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It's pretty rare for someone to be invited back to the E Tipu Agri Summit two years in a row, but Mike Casey has plenty to talk about. Rewiring Aotearoa's Electric Farms paper proved there are similar benefits for the rural sector if we can turn farms into power plants and, as he says - and as he has shown on his own cherry orchard - New Zealand’s farmers could reduce their operational costs by going electric and generating a lot of their own electricity through mid-scale solar and battery systems. And they can also make money by feeding electricity back into the grid at times of high demand. “Whether in the home or on the farm, electrification is a real win-win. It’s not just the right environmental decision anymore, it’s the right economic decision. It’s a no-brainer. We just have to figure out how to make it easy.”
A watershed moment for Rewiring as the RAS goes mainstream; Octopus Energy goes big on small batteries; 112 businesses with $1.5 trillion in revenue ask for electrification to go faster; how long it will take for all these EVs to change the total fleet; energy becomes a major focus of the factories of the future; and the Slate truck keeps it simple.
Read moreDownloadSolar companies could be in for a boost if National gets re-elected. The party is pledging to have a scheme offering homeowners low-interest loans to let them switch to solar, batteries, insulation - taking away big upfront costs. The money would be repaid through rates. Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey has voiced support for this move. "We've been asking for this for a long time and it's being delivered. So I'm thrilled."
