Te Whakahiko i ngā Marae | the Electric Marae report
Rewiring Aotearoa's Mike Casey writes in Newsroom about the Commerce Commission's recent draft decision on how much the electricity distribution businesses can spend in the next few years. "This $1.3 billion saving is actually a win for consumers and a step in the right direction for the energy sector. While the bills are still going up by 74 percent over the next five years, they’re not going up by as much as they could have. And if the rules change, households, farms and businesses with solar and batteries can reduce their energy bills even further."
Read moreDownload the document hereTwo-way charging seen in the wild; sales of big electric rigs are growing rapidly (and more of them could helps address New Zealand's $12.1 billion energy blind spot); second-hand EVs are holding their value better than expected in Australia; the perils of Aqua ownership; and how to improve the disputes process in the wake of the SolarZero saga.
Read moreDownloadAccording to a new poll from Talbot Mills, energy will be a major factor for almost three quarters of voters on November 7 and just 12% think spending $1 billion on an LNG import terminal is a good use of Government money.
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