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Megan Woods urges a ‘joined up’ energy sector approach to decarbonisation

Speaking at an ENA forum recently, energy and resources minister Megan Woods urged a collective approach across the energy sector to achieve decarbonisation goals.

Northland solar taking off

Solar uptake is on the rise in Northland with both Top Energy and Northpower registering solid growth in solar connections over the past two years. 

Network transformation site launched

ENA’s new mini-website aimed at providing information around network transformation was launched in July.

Consumers prefer effective outage communications as measure of EDB performance

Measures around outage communications were the preferred tools to judge EDB performance according to ENA’s latest consumer reference panel meeting.

Sector needs more responsive regulatory regime, ENA says

ENA has told the Commerce Commission that responding to climate change is not optional for electricity lines companies and that the sector needs a more responsive regulatory regime to deal with the challenges of electrification.

Managing the impact of EV charging on grid demand

ENA is proposing changes to regulatory settings that would make it a requirement that local lines companies are notified of any new electric vehicle charger installations in homes.

Regulatory settings need changing for climate change adaptation

ENA’s submission on the draft National Adaptation Plan (NAP) argued the current regulatory settings need to change to effectively manage the emerging risks and opportunities of climate change.

Aurora’s Energy's Upper Clutha project

Vector's electric vehicle charging research

Westpower's low voltage monitoring device

Massive funding boost will support EDB upgrades

Government funding to support upgrades to distribution networks through a ten-fold increase in the ‘GIDI’ fund is a key outcome from the first Emissions Reduction Plan.

Transformation Update

Electricity networks today released updated guidance to support New Zealand’s climate change goals and help homes and businesses embrace leading-edge technologies creating a new energy future.