The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Solar power is now the cheapest form of electricity in most countries, including New Zealand, and its global uptake is growing exponentially.

There’s nothing like opening a utility bill and feeling your jaw hit the floor. It’s not just the cost of the electricity, water, or gas that makes people groan—it’s the mysterious extra charges tacked on like hidden sprinkles on a sundae nobody ordered.

The growing view that New Zealand’s energy market is “broken” has brought with it a stream of suggestions for piecemeal changes that nibble at the edges of the problem, without tackling the real structural, legal and distributional issues.

October Nymex natural gas (NGV25 ) on Monday closed up +0.102 (+3.47%). Oct nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Monday as forecasts for hotter US weather should boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning usage. On Monday, forecaster Vaisala said forecasts shifted warmer in the West to...

Plans for an upcoming Google datacenter in the UK show a bleak look at the impact AI is having on the environment, with the same CO2 emissions as hundreds of flights to Europe every day.

Nigel Topping says shifting course risks deterring capital, as he urges ministers to hold firm on green transition

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