NZED and re-nationalise? Maybe. The game changer in the Green's policy is the twin planks of 100% renewable generation and the thermal generation plan. The rest, as discussed elsewhere, is interesting but flawed in some way albeit minor. If you follow the ...
Note to Anne: wow Anne, paranoid much? I have never commented on a poll result before. I thought my initial objective inputs would be worthy contributions to the discussion but no. My gender and my sexuality is more worthy of comment. If you and Leftie are...
Bob didn't mention AL's leadership qualities. He refers to AL's "track record at election time."
Great analytics Leftie. Are you saying that because I question the reasoning someone beating on the PM uses that I am a right winger? Wow. And when you accuse a commentator of being a right winger does that mean you win the argument? Wow. I hope you aren't...
One Anonymous Bloke, Robert Guyton and Leftie, What Grantoc said.
Good on you Leftie. That is just the sort of attitude that will focus everyone's mind on the present and the task at hand. Yup, BE is a has been who is no real threat and the CM makes that absolutely clear. And BM is just "putting a brave face on it".
Fine incognito, Feel free to ignore my point. Interpret my comment in a way that makes you feel as though you have scored a point and that my comment is irrelevant. For the sake of clarity I have read your comment and it doesn't change the point I made. BE...
One Anonymous Bloke and Robert Guyton, you are part of the problem; BM is not saying he is left and satisfied or right and complacent. He is saying, correctly in my view, the result is “Still basically margin of error stuff”. If you and your ilk continue ...
Thanks Weka, We are not necessarily at odds. If I start at your point 6 I see “The Company receives money from investors.” I get that. If I jump down to 9 the income from the sale of energy comes back to the Company. I get that. The bit I don’t understand ...
It depends on your definition of community. I understand the scheme was conceived as a community scheme in the sense that the community around the wind turbines would own the plant, consume the output and, to the extent the output matched their consumption...
If any of you actually want to read the inventory report it is here: http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate-change/new-zealand-greenhouse-gas-inventory-1990-2014 You will see: "The agriculture sector contributed 49 per cent of New Zealand’s gross ...
I agree CV. However the proposed Blueskin Bay model is that an intermediary sells the juice and feeds the profits back to the community. That is if they sell it at a profit. Presumably that entity will take the cost of funding into account. Unlikely they ...
Hi Ad, The Project Hayes defence in the Environment Court was heavily resourced by the holder of the consent Meridian. If Meridian couldn't win this it is hard to imagine who could have. The decision: [750] After adding all the matters identified (each ...
How is this for timing? Announced today: Genesis Energy has extended the life of its coal-fired Huntly units until December 2022.
"Genesis Energy has extended the life of its coal-fired Huntly units until December 2022."
Ok Draco you are welcome to your view. For me the facts remain: 1. You and your fellow Aucklanders are the owners of 75.4% of Vectors activity as a monopoly lines provider and as an operator in some contestable businesses as well. 2. You and your fellow ...
Dear oh dear. Draco you own 75.4% of Vector: "The Auckland Energy Consumer Trust (AECT) is Vector's majority shareholder. It owns 75.4% of Vector and is a consumer trust. It holds and manages its majority shareholding on behalf of its beneficiaries (...
You mustn't be in a network area where the lines company is owned or part owned by a trust. The fact that you "never been asked" is not evidence that that the public don't have a say in running the community trusts. By definition, where there are community...
The community elect the trustees who, in turn appoint the boards of the community owned companies. You did remember to vote for your trustees didn't you?
"if government dared to impose a feed in tariff..." If you are suggesting that government use my taxes to subsidize people who can afford to pay $10,000 to put solar on their roofs then be clear - I don't want my taxes used that way. For the sake of ...
The transmission cost and lines cost are passed through via retail tariffs at cost. That cost includes a regulated return for the grid owner and lines companies. The energy component includes a margin on the energy - that is if competition hasn't ...
The Electricity Commission was the market regulator and has been replaced by the Electricity Authority which is quite a different organisation. The economic regulator is the Commerce Commission . ComCom regulate returns for monopoly businesses (including ...
Unison and Eastland aren't power companies. They do not buy or sell electricity. They provide a transport service. The bulk of lines companies (e.g. Unison and Eastland) are owned or partially owned by community trusts.
Not really TC. At the next rate reset (as per Part 4 of the Commerce Act) these companies would put up everyone else's charges to compensate for a decline in revenue by consumers importing less from the network. If the lines company didn't put up charges ...
Most of New Zealand’s electricity networks businesses are owned or part-owned by community-based organisations of various types, called energy trusts.. In some cases such as Vector they are part owned by a community trust and partially privately owned.
None of the commentators connect the delay of the announcement with the "possibility of transmission pricing changes which could save Tiwai about $50m a year" (refer Stuff). While it is not a done deal, if the Electricity Authority land on the currently ...
"National would rather see people dependent on the current flawed system that has seen a 22% increase in power bills over their time in office." Fact: bundled retail electricity charges have risen 19.4% under Key lead government and rose 65.0% under ...
Shame on you vto. Pike River is a tragedy not an event to list in a sound bite. It wasn't so much a neoliberal failure as a victory for DOC and the Greens: "DOC discharged its statutory function to protect the conservation value of the land". Besides ...
Exactly!
Key will know that the Maori Party are dead come 2014, that the Nats have good reason for "coalition anxiety" leaning as they do on Dunne and Banks, and its time to gather up NZ First voters back into the fold ... Now that the Maori party have voted for ...
Hi Jenny, Just FYI we consume quite a lot of coal now in New Zealand, most of it imported. We burn it to make electricity - so much so that you would probably be in the dark if we didn't. See http://www.med.govt.nz/sectors-industries/energy/energy-...
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