Electricity stories
Lighting may only account for around 8% of your electricity bill, but it can still play a part in reducing the amount of electricity you consume.
Transport and Energy Minister Simon Bridges has officials investigating ways to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles, although is ruling out inc.
Electricity generator and retailer Mighty River Power declared a massive drop in earnings for the six months to Dec.
Tauranga-based electricity company Trustpower says it remains committed to its renewable energy projects in Australia, in spite of the uncertainty.
Vector, the Auckland electricity and telecommunications lines company, has been cleared to by Meridian Energy's Arc Innovations metering business.
Vector has completed a 150km fibre loop as part of Transpower's national grid upgrade, enhancing electricity flow monitoring and control between substations.
Michael Stiassny, chairman of Auckland lines company Vector, says current regulation doesn't incentivise the electricity sector to foster new technolo.
Traders that bought into the Dot Com bust are now looking at cloud computing as a new commodity, says one analyst.
