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Power company profits: It’s not the players, it’s the game
OPINION: Separating gentailers could shift incentives towards building more.
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National cannot campaign on competition while ignoring the banks
OPINION: Supermarket break-ups will not solve the wider costs squeezing New Zealanders.
Act promises to put onus on lines companies to justify consumer charges
The Act Party released its energy policy on Friday.
China stockpiled oil, and now it could dominate the energy landscape
New York Times: Beijing appears willing to use energy as a political tool.
Te Pāti Māori releases energy policy featuring $1 billion ‘sovereignty’ fund
The fund would help increase Māori, community ownership of energy assets.
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.
Canterbury's boom moment leads NZ economic comeback
OPINION: Canterbury and Otago are leading New Zealand's recovery, new data suggest.
Downer warns Canterbury growth could outpace infrastructure
Funding competition is Canterbury’s biggest infrastructure challenge, Downer says.
How Canterbury can help solve New Zealand’s electricity crunch
Dave Maslin says Canterbury needs generation, storage and skilled workers.
Kaiwera Downs becomes South Island's biggest wind farm
The project lifts capacity to 198MW, enough to power about 96,000 homes.
The solar debate is looking at the wrong roofs
The Government should help fund and connect solar on roofs beyond homes.
Kiwi battery tech promises $2700 power bill cut
The system costs at least $12,000 and targets high-use households.
Energy Minister says proposed LNG terminal remains 'critically important' despite Methanex closure
Opposition parties say the planned shutdown has cast doubt on the case for the terminal.
‘It buys a bit of time’: How Methanex’s exit will affect the energy markets
The energy sector will be cut some slack from Methanex's plan to leave New Zealand.
Who is to blame? Methanex closure fuelling debate over LNG terminal
The operator has announced it would close its New Zealand plant.
Methanex to close Taranaki plant after 40 years
Methanex employs around 160 people and represents almost 10% of the Taranaki economy.
Low demand for solar by Govt agencies, ministers won’t force them to consider using it
Some agencies say the benefits of solar don't justify the cost.
Trump announces US majority stake in Venezuela oil fields in 100-year deal
President claims the deal 'will substantially lower gas prices for all Americans'.
Christchurch suburb faces weekend without LPG supply after gas main damaged
Some Northwood homes and a supermarket have lost LPG after a gas main rupture.
Manapōuri for millennials: Growth NZ's plan for cheaper, cleaner energy
Breaking up the gentailers is a last resort in an eight-step plan from the civic movement.
An alternative to EVs: Toyota offers hydrogen car rentals in Manawatū
Options are expanding, slowly, for the clean fuel alternative.
Electricity prices: New Zealand needs $26b extra investment, report says
More supply needed as New Zealand shifts to renewables.
Less property, more mining: Shane Jones wants fast track change
Jones wants to narrow fast-track approvals after housing projects won consent.
Infrastructure deficit grows as policy churn raises project costs
Boards must weigh geopolitical shocks and find upside in major projects.
Nearly $193b of infrastructure projects lack confirmed funding
Sweden and Norway use funded 12-year plans that outlast governments.
'We’re walking a line': Vector plans $10b power network investment
Vector will invest $10b in Auckland’s network over 20 years.
'Data rich, but information poor': Why infrastructure needs better data
Digital tools can predict landslips, pipe failures and traffic risks.
India's infrastructure boom opens doors for Kiwi businesses
An India-New Zealand Infrastructure Summit could link businesses and investors.
Energy is the lifeblood of the economy – we are at risk of bleeding out
OPINION: Energy scarcity will keep New Zealand stuck in decline.