SEANZ Report Released: Sustainable Energy for a Sustainable Future
Distributed Energy Resources (DER), such as Solar PV, Batteries, and wind, embedded in mini and micro-grids, and connected by new business models can play a significant role in building a modern energy system by :
 |
1. Powering New Zealand’s low-carbon economy by,
-
Getting us from 80% to 100% renewable energy before 2035
- Supporting carbon neutrality by 2050
- Meeting increased demand to power our transport fleet
|
| |
|
 |
2. Improving system resilience and reliability by,
-
Diversifying energy generation to overcome risks associated with increasingly frequent hydro dry years
- Distributing generation to improve resilience and lower the financial impacts of power outages due to increasingly frequent extreme weather events and from natural disasters
|
| |
|
 |
3. Improving fairness and equity, lowering energy costs, and reducing energy poverty through:
-
Government policy to ensure equal opportunity for all Kiwis regardless of socio-economic status
- Levelling and lowering the cost of energy by producing it where it is needed
- Increasing competition by creating a secondary market where Kiwi households can buy and sell energy for a fair price with their friends and neighbours using the local distribution network
- Reducing and managing peaks at peak demand times, therefore reducing the investment required in the distribution network
|
| |
|
 |
4. Providing additional benefits of:
- Job creation
- Private investment offsetting and government or private generator investment
|
