News and events
Electricity sector welcomes forestry slash inquiry
A Ministerial inquiry into land use causing woody debris and sediment-related damage in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa has been embraced by the Electricity Networks Association (ENA).
Graeme Peters urges tree regulations review on Morning Report
Electricity Networks Association chief executive Graeme Peters emphasised the need for an urgent review of the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003 when interviewed on Morning Report by Guyon Espiner this Wednesday morning (22/2/2023).
Unprecedented industry response from lines companies to Cyclone Gabrielle
An unprecedented level of industry support and resource is being provided to North Island electricity lines companies whose networks have been devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Total household energy cost to reduce over time
As we respond to climate change by increasingly relying on electricity to power our lives, our overall energy consumption is going to change.
Making low-voltage networks visible
South Island lines company Westpower has developed an innovation solution to enable it to see what is happening on its low-voltage networks.
Stakeholder briefing on network transformation
Northern electricity lines companies demonstrated their decarbonisation activities in the second of a regular series of online stakeholder briefings organised by ENA and the Northern Energy Group in September.
Modelling will show household energy spend in 2035
ENA has commissioned an economic model of what New Zealand consumers are likely to be spending on energy by 2035 to show the benefits of electrification.
ENA supports mandating EV smart chargers
ENA supports the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority’s proposal to require all residential electric vehicle (EV) chargers sold in New Zealand to have ‘smart’ capabilities.
ENA looks back a 100 years
ENA has published a brief history of the electricity sector and how its association evolved, with its roots nearly 100 years ago.
International Energy Agency reviewing New Zealand
The International Energy Agency (IEA) returns to our shores this year for the first time since 2017.
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