This is a great move. First, this:
"The authority’s market policy manager, Andrew Doube, noted that it estimated last year that households were on average paying up to $200 more than they should for electricity each year because of the smelter’s current power contract." /2
"The authority’s market policy manager, Andrew Doube, noted that it estimated last year that households were on average paying up to $200 more than they should for electricity each year because of the smelter’s current power contract." /2
https://twitter.com/PullarStrecker/status/1560016091736571904
In 2015 Genesis said it was closing the Huntly #coal-fired power station.But @MeridianEnergy persuaded them to keep it open: part of its Tiwai deal. So the reason we're still burning lots of #coal is b/c of Meridian's deal to give Tiwai massively cheap energy /3
Yet Meridian trades off its 100% renewable image. Sneaky, right? We "need to work together" to get Aotearoa to #NetZero, blah blah (see image).
Meanwhile, over & above our higher power bills, Kiwis also pay millions to Tiwai's Rio Tinto to subsidise its emissions, every year /4
Meanwhile, over & above our higher power bills, Kiwis also pay millions to Tiwai's Rio Tinto to subsidise its emissions, every year /4
We congratulate the Electricity Authority for stepping in here: we cannot be held to ransom by a company that claims green credentials when in reality it's our biggest supporter of #coal.
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