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"The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority is undergoing a painful pivot, having tens of millions slashed from its operational funding over several years as the previous administration’s policies are swept away or changed," writes David Williams in Newsroom. Mike Casey, whose all-electric orchard was supported by EECA grants, weighs in on the changes and what he would like to see EECA focus on.
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Kiwis are generally frustrated with the country’s energy sector, he says.
“I would love to see EECA move down the path of really looking at figuring out ways of enabling New Zealand to swap their energy from gas and petrol to electric, and when it comes to electric, making sure they look at the cheapest energy possible, which is energy on their own rooftops.”
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