Electricity
On the cusp of a solar revolution
Next generation printable and flexible solar cells, made with new materials, are part of a clean-energy revolution Audio
On the cusp of a solar revolution
Next generation printable and flexible solar cells, made with new materials, are part of a clean-energy revolution
AudioGenesis won't 'cover other people's backsides'
Genesis Energy will not keep the Huntly Power Station running if it does not make commercial sense to do so, the company's chairwoman says.
Northland power outage
Northland reporter Lois Williams gives an update on the power outage in the far north. Audio
Violent winds rip through South Island with more to come
Hundreds of homes are still without power this evening after violent winds ripped through Southland and Otago bring down power lines. Audio
Margins narrow for North Island energy security
New analysis by Transpower shows the upper North Island will have a lower margin of safety as its electricity capacity shrinks - but it should get by.
Developer of new power-switching assuring product different
competition in the electricity market could heat up even more in the new year, when a price-comparison app named Frank launches. Audio
MP says proposal to up power prices in his path "a rort"
The Northland MP, Winston Peters, says any attempt to introduce a user-pays system for transmission prices would be a rort. Audio
A Community Wind Farm for Blueskin Bay
The Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust is working towards building three community-owned wind turbines that will help build the community's resilience and energy independence Audio
A Community Wind Farm for Blueskin Bay
The Blueskin Resilient Communities Trust is working towards building three community-owned wind turbines that will help build the community's resilience and energy independence
AudioElectricity top-up suppliers questioned
A Thames mother says it is disgusting that people who need to top up their pre-pay power deals may have to do so in a liquor store. Audio
Building the future with exponential organisations
Tech entrepreneur Salim Ismail discusses exponential technological growth and is optimistic about the impact on sectors like healthcare and finance as well as our systems of governance. He argues that… Video, Audio
Why is a community owned lines company investing in wine?
Stuart Smith is the National MP for Kaikoura which includes the Marlborough district; Ross Inder is the Chairman of the Marlborough Electric Power Trust which owns the Marlborough Lines Company; and… Audio
Japan poised for nuclear comeback
Cushla Norman reports from Japan on the reopening of nuclear power plants 2 years after the Fukushima meltdown post the tsunami Audio
Low tariffs for electricity lines prove controversial
Pressure is mounting to reverse a ten-year-old environmental experiment that critics say has fallen flat on its face. Audio
Some Cantabrians still without power a week after big snow
In the back blocks of Canterbury, farms are still having to deal with the aftermath of the freezing temperatures earlier this week. Audio
Poorest communities could suffer
The Government agency responsible for promoting efficiency in the electricity market wants power prices increased in some of New Zealand's poorest communities. Audio
Electricity Authority defends transmission pricing options
We asked the Electricty Authority's chief executive Carl Hansen why there are such big discrepancies between the regions. Audio
Electricity transmission costs could triple
Some of the poorest parts of New Zealand could soon be paying 500 dollars more a year for power if a working paper on transmission prices is adopted. Audio
The pitfalls of fibre optic cabling in a power outage
Following up our story last Friday on new housing developments and apartments only being wired with fibre optic cabling, which makes it impossible to have a traditional phone line. The issue has also… Audio
