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While some business operators may have been dragging their knuckles along the pavement and bemoaning the economic crisis, 33-year-old Andy Logue’s new energy-auditing business has been booming.
More and more New Zealanders are switching on to efficient lighting to reduce their power bills. A new Electricity Commission report reveals 84 per cent of homes now utilise energy-efficient bulbs.
New Zealand trade negotiators now have another card to play, if their international counterparts accuse our food giants of dragging the chain on climate change.
New Zealand-developed compressed air audits could be a winner for climate change worldwide, says Julia Beck, the Australasian project director for manufacturers of industrial compressed air systems.
The Electricity Commission's latest assessment of the outlook for New Zealand's electricity supplies indicates risk of shortages over the next 3 months is very low.
New Zealanders can find out how to reduce their power bills with the launch of a new website www.rightlight.govt.nz.
The Electricity Commission is launching a website, aimed at medium to large businesses, to help them monitor the security of the power system and interpret information about the level of risk and how it may impact on them.
The High Court has turned down a request for judicial review of the Electricity Commission’s approval of a major transmission project from Whakamaru to Pakuranga, Auckland.
The Electricity Commission has approved Transpower’s $473 million North Auckland and Northland (NAaN) project, which will reinforce electricity supply through Auckland and for Northland.
The Electricity Commission has given notice that it intends to approve a $141 million proposal by Transpower to build a new double circuit 220 kV line that will support increased power generation in the central North Island.
The Electricity Commission has announced it intends to approve a $4.1 million grid upgrade application from Transpower for Maungatapere substation in Northland, in a decision that will provide a template for fast review of similar projects in the future.
A review of the performance of the electricity market during winter 2008, prepared for the Electricity Commission, makes eight recommendations on ways the electricity system can be improved to cope with dry winters.
The Electricity Commission has given notice that it intends to decline Transpower’s proposal to upgrade the transmission grid from Auckland to Albany.
The Electricity Commission has given its final approval for Transpower to spend up to $672 million to upgrade Pole One of the HVDC link between the South and North Islands.
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