Latest from Energy

Tiwai Pt power deal done

A $30m subsidy from the government has helped Meridian resolve its negotiations with Rio Tinto to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter running until 2017.

Brian Fallow: Setting record straight on power

With widespread use of smart meters it should be possible to make the demand side of the wholesale market more price-elastic, writes Brian Fallow.

Antonios Papaspiropoulos: Kiwis' big energy paranoia costing NZ economy

Big projects protect people (and the environment). They deliver to communities and build infrastructure, writes Antonios Papaspiropoulos.

Stockton Plateau rehabilitation slammed

Forest and Bird says efforts to rehabilitate the Stockton Plateau after open-cast coalmining has missed the point, with bright green grass sown rather than restoring the natural tussock landscape.

Z owners stand to triple their investment

Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund stand to at least triple their money on Z Energy in next month's IPO.

Z Energy targets $900m float

Z Energy has set an indicative price range of between $3.25 and $3.75 a share for its initial public offering next month.

Drop in power output and sales hits Mighty River

Cut-price power bid for elderly

Dame Anne Salmond: Help steer us away from disaster

I see our environmental strategies as irrational. As a mother and grandmother, I consider them a betrayal of future generations, writes Dame Anne Salmond.

Rio Tinto slashes Tiwai Pt smelter value to near zero

Mighty River reaches new low

Overseas investors sell up

A sell-off by international investors is likely to be behind the weakness in Mighty River Power's share price, say analysts.

Aussie biggest NZ investor

Widespread fears of a flood of Asian investment and a Chinese farm-buying spree are misplaced - Australia is the largest overseas investor in New Zealand.

Electricity regulator lays into critics

Switching home power habits

New technology allows households to track almost every detail of their electricity use.

Brian Fallow: Global heat and the carbon bubble