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In need of some good climate news? Writing in the NZ Herald, Simon Wilson has compiled a list of New Zealand entrepreneurs and innovators, including Rewiring Aotearoa CEO and 'electric orchardist' Mike Casey, who are pushing things in a more positive direction. We need action across the board if we have any hope of reaching our climate targets, but energy is one area where positivity is warranted because the costs of renewables and electric machines continue to drop. At Rewiring Aotearoa we believe electrifying our homes, vehicles, farms and businesses will save us all money and help us address climate change. So let's embrace that win-win.
Read moreDownload the document hereWhen Mike Casey bought his house near Cromwell, it came with gas bottles on the side of the home for water and an expensive diesel system for the underfloor heating. He replaced both of them with a Steibel Eltron system and it's been saving him money ever since. As technical manager Bhawesh Singh told him at the Electrify Queenstown conference, there has been a big influx in enquiries from homes looking to get off the molecules and onto electrons.
Read moreDownloadConfidence that cutting regulations to make solar power more accessible - won't jeopardise people's safety. A new Regulation Ministry reports laid out a potential blueprint to legalise plug-in solar and reduce the time and cost of panel installation. Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey shares his thoughts with Andrew Dickens.
The burgeoning demand for solar was also a chance to address a mismatch between the numbers of training opportunities available and young people searching for work, Casey said. "The mums of New Zealand are telling me that there's not enough apprenticeships for their kids and the solar installers of New Zealand are telling me there's not enough trained people."
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