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Nelson Mayor Nick Smith writes about the work to install solar panels on five Council buildings. "We are NZ’s sunshine capital with about 2600 hours per year. Solar panels help the shift to renewable energies and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change ... The benefits of this solar project are not just environmental. It will reduce Council’s electricity bills. It will also improve our community resilience in a civil emergency. We are installing them on buildings that can be used as Civil Defence Centres and adding battery storage systems to provide backup power for when the electricity supply is down."
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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