Election 2017 - Party Policies - Energy - Power
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- Set a goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2030 and work with the industry on a plan to achieve it.
- Place a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas within territorial New Zealand, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf until it is proven safe.
- Develop national guidance on wind energy and provide planning assistance to district and regional councils, to enable them to provide sites suitable for wind farms in their plans whilst minimising impacts on local communities in advance of specific proposals.
- Provide low interest Government loans to enable affordable solar power installation on New Zealand houses.
- Ensure research and development is undertaken to establish the potential for woody biomass and biofuels within New Zealand.
- Read more here and here.
- Ensure that at least 90% of New Zealand’s electricity is generated from renewable sources by 2025, with close to 100% being renewably generated by 2040.
- Ensure that New Zealand invests in improved energy efficiency where this is cheaper than the cost of generating extra energy or building extra energy infrastructure.
- Explore options for marine power generation.
- Over time, migrate existing petroleum exploration and production permits to any higher standards that have been brought in. Not allow offshore petroleum drilling to occur unless high environmental standards and stringent safeguards are in place, as well as robust contingency plans.
- Work out an orderly transition from thermal coal to noncarbon sources of heat, a process in which the Climate Commission will play an important role.
- Read more here.
- Provide incentives for the business and industry sector to change from coal generated power to solar energy.
- Develop a trial with the Māori Centre of Research Excellence and the Government to test the viability of a locally focused alternative fuels project.
- Close all coal fired power plants by 2025.
- Provide solar power and energy storage (home battery) solutions to low income families and remote communities, Marae, schools, hospitals, government departments, sports clubs and community centres.
- Ensure Mana Whenua are consulted on all oil and mineral exploration permits.
- Read more here.
- Decrease industrial emissions by at least 1 per cent a year on average, over the next five years.
- Encouraging investment in petroleum and minerals while maintaining and enhancing the quality of our environmental and safety regime.
- Developing a framework for decommissioning offshore petroleum assets like oil rigs.
- Developing a regime to manage possible risk from inactive onshore petroleum wells.
- Continue our successful Block Offer process for awarding oil and gas exploration permits.
- Read more here.
- Use New Zealand First’s boost of private and public Research and Development to develop new forms of energy generation.
- Adopt alternate energy options as technology and availability makes them practical to minimise the environmental impacts while guaranteeing continuity of supply.
- Ensure that applications for energy projects undergo a streamlined process directly through the Environment Court.
- Provide incentives for ongoing investment in electricity generation, with a particular focus on local generation where feasible.
- Drive carbon and energy efficient policies throughout local and central government by way of Carbon Budgets.
- Read more here.
- Introduce a $10 million a year fund that will help New Zealand families install micro-generation technology into their homes.
- This would primarily be targeted at new builds to encourage building energy efficient homes.
- New builds could get up to $10,000 per house.
- Existing houses could get up to $5,000 per house.
- Read more here.
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