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Electricity efficiency initiatives sought
Monday, 18 October 2004, 9:29 am | M-Co
Expressions of interest to develop a $2.2 million pilot electricity efficiency programme are being sought by the Electricity Commission its Chair, Roy Hemmingway, announced today. More >>
Declining hydro storage and demand in September
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 11:16 am | M-Co
While the month of September saw an overall decline in hydro storage as a percentage of average a large reduction in demand due to warmer spring temperatures resulted in a slight reduction in monthly average prices when compared with August prices. More >>
Wholesale electricity market summary -26 September
Monday, 27 September 2004, 1:55 pm | M-Co
Wholesale electricity market summary for the week ending 26 September More >>
Stormy weather in August leads to record demand
Monday, 6 September 2004, 12:39 am | M-Co
In the latter half of August, stormy weather resulted in restricted transmission flows and record demand, pushing wholesale electricity prices upwards. More >>
Wholesale electricity prices fall in July
Thursday, 5 August 2004, 3:53 pm | M-Co
The unplanned partial outage on the inter-island HVDC link that occurred on June 23 resulted in HVDC flows being restricted to 700MW throughout July. At times this created significant price separation, with North Island prices being higher than ... More >>
NZ electricity demand continues to run hot
Friday, 30 July 2004, 12:00 am | M-Co
Electricity demand continues to grow strongly, with national demand over the three months ended June 30 up 4.9 percent compared with the same period two years ago, according to figures supplied by M-Co, the marketplace company. More >>
Wholesale electricity market summary 25 July 2004
Monday, 26 July 2004, 1:02 pm | M-Co
The wholesale electricity price differs from the retail electricity price, which is the price domestic consumers see on their electricity bill. The wholesale price is only one of the factors that influence retail prices. More >>
Wholesale electricity market summary: 18 July 2004
Monday, 19 July 2004, 3:18 pm | M-Co
Media fact sheet Wholesale electricity market summary for the week ending 18 July 2004 More >>
Wholesale electricity market summary - 11 July
Monday, 12 July 2004, 2:38 pm | M-Co
Wholesale electricity market summary for the week ending - 11 July 2004 Spot Market Daily Average Reference Point Prices More >>
Electricity Prices, Hydrological Summary: 20 June
Monday, 21 June 2004, 12:27 am | M-Co
Electricity Prices and Hydrological Summary for the Week Ending 20 June 2004 More >>
Electricity prices decrease in May
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 4:35 pm | M-Co
High inflows into the key hydro catchments contributed to a decrease in electricity prices in May. Lake storage levels increased 9% between 30 April and 31 May, and peaked at 3889 GWh on 15 May. More >>
Hydrological Summary as at 13 Jun 04
Monday, 14 June 2004, 12:33 am | M-Co
Stored Energy 13 Jun 04 Stored Energy As Stored Energy As 7 Day Change 28 Day Change More >>
Electricity Prices - Hydrological Summary 14 June
Monday, 14 June 2004, 12:29 am | M-Co
M-co Electricity Price Index 7 day index value for previous 3 months 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 13-Mar 23-Mar 2-Apr 12-Apr 22-Apr 2-May 12-May 22-May 1-Jun 11-Jun c/kWh Upper North Lower North South NZ Mon 7 June Tue June 8 Wed June 9 Thurs ... More >>
Upper South Island planning well advanced
Friday, 4 June 2004, 2:44 pm | M-Co
The Chair of the Electricity Commission, Roy Hemmingway, today outlined the key elements of the plan being developed to minimise the prospect of involuntary power cuts in the Upper South Island this winter. More >>
Electricity Prices and Hydrological Summary
Monday, 31 May 2004, 1:49 pm | M-Co
On Sunday 30th May, national storage was at 3617 GWh, 128% of the average for this time of the year. National inflows for the last seven days were 81% of the average. The wholesale electricity price is weighted by demand for each of three regions and ... More >>
Low inflows influence electricity price in April
Friday, 14 May 2004, 9:57 am | M-Co
Total inflows for April were 70% of the average for the month. As a result, national storage levels decreased steadily from 3,851 GWh on 1 April to 3,331 GWh on 30 April. By month's end, storage was at 112% of average for the time of year, a 14% decrease ... More >>
Electricity Prices and Hydrological Summary
Monday, 26 April 2004, 2:16 pm | M-Co
On Sunday 25th April, national storage was at 3461 GWh, 115% of the average for this time of the year. National inflows for the last seven days were 62% of the average. More >>
Consumers could be paying too much for electricity
Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 5:23 pm | M-Co
New Zealand’s underdeveloped electricity hedge market could be contributing to retail consumers paying too much for electricity, according to Carl Hansen, Chief Economist at Mco. More >>
Electricity prices variable in January
Wednesday, 11 February 2004, 11:50 am | M-Co
Average daily prices varied widely over January. The most significant price event occurred on 9 January when the HVDC inter-island connector was damaged during a storm. The resulting HVDC outage caused the North and South Islands to become self-reliant ... More >>
Electricity Prices for the Week Ending 25 January
Monday, 26 January 2004, 1:50 pm | M-Co
On Sunday 25 January, national storage was at 3,587 GWh, 117% of the average for this time of the year. National inflows for the last seven days were 96% of the average. More >>
