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'Milestone' solar farm: Genesis powers 13,000 homes with new site

Genesis says its new solar farm will produce enough power to supply Ashburton.

'Our planning laws are a mess': Top CEO on 'whims and fancies' stopping big projects

Mike Fuge says that is not appropriate when we have such an important job ahead

'Energy security': Genesis keen to keep Huntly unit running

Genesis says talks are continuing about keeping Huntly's Rankines going for longer.

Lodestone investors put up another $50m for solar projects

Lodestone investors have put up another $50 million for new solar projects,

Roger Partridge: How asset recycling could solve NZ's infrastructure woes

OPINION: New Zealand faces a $210 billion infrastructure deficit with ageing systems.

Dry weather lowers Mercury NZ's earnings forecast by $60m

Mercury's earnings will be affected by dry weather this financial year.

Shocking: Alpine Energy owes electricity customers $16.9m after accounting error

Commerce Commission warns Alpine Energy over "serious and preventable” breaches.

NZ hydro-power generation gets a boost

Much-needed rain has taken some pressure off the national electricity grid.

The grid-scale solar farm installing 1600 panels per day

Plus the big investors behind the private project.

Meridian says Ruakākā solar farm will power half of Northland’s homes

Meridian Energy will proceed with its planned $226m solar farm near Whangārei.

Opinion: Why more generation won’t solve NZ’s energy woes

OPINION: New Zealand's electricity demand could nearly double by 2050.

Contact’s rejected wind farm project will delay NZ energy transition, industry body warns

The proposed wind farm was declined for being in an area of 'outstanding natural feature'.

Hydro lake levels are at record lows, but that could quickly change

Severe wind and rain forecast for the central and southern parts of the country this week.

Spark faces pressure as shares hit 14-year low

A2 Milk soars, Smartpay surges amid takeover bids, NZ stocks dip.

NZ solar power hits record but still only 1.3% of total generation

NZ solar power generation beat thermal power for the first time in 2024.

Why a fossil fuel advocate was appointed to boost renewable energy

Simeon Brown added the lobbyist to the EECA board shortlist.

Energy taskforce’s proposal to level power playing field

Big gentailers would need to offer same products to all retail power companies.

Meridian to join major electricity companies in hiking power prices

Toughest times he can recall: Meridian boss cites hydro, wind and gas problems.