Electricity

The Government agency responsible for promoting efficiency in the electricity market wants power prices increased in some of New Zealand's poorest communities. Audio

We asked the Electricty Authority's chief executive Carl Hansen why there are such big discrepancies between the regions. Audio

Some of the poorest parts of New Zealand could soon be paying 500 dollars more a year for power if a working paper on transmission prices is adopted. Audio

Following up our story last Friday on new housing developments and apartments only being wired with fibre optic cabling, which makes it impossible to have a traditional phone line. The issue has also… Audio

Transpower will be able to charge customers more to recover some, but not all, of the cost overruns on its recently completed North Island Grid Upgrade Project. Audio

New technologies such as LED lighting and solar panels are meant to be making electricity cheaper and reducing reliance on traditional electricity markets. But Nine to Noon recently highlighted the… Audio

Paul Glennie, Wellington City Council Team Leader of Strategic Planning; and Greg Skelton Chief Executive, Wellington Electricity. The latest LED lighting technology could save local authorities… Audio

The stock exchange operator, NZX, says it will consult with the electricity sector over the rest of the year about how best the industry should handle a sudden loss of generation. Audio

One of the newest electricity retailers, Flick, is calling for the major players in the industry to separate their generation and retailing businesses. Audio

Consumers may be spoiled for choice with 21 electricity retailers vying for their business in a fiercely competitive market. Audio

The Electricity Authority says there's a fundamental shift taking place in how consumers manage their power bills, with a steady take-up in smart energy meters. Audio

Scott Base in the Antarctic insists no one was in any danger when a blackout struck last winter. The wind energy supply was cut in July when maintenance was being done on cables. Audio

With summer here most people don't worry too much about the power bills. Come winter, that monthly bill can be crippling. If you're working on your house over the summer, it's a good time to take some… Audio

Joan Withers, a leading figure in NZ's corporate scene, left school at 16 to become a bank teller, rose through executive ranks and completed an MBA in her mid-30's while working full-time. She's… Audio

Melody Thomas reports on the strange sights and sounds coming from Victoria University of Wellington, where she finds three musical Tesla Coils, a robotic backing band, and some very clever people… Audio

Chime Red is a Victoria University collaboration music and engineering students using three Tesla coils, the MechBass robotic bass guitar and robotic drums Audio

The electricity distribution network at the top of the South Island has money to spend, and it might sink it into power generators. Audio

Greg Cross of PowerbyProxi is developing wireless charging technology that's trying to consign the good old plug to the technological scrapheap. Audio

The corporate regulator says it is confident electricity and gas lines can still make good profits from investing in their businesses. Audio

The head of a distribution network at the top of the South Island is scathing of the generator-retailers, for their increases in charges to customers. Audio