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Keeping customers well informed about power outages

10 August 2021 at 4:06 pm

On Monday night, 9 August, a number of electricity customers in the North Island were without power for a period of time as all electricity distributors were asked to reduce load.

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Orion and Northpower team up

26 July 2021 at 10:55 am

Orion Group and Northpower have announced a partnership to share knowledge and collaborate on developing the skills needed to meet the future demands of the electricity industry.

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New energy innovators come to Taranaki

22 July 2021 at 9:15 am

The Orion Energy Accelerator national competition teams are in Taranaki this week for a two-day intensive boot camp with the support of the new energy centre Ara Ake to refine their ideas to reduce New Zealand’s carbon emissions.

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Orion Annual Result spurred on by record growth

1 July 2021 at 11:22 am

Local electricity distribution company, Orion, announced a record number of new customers were connected to its network in the 12 months to 31 March in its annual results released today.

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Future of energy event attracting those ready to tackle the big challenges

16 June 2021 at 3:27 pm

People with big ideas on the future of energy in New Zealand are joining the LUMO symposium this November. 

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