Transpower's grid warnings highlight NZ's reliance on renewables
About 85 per cent of New Zealand's power supply comes from renewable sources.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromTranspower
Transpower confident there won't be power cuts tonight
A closer look at why there was an electricity 'grid emergency' this morning.
Grid emergency - Transpower lost generation from three power sources
Transpower issued a formal notice to all registered electricity market participants.
Wind turbines off the South Taranaki coast? - NZ Super investigates
NZ Super teams up with renewable energy investment giant.
Large part of the Coromandel without power
Parts of the Coromandel will be without power until 1pm.
Opinion: Blackout no case for electricity reform
OPINION: There is no need for ministerial intervention in a system that is working.
More power woes: Some Hawke's Bay residents suffer outage for second time in a week
The power cut appeared to be managed by reducing hot water charging.
Transpower focus of urgent probe into blackout
Grid operator comms blunder meant homes in dark when there was enough power.
Power outages: 'Transpower asked us to reduce load by 20 per cent', WEL Networks speaks out
WEL Networks says it repeatedly questioned Transpower about dropping power load.
Power cuts: Mercury, Genesis offering credit
Those who went without electricity have a legal right to compensation.
Power outages: No time 'to turn Huntly turbines on', former Genesis boss says
Talks need to start about encouraging long term investment in the country's power sector.
Government walks back attack on Genesis
Megan Woods had said gentailers made 'commercial decisions' before power outage.
Live: Govt blames power companies' 'commercial decisions' for outages
Not acceptable for Kiwis to be without power on coldest night of year: Woods.
Green power: Surge expected in plans for wind and solar electricity generation
Transpower expects to see increased investment in renewables power generation.
Cause of central North Island power outage not determined
Power was restored to the 4000-plus homes three hours after the outage.
Four thousand central North Island properties without power
A fault on the Transpower network has cut electricity to the central North Island.
Hydro power: More dry weather may mean blackouts, switch to coal-generated
The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter agreed to cut down its power use to conserve supply.
Sustainable Finance: Electrifying the economy
The benefits of transforming New Zealand to a low carbon economy are significant.
The 622 megawatt question overhanging the generation game
The closure of the Tiwai Point smelter will usher in a new era for NZ's power generators.
Power company shares trade sharply lower on smelter closure plan
New Zealand's power generators were hit hard by Tiwai's closure.
The bird, its poo and the huge power outage that hit Northland
Is this the bird whose poo cut Northland's power?
Bird poo 'likely cause' of Northland power cut
Transpower finds Northland's power cut cause - and what a load of ....
'Disaster' day after power cut shuts shops and causes chaos
Northland left counting the cost of a mystery power outage.
Northland crippled: Mass power outage affects 92,000 homes
Update: Electricity expected to gradually be restored over the next few hours.
Power surge: What happens if Rio Tinto pulls the plug on Tiwai?
What are the scenarios if Rio Tinto closes its Smelter at Tiwai Point?
Free banking classes offered in Dora, the digital bus
Classes in online banking aim to help those left behind in the digital environment.
Mercury's $75m plan to squeeze more juice from Karapiro
The company will spend close to half a billion dollars on its Waikato power stations
Kiwi virtual power plant will be world's largest
Virtual power plant will be the world's largest, solar business leader says.
Taupō power troubles: Power to Wairakei substation
Around 16,000 customers in Taupō were left without power from this morning.
Taupō power being restored after outage hit 16,000
About 16,000 customers are without power in Taupō
Kiwi households paying 'almost 80 per cent more for power today than in 1990'
Distributors are not making "excessive profits", electricity pricing review finds.
Transpower's massive power-poles opposed
The largest power poles proposed for Maungatapu will be 35 and 45 metres tall.
New Zealand's energy future: It's electrifying
Electricity use is set to double in NZ as petrol use falls and gas and coal is phased out
The Auckland blackouts that lasted five weeks
We look back at the six worst power cuts that have plunged Auckland in the dark before.