Wild weather has lingering impact on major power companies

Wild weather has lingering impact on major power companies
Wild weather disrupted electricity supplies, but also raised hydro capacity. (Image: Transpower)
Ian Llewellyn
The lingering effects of summer’s wild weather and its impact on hydro storage and generation construction were a feature of the latest operating reports from some of the major electricity generators.Quarterly reports emphasised the heavy rain in the north of the North Island and the reports for March indicated a return to more normal weather patterns.Meridian Energy highlighted that the 2022-23 summer was the third-warmest summer on record and was exceptionally wet for the North Island. In the South Island, rainfall was above average for...

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