The Clean Car Discount

The three most important issues for the 2020s - #2, The Hedge Market

The three most important issues for the 2020s - #1, Gas Disclosure

The Whys and Wherefores of High Spot Prices

Price Spikes Hit the Big Time

End of an Era in Exploration

It’s ironic that this month’s announcement that there will be no new offshore oil and gas exploration permits issued in New Zealand was titled “Planning for the future…”. This announcement was totally out of the blue and if there is a “plan” somewhere, it appears that no one outside of government knows what it is.

Gas versus Coal – ‘Storage Wars’

The Cost of Inter-island Power Transfers

I’ve given talks recently at the Energy Trader Forum in Wellington and at the Otago Energy Research Centre’s annual symposium in Dunedin, including an overview of how recent upgrades on the HVDC link have changed the cost of transmission between the islands.

Issue 100 of the Electricity Industry's Best Kept Secret

The majority of direct and indirect participants in the electricity market, from generators and retailers through to large consumers, aren’t aware that there is an essential piece of market intelligence available free on this very web site. And this month we publish it for the 100th time.

Records Fall as Dry Period Continues

Inflows into the South Island’s major hydro lakes since February rank as the lowest on record, by quite a margin.