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Kiwi energy firm secures $174m in international funding for solar and battery projects
InfraDebt will provide Lighyears with a $100m facility, while Obayashi puts up $74m.
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Puke Kapo Hau: 40 turbines to join Mahinerangi wind farm
Construction starts in November, with up to 200 people working at peak.
South Island's biggest solar farm opens at Christchurch Airport
Synlait will buy 25% of the electricity for its Dunsandel and Dairyworks sites.
Lodestone clears $75m IPO threshold for first major NZX listing in five years
The offer was priced at $2.25 a share and aimed to raise $75m to $100m.
Genesis opens 100MW battery able to power 60,000 homes for two hours
It cost about $130m, more than $5m below budget.
Taranaki marae sees 400% power bill rise after solar install
Ōwae Marae’s monthly power bill rose from $400 to as much as $2000.
Will NZX’s first big listing in five years get across the line?
The solar energy company hopes to raise up to $100m.
'Enough power for 50 homes': Christchurch-made battery gets first Aussie customer
The Hornby start-up spots a huge gap in the market, linked to reducing fire risk.
'Life-threatening storm surge': Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida
Warning that storm surge may reach almost 3m near the Alabama-Florida border.
'Checkered history': Locals press Vector over power outages
Vector has $13m of upgrades underway around Ōmaha, including two back-up generators.
Dry years and fuel storage. What's the plan?
Parties share their plans for non-rainy days and did someone say Marsden Point? Brought to you by One NZ
Mercury to purchase renewable electricity from Masterton solar project
The project will generate enough renewable electricity a year to power about 27,000 homes.
Liquidators sue four former directors over SolarZero's $476m collapse
BlackRock-controlled fund injected $147.8m into SolarZero before collapse
'Another lifetime': Meridian to replace all seven Waitaki turbines
Meridian says it will spend between $440m and $510m on doing up its Waitaki Power Station.
'Massive damage': Man in high-vis charged after inner-city copper cable theft
A resident said most apartment power meters appeared to need replacing.
Power company profits: It’s not the players, it’s the game
OPINION: Separating gentailers could shift incentives towards building more.
Government risks $21.5m on gas explorer still seeking $50m
EnZed Energy was only formed last year and is a tiny, Adelaide-based company.
Residents in Chch suburb get $25 credit after five-day gas outage
A third-party strike on LPG mainline left Northwood without gas for five days.
2degrees sees operating profit jump, mobile gains as regulator weighs One NZ partnership
The results come as the regulator weighs a mobile tie-up with One NZ.
$2700 savings? Aotea Energy lets you buy power at wholesale prices. Can it succeed where a predecessor failed?
The Kiwi company says its home battery could shave 65% off your power bill.
Gas Security Fund may subsidise projects companies would otherwise fund themselves, minister confirms
Unclear if $23.5m loan to Todd Energy will help boost gas supply.
Lodestone Energy: Investors invited to register IPO interest
Lodestone Energy is seeking investor interest in a possible NZX listing.
Major NZ power users call for more efficient distribution
MEUG wants tougher efficiency rules as network charges drive up power bills.
Gas shortage threatens to put up to 19,300 industrial jobs at risk by 2035
Energy group warns New Zealand's gas shortage could cost billions and jobs.