Uncertainty may be driving high future electricity prices
Energy

Uncertainty may be driving high future electricity prices

Many are puzzling over why electricity wholesale future prices are so high

Ian Llewellyn 20 Feb 2023
Solar and battery networks key to energy resilience
Energy

Solar and battery networks key to energy resilience

Households with solar and battery arrays kept the lights on during the cyclone.

Greg Hurrell 20 Feb 2023
Contact's 10% power bill hike a risk
Energy

Contact's 10% power bill hike a risk

Analysts said Contact’s mass market tariff has increased on average by 10% in the three months from November 2022. 

Ian Llewellyn 17 Feb 2023
Gabrielle damage eats up all year's lines repair budget
Energy

Gabrielle damage eats up all year's lines repair budget

Half the damage caused by Gabrielle could have been avoided if workers could have removed or cut back trees threatening lines.

Ian Llewellyn 17 Feb 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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