyback
Mighty River Power has announced a possible $50 million share buy-back in the coming year.

Mighty River earnings to be at lower end of guidance
Mighty River Power told shareholders its 2015 earnings will be at the lower end of guidance at the Auckland-based company's annual meeting today.

Mighty River Power to pay extra dividend
Mighty River Power, the first of the state-owned power companies to be partially privatised last year, will pay a special dividend to shareholders after the latest board review of its capital....

Big pay rises for energy chiefs
Finance Minister Bill English has defended big bonus payments and pay rises to the bosses of the newly partially privatised energy companies, saying they were paid below market rates when the....