EnergyOutlook better for Tiwai PtInternational mining giant Rio Tinto said the outlook for the metal was positive despite a 9 per cent fall in spot prices over 2013.16 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandGreens launch new solar power initiativeThe Government will loan households up to $15,000 at low interest rates to help them install solar power if the Greens are elected.16 Feb 12:12 AM
OpinionGeoff Bertram: History of power charges pure fictionToday's generators never paid enough for the assets to entitle them to charge consumers what the authority now says is reasonable, writes Geoff Bertram.29 Jan 04:30 PM
BusinessPower prices below cost, says reportSetting electricity prices based on historical costs could increase costs for consumers rather than reduce them, says the Electricity Authority.28 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDEnergyOvercharged for power? Apparently notFeel you're paying too much for electricity? Not according to a new report, which says consumers never actually paid the full cost of building NZ's power stations.27 Jan 10:55 PM
BDBDSharesSales up but prices down for Meridian EnergyMeridian Energy sold more electricity in the first six months of the current financial year than in the previous year, but prices achieved were significantly lower.22 Jan 09:24 PM
BDBDBusinessLabour affirms plan to regulate power marketA Labour-led government will make good on its promise to regulate the electricity industry and stamp out 'super-profits', deputy leader David Parker says.16 Jan 12:45 AM
New ZealandPower prices should fall: Consumer NZConsumer NZ says power prices for Kiwi households should fall after years of relentless increases including a 3% annual rise revealed in the latest official data.08 Jan 04:30 PM
EnergyAsset sales proceeds to drop - GovtThe Govt has revised the estimate of how much it expects to receive from its partial asset sales down to between $4.6 to $5b.03 Dec 08:50 PM
EnergyLight-saver system slashes energy costsNZ lighting technology has saved the Countdown supermarket chain's owner almost $500,000 a year in energy costs in two of its buildings.28 Nov 04:30 PM
EnergyCold comfort for power investorsInvestors who took up shares in newly listed Mighty River Power and Meridian will take little comfort from PwC's latest report on the electricity sector.28 Nov 04:30 PM
ConstructionWind farm building runs out of puffThe decade-long surge in big wind farm building in New Zealand is nearing an end with no new projects in the pipeline as the sector booms around the world.24 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPower out in parts of WaikatoParts of Waikato will be without power today as urgent repairs are carried out on the Transpower network.23 Nov 08:20 PM
EnergyGenesis harder sell: analystsThe Government, fresh from the sale of shares in Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy, faces a harder sell when it comes to divesting a 49 per cent stake in the third and final power generator.14 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Software logic' blamed for power outageHundreds of thousands of Transpower customers lost power today when backup measures failed to kick in while the company simulated a "catastrophic power failure".12 Nov 05:29 AM
EnergyMeridian stock holds onto gainsMeridian Energy's instalment receipts have continued to hold firm, helped by buying interest from Bank of New York Mellon Corp, through its London-based subsidiary, Newton Investment.04 Nov 04:30 PM
Sustainable business & financeKaipara marine turbine plan on holdA plan to produce power for 250,000 homes from tidal turbines in Kaipara Harbour, north of Auckland, has been put on hold.29 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandBuyers left in the darkConsumers shelling out as much as $30 for an LED lightbulb are being caught out by a lack of regulation.28 Sep 04:30 PM
New ZealandElectrocuted after fightA man died in the Far North after he climbed a power pole and touched wires connected to a 11,000 volt transformer following a fight with his girlfriend.24 Sep 12:22 AM
New ZealandPower back after 13 days in the darkFarmers Jan and Barry Inwood put a dozen beers under their damaged power lines after a fierce storm left them in the dark.23 Sep 05:30 PM
EnergyCustomer focus for new Transpower chiefTranspower has appointed chemical company executive Alison Andrew to replace chief executive Patrick Strange.23 Sep 05:30 PM
EnergyMeridian's assets pack a lot of gruntWhen Meridian chief executive Mark Binns says the country's biggest power generator has some "grunty" assets, he's not kidding.20 Sep 11:56 PM
EnergyDividend yields up to 13.4% in Meridian saleRetail investors are being offered Meridian Energy shares at a dividend yield of 6.5 per cent this financial year and 7.2 per cent next year.20 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandPower still out for 1000 Canterbury homesElectricity remains out for 1000 homes in Canterbury after last week's storm battered the network.17 Sep 07:36 PM
