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How Energy Flexibility Works and How It Benefits New Zealand

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The way we generate and consume electricity is changing rapidly. With increasing demand for renewable energy, fluctuating power supply, and the rising need for grid stability, energy flexibility has emerged as a key solution. But what exactly is energy flexibility, and how does it benefit New Zealand? Energy flexibility allows energy distribution businesses, New Zealand […]

INTSA – Risk free money for EDBs

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What is INTSA? The Innovation and Non-Traditional Solutions Allowance (INTSA) is designed to support investment in innovative and non-traditional solutions within New Zealand’s electricity sector.  It is administered by the Commerce Commission as part of the Default Price-Quality Path 4 (DPP4) regulatory period, commencing on 1 April 2025 and running for five years.  INTSA aims […]

Solar Zero’s demise – What now for NZ’s Flexibility Services?

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By Terry Paddy, Managing Director, Cortexo Limited An Open Letter New Zealand’s Electricity Sector To the Minister of Energy, MBIE, the Commerce Commission, the Electricity Authority, Transpower and Electricity Distribution Businesses. The recent liquidation of Solar Zero raises pointy questions for New Zealand’s energy sector. This is a watershed moment, where we reflect on what […]

Certification!

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Cortexo now has two OpenADR certified products: a Virtual Top Node (VTN) and a Virtual End Node (VEN) Achieving Certification for OpenADR Software: A Milestone Worth Celebrating The journey towards Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) software certification is both challenging and rewarding. It represents a significant milestone for developers and companies in the energy sector, […]

Poor digitalisation is harming the NZ electricity sector.

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“Digitalisation is the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities. It is the process of moving to a digital business.” – The Gartner Glossary The electricity sector is a huge part of the NZ economy. Its importance to individuals (as an essential service) and the country […]