The future for NZ community energy

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English - August 11, 2022 02:27 - 5 minutes - 4.67 MB
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We’re talking to Anna Berka, a Massey University lecturer with an interest in community energy.

She was responsible for the incredible New Zealand Aotearoa Community Energy Dataset, a register of all local or community owned renewable energy initiatives in New Zealand that covers everything from consumer trust-owned networks to community and Iwi-owned renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Wrapping up our three-month exploration of community energy, I ask Anna to get her crystal ball out and tell us what we can expect to see next.

She’s not too optimistic. Unusually I am …