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BusinessApril 17

Electricity costs attacked

Low headline inflation figures hide significant rises in electricity prices, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.
Electricity costs attacked
Electricity costs attacked
DunedinFebruary 4

Report compares performance of power distribution companies

The performance report of electricity distribution businesses in New Zealand from 2008 to 2011 has been released and most southern suppliers have greater increases in line charges, spend less and have mixed reliability records compared with national averages.
Report compares performance of power distribution companies
Report compares performance of power distribution companies
NationalMay 4

Switching firms saves customers millions

The What's My Number campaign has been credited with spurring competition between electricity retailers.
DunedinAugust 23

Rise in electricity prices will hit households hard

Consumers have been warned to brace for electricity price increases, and a longtime industry watcher says the prices will hit householders hardest.
Rise in electricity prices will hit households hard
Rise in electricity prices will hit households hard
DunedinAugust 17

Otago electricity demand less than that of other regions

Daily energy demands reached record levels on Tuesday in many regions across New Zealand, including Otago and Southland.
DunedinMay 16

Power cuts cause grief

Multiple power outages in Port Chalmers caused frustration for customers and Delta engineers yesterday.
NationalSeptember 23

Bill overhauls electricity industry

Parliament has passed legislation designed to increase competition in the electricity industry but the Government isn't promising lower prices.
NewsSeptember 7

Doubts over wind future as project starts

Further southern wind-farm development is hamstrung as long as South Island generators carried the cost of the Cook Strait electricity cable, TrustPower chief executive Vince Hawksworth says.
Doubts over wind future as project starts
Doubts over wind future as project starts
NewsSeptember 6

Mayor sees boost for area, Dunedin

Clutha District Mayor Juno Hayes reckons the $75 million Mahinerangi wind farm could help his region and Dunedin City emerge from the recession.
Mayor sees boost for area, Dunedin
Mayor sees boost for area, Dunedin
NewsAugust 29

Power lines downed; cows electrocuted

Taieri farmer wants TrustPower to audit its transmission lines after eight of his dairy cows were electrocuted when a 33kV line taking electricity from the Waipori Dam dropped across his farm.
Power lines downed; cows electrocuted
Power lines downed; cows electrocuted
NewsAugust 29

Grid lift pitched to landowners

A beefed-up national grid between Roxburgh and the Waitaki Valley would cater for new hydro and wind generation projects and result in less energy being wasted, energy companies told the Electricity Commission yesterday.
Grid lift pitched to landowners
Grid lift pitched to landowners
QueenstownAugust 1

Surge in power use

Queenstown households used 90% more power in June than in April, an online electricity retailer says.
North OtagoJuly 30

Power trust nominations in

Four nominations have been received for three vacancies on the Waitaki Power Trust.
Power trust nominations in
Power trust nominations in
QueenstownJuly 25

Powercut, fire sparked by cable

Delta believes a private digger operator is responsible for knocking out an overhead powerline, on McDonnell Rd, Arrowtown, sparking a small grass fire and cutting power to more than 300 homes and businesses for almost three hours yesterday.
Powercut, fire sparked by cable
Powercut, fire sparked by cable
DunedinJune 23

Electricity company gripes anticipated

Complaints about door-to-door sales and electricity bills will increase this year as power companies hike prices to pay for discounts in places where they want most of their business, industry analyst and fair-pricing campaigner Molly Melhuish says.
BusinessMay 25

Energy firm price hikes ETS-driven

Mercury Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned enterprise Mighty River Power, signalled yesterday that its energy prices were on the way up because of the emissions trading scheme.
North OtagoApril 18

Upgrade of link soon

Work on upgrading the electricity link between the South and North Islands will start about the middle of next month, with work on the Benmore substation forming part of a $300 million contract awarded in October last year to Siemens.
North OtagoMarch 29

Energy key issue for North Otago

Increased transmission capacity is needed in the Waitaki district to meet a growing demand for electricity in and around Oamaru and the lower Waitaki Valley.
Energy key issue for North Otago
Energy key issue for North Otago
DunedinMarch 22

Dunedin power prices among NZ's lowest

Dunedin domestic power users enjoy some of the cheapest power in New Zealand, a government price survey concludes.
NationalMarch 20

Power prices need to rise: Contact

Power prices will need to be raised by 4 to 5 percent a year to cover the costs of building new power plants, Contact Energy says.