Electricity

After a dry year sent electricity prices for industry soaring in 2024, household power bills are increasing as multiple factors collide. Audio

New Zealand households could save as much as $95 billion dollars by 2040 if the country fully electrifies the economy, according to an international renewable energy advocate. Audio

The worsening energy crisis threatens businesses, Kiwi households, and New Zealand's international reputation 
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In the wake of a change in the way power bills are calculated, The Detail helps you understand the bottom line. Audio

Every winter New Zealand's energy system faces a tricky balance - the system operator Transpower struggles to make sure it has enough electricity. Audio

The government supported the need for electricity retailers to introduce mandatory minimum standards to protect vulnerable consumers - so why, four years later has nothing happened?. Consumer… Audio

A team of researchers at Canterbury University are hoping to explore the value of microgrids in delivering some self reliance for households when it comes to power generation. Audio

Customers with huge electricity bills say they're being left in the dark, unable to connect with their provider Nau Mai Rā as the invoices keep rolling in. The business launched in 2019 as the first… Video, Audio

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel remain under red weather warnings, with forecasters urging people not to be complacent - the worst of the storm is yet to come. In Northland and the Far North… Audio

Pattrick discusses what will happen if inflation starts coming down, will equities markets rebound?. Also, how far could house prices fall?. He also looks ahead to next winter's electricity supply. He… Audio

Looking for an EV? Which to choose? How does the clean car rebate work? Fully electric or hybrid? Ecotricity CEO Al Yates joins Susie to discuss and answer some of the most common questions about EVs.

Aotearoa's only not-for-profit power company launches this week, with the aim of reducing energy hardship. The Wellington social enterprise group Sustainability Trust will run the company which will… Audio

Last week's cold snap had many around the country reaching to turn up the heat - putting pressure on the national grid and household power bills. Those higher bills are of great interest to the… Audio

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