24-08-2022, 10:01 AM
(22-08-2022, 04:45 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: We currently supply the aluminium smelter with vast amounts of power at discount rates. For a limited time.The problem is that there are plans on turning Tiwai point into a hydrogen plant when the smelter shuts down, that would be a terrible mistake, NZ needs that electricity. Making hydrogen is not sustainable and very costly.
We have plenty of power generation potential, without coal. The trouble is managing demand. And there are solutions to that currently under discussion. There has to be, it is part of our commitment to Climate Change amelioration.