
Queenstown Lakes’ commitment to a carbon-zero visitor economy will be brought to life for business owners and tourism operators at the region’s inaugural Electrifying Queenstown business summit next month. A collaboration between Destination Queenstown and Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce, the initiative is powered by Aurora Energy, inviting local businesses to unlock the economic benefits of electrification, saving on costs and growing their business while decarbonising. "One of the most effective ways to decarbonise is by going electric. We’re excited to have experts joining Electrifying Queenstown to share knowledge and practical ideas to support the tourism and business community to shift to a sustainable future,” says Destination Queenstown Chief Executive Mat Woods.
Read moreDownload the document hereWhen Gunnar Friese visited his parents in Germany about a year and a half ago, he saw a lot of plug-in solar systems, but when he returned to New Zealand, he found they were illegal here. Since then he has been on a mission to introduce the technology and, with many political parties now on board and the Ministry of Regulation proposing it be legalised, it looks like it's about to take off.
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