Pete Hodgson called in to look at power cut issues
Policy

Pete Hodgson called in to look at power cut issues

The former energy minister will look at what went wrong on 'black Monday', but ownership and institutional governance won't be considered.

Ian Llewellyn 18 Aug 2021
High wholesale power prices unsustainable: Contact boss
Policy

High wholesale power prices unsustainable: Contact boss

Contact warns of risks in market intervention.

Ian Llewellyn 17 Aug 2021
Transpower's catastrophic calculations may have caused black outs
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Transpower's catastrophic calculations may have caused black outs

Electricity demand on 'Black Monday' was not based on actual demand needs, but a meaningless calculation based on annual consumption.

Ian Llewellyn 16 Aug 2021
Blackouts post-mortem shows demand control mistakes
Energy

Blackouts post-mortem shows demand control mistakes

An electricity regulator timeline explains what led to power cuts.

Ian Llewellyn 13 Aug 2021