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Meridian Energy monthly operating report for October 2024
Attached is Meridian Energy Limited's monthly operating report for the month of October 2024

Meridian Energy to cut retail jobs
The number of retail workers will be cut by 8 percent.

Meridian Energy monthly operating report for August 2024
Attached is Meridian Energy Limited's monthly operating report for the month of August 2024. Highlights this month include:

Meridian's boss says energy company not profiteering
Neal Barclay says the profit is large, but that’s because it’s a big company with “big numbers”.

Meridian pushes pause on Southern Green Hydrogen
Meridian has quietly announced it’ll put the Southern Green Hydrogen project on hold but its not the end of renewable energy for Southland.

Meridian Energy $429m profit four times higher than previous year
The energy company said the outlook for 2025 was less positive.

Unlikely generators will have to dip into the water supply reserves - Meridian
The company is reasonably confident of getting through spring without needing use the reserves.

Meridian keeps size of Ngai Tahu payment under wraps
Meridian Energy has declined to reveal the amount it has paid Ngai Tahu as it seeks to renew resource consents for its Waitaki Hydro Power Scheme.

Meridian issues new demand response exercise notice to NZAS
Meridian Energy has issued New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) with a new, larger demand response notice under the NZAS Demand Response Agreement dated 30 May 2024 (DR Agreement), revoking and replacing the earlier demand response notice issued o

Tiwai Smelter requested to reduce electricity usage
Tiwai smelter will reduce its electricity usage by 100MW in response to a request from Meridian Energy.

Meridian and NZAS contracts unconditional
Meridian Energy confirms that all conditions precedent in the recently-announced contracts with New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) have now been satisfied or waived. These contracts will take effect on 3 July 2024

Meridian and NZAS sign long term contracts
Meridian Energy and New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) have signed a package of conditional 20-year contracts for part of the NZAS Tiwai Point aluminium smelter’s electricity needs

Delays to EV chargers in South Island ‘charging deserts’
EV charging points in St Arnaud, Haast and Hari Hari experience delays, but Springs Junction chargers still expected this year, Meridian Energy says.

Meridian Energy puts planned green hydrogen facility on standby
Meridian chief executive Neal Barclay said the economics of producing green hydrogen at scale had become more challenging.

Challenge to Meridian's claim power bills taking less of household spending
Consumer NZ says that's not the full story - and households could soon see sharp rises.

Meridian Energy makes huge profit
The gentailer has released its annual earnings, which showed its profit was up significantly.

Rain helps ease pressure on hydro lakes
Rain in the central South Island high country has helped reduce power company Meridian’s need for hydro generation by Waitaki River power stations.

Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to cut back its power use
Meridian Energy has invoked a provision of its supply contract requiring the smelter to cut power usage.

Meridian issues demand response exercise notice to NZAS
Meridian Energy has today issued New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) with a demand response notice under the NZAS Demand Response Agreement dated 30 May 2024 (DR Agreement)

Meridian issues demand response exercise notice to NZAS
Meridian Energy has today issued New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS) with a demand response notice under the NZAS Demand Response Agreement 2023-2024