Gavin Evans

Several plant closures should be ringing painfully loud alarm bells in the corridors of power, writes Gavin Evans.

Energy company says assumptions could make it seem like decarbonising will be easy.

Higher generation prices and improved retail returns lift earnings across the business.

Industry ready to meet demand growth but will need faster consenting, Meridian CEO Neal Barclay says.

Up to 50 jobs to go as gas shortages see the firm shift to two-plant operation.

Wairarapa windfarm among best new generation options for NZ, Mercury CEO Vince Hawksworth says.

Australia’s biggest steelmaker picks Kiwi boss to lead carbon reduction efforts.

KiwiRail says more rail passenger services would improve the economics of electrifying the major North Island train lines.

Sale of Trustpower's retail arm will end customer rebates otherwise, Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust says.

Site lends itself to production and storage of biofuel or hydrogen or even liquefied natural gas imports, Refining NZ says.

Desalination or purification of wastewater needed to meet Auckland's water needs post-2040.

Shutting high-emission geothermal power stations not the answer, industry body says.

Focus must go on reducing upfront cost of EVs to firms, councils and government departments, national grid operator says.

Timaru Oil Services has 15 working days to appeal rejection by planning commissioner.

But it promises to release other information to explain how proposals would result in 1 percent GDP decline.

The Climate Change Commission's selective ambition risks closing off options.

Solar, new technology can help smooth shift from residential gas use, energy distributor Vector says.

The carbon price cap needs to go to $70 a tonne swiftly and double in a decade to $140, the Climate Change Commission says.

Cooking with gas will start becoming a thing of the past from mid-decade if the Climate Change Commission's advice on how to 'pick up the pace' to meet climate change targets is accepted.

Energy strategy must include long-term plan for hard-to-decarbonise industries like steel making, cement and lime.

Emission standards, feebates and a ban on imports needed to accelerate NZ uptake of EVs, consultants say.

The government will consult on biofuel mandate across road, rail, aviation and shipping this year.

Genesis plans for a dry winter as tight gas supplies increase reliance on higher-emitting coal.

Sunday's release of NZ's first draft carbon budget will shock some and make the scale of the climate change challenge clear.

Mercury starts 2021 with above-average hydro storage and strong wholesale power prices.

Latest permit surrender slashes country's remaining offshore exploration acreage.

Single manager for generation and new role for sustainability among Mercury executive overhaul.

Paying new players to offer market-making services may improve pricing, Electricity Authority believes.

UK parent company on rapid growth trajectory.

Latest power price for Tiwai Point smelter not sustainable, Meridian says.

Stable investment environment will encourage renewable development, and the smelter's life could yet be extended beyond 2024.

Smelter to continue operating while longer-term deal on transmission costs continue,