Vector slapped with $1.1m penalty for 'excessive level' of power outages
Energy

Vector slapped with $1.1m penalty for 'excessive level' of power outages

The Auckland high court has imposed a penalty of $1.1 million on electricity lines company Vector after the Commerce Commission took action against it over excessive power outages.The excessive power outages occurred from 2017 to 2020 which breached network quality standards, the...

Ella Somers 10 May 2023
HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen
Energy

HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen

The hydrogen pilot's success or failure relies on energy prices.

Brent Melville 09 May 2023
Transpower fined $150k for 2021 grid emergency
Energy

Transpower fined $150k for 2021 grid emergency

A key load-management tool was not fit for purpose.

Staff reporters 08 May 2023
Use gas, not coal at Huntly, says new study
Energy

Use gas, not coal at Huntly, says new study

NZ needs new gas-fired power stations to back up renewable electricity.

Greg Hurrell 03 May 2023


Ian Llewellyn
Ian Llewellyn

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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.

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