Transpower Transmission Alternatives engagement process: consultation paper
Transpower are consultating to seek your feedback on ways we can adapt their existing information and investigations process to better incorporate the opportunities offered by Transmission Alternatives (TAs), including distributed generation (DG), to provide services to the grid.
Read moreGreenpeace: Power prices skyrocket from coal and diesel as sun’s rays go to waste
Spot electricity prices have soared in the evenings over the last week as a cold snap hit the country. As electricity generators have fired up their dirty and expensive fossil-fueled generators Greenpeace has joined the chorus of those questioning our market structure and reliance on fossil-fueled generation to meet peak demand.
Read moreFrom Sustainable Electricity, to Sustainable Energy - SEANZ Name Change
SEANZ has a new name - Sustainable Energy Association New Zealand!
Read moreEnergy Efficiency First - a path not a bridge
The planet needs paths, instead of a bridge, to a low-carbon economy to keep its temperature rise to under 2 degrees.
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Important: Commerce Commission Open letter to better understand emerging technologies in monopoly parts of electricity sector
The Commerce Commission has written an open letter outlining its intention to gather information from regulated electricity distributors to better understand how they are planning, investing and accounting for emerging technologies. SEANZ has been raising concerns about the ability of regulations to keep pace with new technologies and have been advocating for the Commission to take an active role in this space for a long time.
Read moreVW just gave Tesla a $25 Billion battery shock
With New Zealand and the world on a rocketing trajectory for electric vehicle uptake, battery technology and production looks like it will be one of the key factors in maintaining growth in the industry and who will come out on top.
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Strange but true: Australia has a lot to teach us about renewable energy
With the announcement that the Government will end offshore oil and gas exploration in New Zealand, and at the end of our four-yearly schooling by Australia in how to win medals, Vector’s Karl Check says parts of Australia are also making pretty good progress when it comes to shifting away from coal and gas fired power plants and onto renewal energy sources.
Read moreMedia Release: Govt needs to do more on Clean Energy to avoid $30b carbon blowout
Media Release for immediate use - 05 April 2018
The Sustainable Electricity Association NZ (SEANZ) said today that the Government needed to do more to enable the adoption of new clean energy technologies by kiwi homes and businesses if the country is to avoid the $30b additional costs predicted in the Westpac NZ Climate Change Impact Report released yesterday.
Read moreSEANZ supports the Women's Leadership Summit
The field of environmental management, conservation and sustainability is ripe with challenges and opportunities. Leaders have a critical role to play in the preservation, rejuvenation and governance of our natural resources. The future of society and business hinges upon those who are able to envision their leadership potential beyond the boundaries of their limitations.
Read moreMedia Release: SEANZ clarifies benefits of solar to low-income earners and NZ electricity sector
Media Release for immediate use - 16 March 2018 1pm
SEANZ clarifies benefits of solar to low-income earners and NZ electricity sector
The Sustainable Electricity Association NZ (SEANZ) today moved to clarify the impact of solar and battery storage on low-income earners and to reiterate the financial, social, and environmental benefits to all kiwis of a hastier transition to smart distributed energy technologies contained in an earlier report.
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