Ruapehu district has been battling for years to keep its snow and outdoors tourism industry going; now electricity prices are forcing timber mill and pulp paper plant closures that will cut 230 jobs out of the community. What is our government even doing?
Ruapehu district has been battling for years to keep its snow and outdoors tourism industry going; now electricity prices are forcing timber mill and pulp paper plant closures that will cut 230 jobs out of the community. What is our government even doing?
Accepting the dividends and focusing on getting debt down to ensure home owners get an extra basis point or two of rate reduction, and to preserve high land values.
...much of this *waves hands in all directions* economic, social and political carnage is the result of a rookie political leader prepared to strike bizarre coalition deals to take power.
I've said all along that he is so far out of his depth. Hubris has got him this far - the real power brokers are happy to have him there but will throw him overboard as soon as convenient. I'd almost feel sorry for him as he is such a chump, but he's unworthy.
The light at the end of the tunnel is the Winston train about to derail the government when he is no longer DPM.
The Greens and Labour really have to get their shit together and avoid distractions like "should Tana be an MP". Focus on working to throw this hydra headed coalition out and fixing the myriad of problems that are becoming untenable, because I think we will have an election next year.
I think the factory should be putting solar panels up immediately with an subsidy from the Govt and whoever the electricity company who supplies them should give them a huge discount in order to keep those jobs. Honestly surely there is a way round this. Also apparently the snow is great at the moment. Lots of snow bunnies enjoying the slopes. Let's hope it gives the town a bit of joy and fills the koffers of locals.
Aotea Great Barrier Island is off the grid completely and has a large array of panels powering a group of shops, the gas station and a variety of businesses while saving power. It can be done and businesses should be getting interest free loans to go off grid.
Thing is- these kind of industrial users do use vast amounts of electricity- far more than a roof-full of panels could provide. Their power bill probably exceeds their wages bill even in normal times tbh (just me guessing). More hydro / storage + field-scale solar +wind, is probably the only way to get the power levels required. The great thing about electricity networks is they naturally work in both directions (distribution to users and aggregation to storage facilities from small-scale producers) but such operations are not commercially compatible with the current business model.
Ruapehu district has been battling for years to keep its snow and outdoors tourism industry going; now electricity prices are forcing timber mill and pulp paper plant closures that will cut 230 jobs out of the community. What is our government even doing?
Accepting the dividends and focusing on getting debt down to ensure home owners get an extra basis point or two of rate reduction, and to preserve high land values.
...much of this *waves hands in all directions* economic, social and political carnage is the result of a rookie political leader prepared to strike bizarre coalition deals to take power.
I've said all along that he is so far out of his depth. Hubris has got him this far - the real power brokers are happy to have him there but will throw him overboard as soon as convenient. I'd almost feel sorry for him as he is such a chump, but he's unworthy.
The light at the end of the tunnel is the Winston train about to derail the government when he is no longer DPM.
The Greens and Labour really have to get their shit together and avoid distractions like "should Tana be an MP". Focus on working to throw this hydra headed coalition out and fixing the myriad of problems that are becoming untenable, because I think we will have an election next year.
So did I get this right: we are supposed to keep ourselves cold and dirty while investors and the govt reap the dividends?
Yep. Brrrrrrr
Hi Dan
Are the ski fields keeping their snow guns working?
Job losses in some town far, far away doesn't impact 'my' life, but not being able to go skiing - oh, the inhumanity (s).
Hey Steve, town has been packed with snow folk for the last few weeks, business people smiling and cash flowing into the local economy..then this.
I think the factory should be putting solar panels up immediately with an subsidy from the Govt and whoever the electricity company who supplies them should give them a huge discount in order to keep those jobs. Honestly surely there is a way round this. Also apparently the snow is great at the moment. Lots of snow bunnies enjoying the slopes. Let's hope it gives the town a bit of joy and fills the koffers of locals.
Aotea Great Barrier Island is off the grid completely and has a large array of panels powering a group of shops, the gas station and a variety of businesses while saving power. It can be done and businesses should be getting interest free loans to go off grid.
Great for GB, but who funded it?
the people who live there, mostly.
And it's kinda expensive to just exist there.
Thing is- these kind of industrial users do use vast amounts of electricity- far more than a roof-full of panels could provide. Their power bill probably exceeds their wages bill even in normal times tbh (just me guessing). More hydro / storage + field-scale solar +wind, is probably the only way to get the power levels required. The great thing about electricity networks is they naturally work in both directions (distribution to users and aggregation to storage facilities from small-scale producers) but such operations are not commercially compatible with the current business model.