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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 hereAdvances in technology and falling costs mean customer-owned solar and batteries can play a critical role in New Zealand’s energy infrastructure - improving affordability, resilience and sustainability. Multiple trading relationships (MTR) and peer-to-peer trading would enable this potential by increasing competition, customer choice, and innovation in the electricity market, unlocking greater consumer benefits from customer solar and batteries.
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