EnergyPower firms push back over pricing infoPower companies have successfully pushed back against a move to provide people with more information about why prices go up.31 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessSolid Energy will need bank dealSolid Energy says it is solvent, but only just, and will need a new deal from its bankers to survive.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandLower power prices on offerWellington company Flick describes itself as "the first retailer to give NZers access to the wholesale price of power direct from the market the big guys buy electricity from".07 Mar 04:00 PM
EnergyTesla hiring for new stationary-storage unitTesla Motors' new stationary-storage unit making battery packs will help founder Elon Musk expand beyond electric vehicles.06 Mar 12:57 AM
OpinionGrant BradleyGrant Bradley: Powercos don't expect customers to give back the loveExpect a little bit of love from your power company this year but they're not betting on it being requited.04 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessCompetition holds down power pricesElectricity demand is edging up but strong competition is keeping a lid on prices and could push them down this year.03 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Contact out of step with the restThe electricity sector has attracted a lot of attention in the past couple of weeks, both in the business pages and within the investment community itself.01 Mar 04:00 PM
EnergyAmbitious Powershop develops Oz marketKiwi energy company Powershop is expanding its Australian market before targeting Europe and Asia next year.22 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyVector service quality agreement breachVector, the Auckland gas and electricity distribution monopoly, is in discussions with the Commerce Commission.20 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandUnexpected 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'.17 Feb 10:32 PM
New ZealandElectricity 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.26 Jan 10:07 PM
WorldPower cut plunges Pakistan into darknessPakistan has been plunged into darkness after the breakdown of a key power transmission line in the southern part of the country.25 Jan 03:55 AM
WorldLiving conditions worsening as services collapseIsis' vaunted exercise in state-building appears to be crumbling as living conditions deteriorate across the territories under its control.28 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandLive wire fatal: Mother haunted by deathThe 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.18 Dec 05:37 AM
New ZealandLive wire death: New policies introducedA 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.17 Dec 05:51 AM
EnergyRoading lobbyists eyeing Vector sharesKim 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.16 Dec 10:03 PM
BDBDBusinessMighty River quits Chile and GermanyMighty 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....16 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMap mix-up led to delays at Onehunga crash siteAn 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.16 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyPulse Energy sinks deeper into the redPulse Energy reported a net loss of $9.99 million, or 2.9 cents per share, in the six months ended September 30.15 Dec 12:05 AM
EnergyGeothermal powers ahead of gasGeothermal has pipped gas generation for the first time as more plants come on stream.10 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDEnergyRetail electricity margins unsustainably high - brokerPower companies' margins on retail electricity tariffs are unsustainably high, says a new report on listed NZ electricity stocks.26 Nov 01:37 AM
