Energy Minister Simeon Brown Promises New Generator Rules Will Put 'Downward Pressure' on Power Bills
The government says generators will cover dry-year risk costs, and changes could cut average household power bills by $210 to $350 a year.
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If The Government Really Wants To Lower Power Bills, This Is The Way
Te Pāti Māori Co-Leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says the government’s LNG announcement today exposes a fundamental failure of energy policy leadership. “Simeon Brown says he has an answer to our energy security problem. A billion-dollar contract to ...
Power firms to fund LNG port through user pays – but effect is the same for consumers
Analysis: At an energy summit hosted by Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday morning, big local horticulture and post-harvest, wood processing and irrigation firms took to the stage to talk about how energy costs and supply reliability are affecting them on the ground. But around the fringes, says Pan Pac Forest Products pulp general manager Roger Jones, the quiet chatter is about Energy Minister Simeon Brown’s big announcements further u…
New energy security plan targets power price stability and dry-year risks
The Government has unveiled a two-pronged strategy aimed at strengthening New Zealand’s energy security and shielding households and businesses from future electricity shortages and price shocks, announcing both a new Winter Energy Reliability Obligation and progress toward establishing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility. Energy Minister Simeon Brown said the reforms are designed to ensure the electricity sector takes greater responsi…
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