Energy

Consumer advocates and electricity retailers say new guidelines designed to protect customers from having their power cut off don't go far enough, and vulnerable consumers remain at risk.

Local energy start-ups are getting a chance to access global capital - but it may be easier said than done.

Rio Tinto is well aware the government will not accept anything less than a thorough remediation plan for the Bluff plant where aluminium has been made for decades, the Energy Minister says. Audio

Meridian Energy is targeting 100,000 tonnes of carbon reduction from boilers run on fossil fuels, primarily coal fired but also diesel and gas.

A deal has been struck to speed up the removal of aluminium dross from Mataura's paper mill.

Snow swirled and a biting wind sent temperatures plummeting to several degrees below zero as the Stardust 1.0 made its debut at a former military base in Maine.

Some academics say the new Biden administration could mean more pressure on NZ's government and industries to clean up their carbon emissions faster.

Southlanders are expressing relief after a deal was reached to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open.

Aurora Energy has complained about foul language, "public rage" and insults directed at it during meetings about looming power price hikes.

An energy watchdog says Todd Energy's plans to drill new onshore gas wells in Tikorangi, north of New Plymouth, makes a mockery of the government's declaration of a climate emergency.