
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 hereWith interest in residential solar skyrocketing, Rewiring Aotearoa's Mike Casey talks to RNZ's Lisa Owen about the role long-term, low-interest loans through the Ratepayer Assistance Scheme could play to ensure more New Zealanders can access the savings it offers.
What do National, Labour, the Greens, New Zealand First, Act, Te Pati Māori and The Opportunity Party have in common? And, no, this is not a joke.
Read moreDownloadWith electricity prices on the up, The Spinoff harks back to Mike Casey's opinion piece in Newsroom introducing the idea of the 'electric election' and the need to get behind rooftop solar to help New Zealanders reduce their energy costs.
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