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Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

Electricity Authority says prices blame game ‘unacceptable’

The Electricity Authority will investigate contradictory pricing claims in the sector, saying it is "unacceptable" for energy retailers to blame other parts of the sector for price hikes.

Wed, 11 Jul 2018

Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

Overpayment for electricity a myth, says govt consumer watchdog

Claims that consumers have over-paid for electricity for 30 years are a "myth", says the head of the Electricity Authority, Carl Hansen, with new analysis showing consumers have never paid the fu

Wed, 11 Jul 2018

Transpower chief executive Alison Andrew said it has decided to conduct a second operational review

Transpower proposes new grid pricing review as regulator delays again

The EA's previous timetable envisaged a new TPM being in place by April 2020.

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Tue, 20 Jun 2017

Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

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Electricity Authority says it doesn’t want to be a barrier to innovation

Electricity Authority chief executive Carl Hansen says his job isn't to protect the incumbent electricity industry players. With special feature audio.

Jenny Ruth

Fri, 08 Jul 2016

Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

Electricity Authority rejects Electric Kiwi claim of Meridian market manipulation

However, it will conduct a 'market performance review' to "consider the performance of the electricity market and the conduct of all participants.

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Wed, 06 Jul 2016

Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

Proposed grid-cost sharing regime would impose biggest increases in upper North Island

The authority released a consultation paper on transmission pricing that proposes replacing the current two main charges.

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Tue, 17 May 2016

Drive Electric chief executive Mark Gilbert

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Plenty of power for electric vehicles – Electricity Authority

UPDATED: If all of New Zealand's 3.7 million passenger cars/goods vehicles were turned into EVs over the next 10 years, electricity demand would increase 10%. With special feature audio.

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Wed, 11 May 2016

Electricity Authority CEO Carl Hansen

Long-awaited grid cost-sharing paper due May 17

The Electricity Authority says it will release its transmission pricing methodology paper and run an eight-week consultation.

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Tue, 12 Apr 2016

EA chief executive Carl Hansen

Regulator takes issue with penalty charge for solar power

Unison's new charge would as much as halve the average $300 in annual savings.

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Tue, 05 Apr 2016

Electricity Authority chief executive Carl Hansen

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Electricity regulator wants lines companies to abandon flat pricing

The Electricity Authority wants lines companies to change the way they charge customers. PLUS: Special Feature audio.

Jenny Ruth

Tue, 03 Nov 2015

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