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Is the cost of power in New Zealand reasonable? (Image: Getty Images/Tina Tiller)

How the New Zealand electricity market works – and what needs to be fixed

The cost and functionality of electricity in New Zealand has been under close scrutiny. But will anything really change?

By Ben Fahy | 31st August, 2021

The future of energy is on the horizon (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get to 100% renewable energy

The energy industry is at the heart of New Zealand's journey to carbon zero. Ben Fahy spoke to Flick's CEO about how we make that transition in an equitable way.

By Ben Fahy | 14th April, 2021

Funding for renewable energy is high on the agenda (Image: The Spinoff/Getty Images)

Conscious consumers, beware: green energy isn’t as straightforward as you think

Think you know an energy provider who delivers 100% renewable power to its customers? Think again.

By Jihee Junn | 30th October, 2020

Contributing writer

(Image : The Spinoff)

We all want to shift to more clean energy. Here’s how we can do it faster

Is Labour's aspiration of 100% renewable energy in a decade the right goal?

By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 14th October, 2020

The Bulletin editor

AI uses lots of electricity, and AI is expensive (Photo: Getty Images)

Consumers and the environment are paying for our broken electricity market

'When you don’t have a market that promotes genuine, fair competition, the customer pays the price.'

By Steve O'Connor | 21st August, 2020

The Clyde hydro dam (image: supplied).

Flick CEO: How the big power companies are forcing prices up

Flick Electric CEO Steve O'Connor explains why the independent power retailers are calling out the behaviour of the major gentailers.

By Steve O'Connor | 19th December, 2019

Whether the energy is ‘dirty’ or ‘clean’, it all goes to the national grid (Photos: Getty Images)

What makes New Zealand’s electricity?

OPINION: Flick’s Nikki Cockburn breaks down the sources of our electricity.

By Nikki Cockburn | 9th December, 2019

The Electricity Price Review should bring prices down for consumers. But when?

The Electricity Price Review has good ideas, and they need to happen ASAP

Steve O’Connor, CEO of Flick Electric Co., is excited about the Electricity Price Review outcomes for Kiwi households but wants to see action now.

By Steve O'Connor | 7th October, 2019

Cheat sheet: the plan to drive down power prices

Cheat sheet: the plan to drive down power prices

What effect will the government’s changes to the electricity market have on consumers? Here’s what you need to know.

By Jihee Junn | 3rd October, 2019

Contributing writer

It’s a good question.

How green is New Zealand’s national grid?

In the fourth part of the series with our partners at Flick Electric Co. to help you make better energy choices, Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains how to the national grid works.

By Nikki Cockburn | 26th September, 2019

AI uses lots of electricity, and AI is expensive (Photo: Getty Images)

How your power bill is made

In the third part of a new series with our partners at Flick Electric Co. to help you make better energy choices, Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains what goes into power bill.

By Nikki Cockburn | 4th September, 2019

Power bills are even harder to pay when the cost of living is high

Spot price vs fixed rate: how transparency is changing the electricity market

Flick’s Nikki Cockburn explains the difference between fixed rates and spot prices.

By Nikki Cockburn | 30th July, 2019

Wellington students take the climate strike to parliament. Photo: Rebekah Parsons-Green for RNZ

The two policies that will define our zero carbon future

With the release of the Zero Carbon Bill, Flick CEO Steve O’Connor worries that our zero carbon ambitions will be impeded by an electricity market that’s not working as it should.

By Steve O'Connor | 19th June, 2019