Waikato Electricity

Raglan — Regional lines company, WEL Networks, is taking the next step in the continuing modernisation of its network to provide customers a more efficient and reliable electricity supply.

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Waikato — Resource consents related to a King Country Energy (KCE) proposal to build a new hydro dam on the Mokau River have been granted by Environment Waikato (EW) and the Waitomo District Council (WDC).

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Taupo — Contact Energy's Tauhara II geothermal project will be an important step toward New Zealand achieving its target of 90 per cent renewable energy by 2025, Energy and Resources and Economic Development Minister Gerry Brownlee said today.

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Waikato — WEL Networks customers will receive a discount on their electricity accounts.

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Waikato — Regional councils Environment Bay of Plenty and Environment Waikato (EW) have agreed to explore collaborative management of the bulk of New Zealand’s geothermal resources.

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Raglan — WEL Networks announced today that it has finalised plans for its soon-to-be-built electricity transmission route that will connect the Te Uku Wind Farm, near Raglan, with WEL Network’s substations at Te Kowhai and Te Uku.

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Raglan — Wind energys positive contribution to New Zealand is growing as good progress is made with several projects,says New Zealand Wind Energy Association Chief Executive Fraser Clark, welcoming Meridian Energys announcement that it will begin construction of its 64 megawatt (MW) Te Uku Wind Farm, near Raglan.

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Hamilton — Solenza has developed a revolutionary new way to harness the power of the sun to generate electricity and heat water by integrating long run roofing iron with a solar energy transfer system.

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Waikato — Power companies need to give higher priority to restoring power to farms during storms so that animals don’t suffer, Hauraki District Council mayor John Tregidga said at yesterday’s meeting of the Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) Group in Hamilton.

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Taupo — Environment Minister Trevor Mallard today announced the members of a Board of Inquiry to consider Contact Energy’s proposal for a new geothermal power station at Te Mihi near Taupo.

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Huntly — Coal miner Solid Energy has been granted consents by Environment Waikato enabling it to progress an extension to underground coal mining at Huntly.

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Waikato — Proposed national environmental standards for electricity transmission would load some of Transpower’s current costs directly on to ratepayers, says Environment Waikato.

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