- I think I will be buying a new car in years. That means I’ll upgrade to an electric vehicle in the year .
- My water heater is around years old. I found I can save $ per year, so I’ll replace mine with an electric heat pump water heater in the year .
- We’ll be renovating in years; I can do it then, or maybe we gift it to ourselves this Christmas.
- I can improve the respiratory health of my family and make cooking cleaner and easier with an induction cooktop.
- My space heaters are about years old. I found I could save $ per year on heat. I will replace my heating system in the year .
- I know I could be saving immediately on my electricity bills. I will buy rooftop solar and perhaps a battery as well in the year .
- I’m going to borrow a friend’s electric bike, and if I like it, I will ask for one for my next birthday.
Plug in your electrification plan
"Household electrification represents a significant short term emissions reduction opportunity that will simultaneously save New Zealanders money, build energy resilience, and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. By accelerating investment, we reduce the burden of climate change mitigation on future generations."
“Historically, energy infrastructure has been thought of as large power plants and lots of poles and wires. Because this was seen as critical it received favourable finance. New technology has allowed households, small businesses and farms to generate and store electricity, so we would argue that customers also need to be seen as a critical part of the energy infrastructure and should also receive favourable finance.”
“New Zealand has a long history of electrical innovation - from the southern hemisphere’s first public electric street lights in Reefton to the first all-electric house near Tauranga to Mike Casey’s all-electric orchard near Cromwell. It also has excellent centralised renewable energy resources and that puts the nation in a great position to facilitate an energy transition that will be beneficial to every Kiwi.”
