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Aotearoa's future of low battery anxiety

When the Facts Change

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Electricity - How Can We Increase Supply and Reduce Demand?

Electricity is going to be such an important part of our transition to carbon zero. We need a lot more renewable electricity, partly to replace the million tons of coal or so that we're burning every year through huntley power station. When you have an increase in demand, and it's quite difficult to increase supply, typically you just have a big old spike in prices. So how do we change that equation so we don't get this mass of spike in prices just at the time when we need everyone to think tat it's a good idea to switch from pit rund easel to electricity? Well, one way to do it is to use batteries for electricity. And also to change

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