SEANZ Welcomes Political Support for Distributed Generation

Auckland, 08 October 2013 – The Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ) today welcomed the Green Party’s clean energy proposals, designed to drive the uptake of distributed generation and help New Zealand meet  its 90% renewable 2025 target.

Brendan Winitana, Chairman of SEANZ says that while New Zealand’s solar energy sector is growing rapidly, more could be done to encourage even faster growth.

“Policy like that proposed by the Greens will help remove uncertainty and make it more attractive for home and business owners to install solar panels.

“Increased distributed generation (DG) has many benefits for New Zealand and New Zealanders. From reducing future spend on new hydro dams – which could save hundreds of millions to the environmental benefit of not having to rely as much on oil and coal fired generation, together with lower overall power costs for the DG owner.

“Any initiative that encourages investment in DG gets the full support of SEANZ.”

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Trial Over 'Anonymous' Donations: John Banks Resigns As Minister

ACT Leader John Banks today confirmed that he has stood down from his Ministerial positions following today’s decision at the Auckland District Court.

“Last week I indicated to the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff that I would offer my resignation should the matter relating to my 2010 Mayoral Electoral return be committed to trial,” Mr Banks said...

“I intend to continue in my role as ACT Leader and MP for Epsom, and ACT will continue to support National on matters of confidence and supply. More>>