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"As the Middle East conflict drives up on-farm costs and prompts thousands of farmers to explore solar, ASB has extended its SMART Solar Loan and upgraded its solar planning tools. ASB SMART Solar helps farmers control their energy resilience and costs by generating their own power. Providing up to $150,000 interest-free for five years on solar and battery systems, the award-winning offer has now been extended to June 2027 ... Research by energy transition charity Rewiring Aotearoa for ASB found that while there was 66% latent demand for electrification among farmers, the high upfront installation cost was the key barrier to uptake. Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey says: 'We're seeing plenty of demand for solar, batteries and other electric upgrades in the rural sector right now as the price of grid electricity and imported fuels rises. Our research has shown that solar offers big savings, increased resilience and emissions reductions, so it's great ASB is helping to unlock that potential.'"
Read moreDownload the document herePolitical Power has gone local! Dr Nick Smith, mayor of Nelson and ex-National Party minister, is an early adopter when it comes to electric machines but, through his efforts with the council and his close involvement with the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme, he's also embracing one of Rewiring's core mantras: once you've electrified your own life, electrify someone else's life, too.
Read moreDownloadWhether it's the growing number of electric buses, new electric trains for the lower North Island and City Rail Link, or new electric ferries, we love seeing more electric transport options in our big cities. It's also good to see some of our smaller cities like Palmerston North, Timaru and Nelson going electric and, as is almost always the case, the drivers reckon it's better on electrons. At the Electrify Nelson expo, we spoke with one driver Lee about the city's electric buses. And he definitely wouldn't go back to diesel.
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