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Lines companies are watering down the new incentives they must pay out for households that supply power to the network at peak times through solar and battery systems, jeopardising the effectiveness of the scheme, advocates say. Last week, Newsroom reported that most retailers are not passing on the full value of these peak-time battery rebates from lines companies to consumers, raising concerns the policy won’t have its intended impact. Rewiring's Josh Ellison says "it is clear tipping the scales on behalf of their own profit incentive.”
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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