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NZ Green Investment Finance invests $78m in solar, backing a $2b portfolio.

Wind and rain might a drag for some, but help take pressure off strained power system.

The huge cost of new power lines to aid energy security is revealed after the debacle.

Electricity sector hit by wholesale power price surge after dry winter.

OPINION: Spot prices have been at their highest level in the last decade.

Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns says LNG is being considered as a fuel for its Huntly station.

New Zealand is heading towards a crunch in electricity generation.

Consumers could be paid to use less power if the situation deteriorates.

Low lake levels and constrained gas supply drove earnings down.

Tairāwhiti leaders plan locally owned renewable grids to combat soaring electricity bills

Shane Jones says it must use its powers to rein in energy generation companies' profits.

If the plan goes ahead 230 people would lose their jobs.

Transpower will soon decide if generators can use more water from their hydro dams.

Power company Mercury NZ says pressure on the electricity system will remain.

Hydro lake levels and gas supply will feature in upcoming power company results.

A Green building group warned there isn't enough gas for households and industry.

CCTV footage captures mystery flashes during a Welcome Bay power outage. Video / Supplied

'I don’t want to be living in a world where I’m driving to work for the rest of my life.'

Company pushes 'go' on $271 million solar project at Christchurch Airport.

OPINION: The solution to New Zealand's power supply problems is not simple.

OPINION: This is a market failure, and one with serious implications.

OPINION: 'Chef de Mission Nigel Avery and his staff should be congratulated.'

OPINION: 'This power crisis has its genesis in Max Bradford’s power reforms.'

85 megawatts (MW) of Huntly firming options have been secured by a number of participants.

OPINION: 'The All Blacks looked and played like a group of individuals.'

OPINION: Our electricity prices last week were said to be the highest in the world.

OPINION: 'How many of our primary teachers have no formal qualifications in maths?'

Wholesale electricity prices double in three weeks; residential users face bigger bills.

The Electricity Authority is working with both companies on a 'managed resolution'.