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Every day a weekend as electricity demand drops in lockdown

Demand drops 15% as patterns of power consumption begin to change due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Reweti Kohere Thu, 02 Apr 2020

New Zealand’s demand for electricity since the Covid-19 lockdown has dropped by as much as 15% as non-essential sectors have temporarily shut down, while work, study or life has carried on in people’s homes.

Most of the country’s electricity giants have seen household demand rise as demand

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Reweti Kohere Thu, 02 Apr 2020
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