Auckland Rates Rise 7.9% Effective Today

Auckland’s new rates bills are scheduled to arrive in letterboxes starting early next month following the formal passage of the council’s annual plan. The decision was finalized yesterday without the significant debate or public walkouts that have characterized recent council meetings. Mayor Wayne Brown stated the plan successfully avoids a potential 15% rates spike by … Read more

Contact Energy opens $151m Glenbrook grid battery to boost winter energy security

The Flexibility Revolution: Why Mega-Batteries are the New Backbone of the Grid For decades, the mantra of energy stability was “baseload”—the idea that we needed massive, constant power sources like coal or gas to keep the lights on. But the wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t shine at 6:00 PM during a winter … Read more