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"The most detailed counterproposal comes from Rewiring Aotearoa, a sustainable energy lobby group which commissioned research firm Sapere to model an alternative. Its answer is the least glamorous fuel imaginable: diesel. Does Rewiring Aotearoa actually like diesel? “The answer is ‘no’, but the answer is ‘yes’ if we have to do something,” says CEO Mike Casey. His thesis is that the rapid take-up of renewable energy makes most of the concerns about firming power redundant. “But 2024 sent energy ministers’ blood pressures through the roof.”
Read moreDownload the document hereEvery time the price of petrol shoots up, we see the same kind of advice: ‘Fill up now before it gets even higher’; ‘Shop around for cheaper fuel’; ‘Use your 6c off a litre coupons; ‘Change the way you drive and stretch your tank’. We’re mostly short-term creatures so these are all pretty normal responses to a price shock, but if you're looking to save money on fuel the best advice is to think longer term and remove yourself from the volatility of imported energy entirely.
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