(20-05-2022, 10:19 AM)harm_less Wrote:I'm pretty sure the government are a major shareholder in one or two of the power companies, might explain some of the apathy(20-05-2022, 08:32 AM)king1 Wrote: last I heard they were just stopping new connections in 2025, delivery of gas isn't stopping anytime soon.  and I believe the small 9kg bottles are excluded so BBQs are absolutely still happening...Also every electricity price rise serves to make domestic solar generation (PV) more viable. I'm still frustrated to see no mention of PV incentivisation in either the Emission Reduction Plan or the Budget. It just makes so much sense in reducing household energy costs and emissions (by offsetting Huntly coal burn) but I guess the government is too married to the major generators and their public shareholders to move on PV.
This article seems to confirm this
https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/clim...onnections
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