"Household electrification represents a significant short term emissions reduction opportunity that will simultaneously save New Zealanders money, build energy resilience, and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. By accelerating investment, we reduce the burden of climate change mitigation on future generations."

“Historically, energy infrastructure has been thought of as large power plants and lots of poles and wires. Because this was seen as critical it received favourable finance. New technology has allowed households, small businesses and farms to generate and store electricity, so we would argue that customers also need to be seen as a critical part of the energy infrastructure and should also receive favourable finance.”

“New Zealand has a long history of electrical innovation - from the southern hemisphere’s first public electric street lights in Reefton to the first all-electric house near Tauranga to Mike Casey’s all-electric orchard near Cromwell. It also has excellent centralised renewable energy resources and that puts the nation in a great position to facilitate an energy transition that will be beneficial to every Kiwi.”