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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Politics
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Can wind and solar make up for gas?

Competition in electricity market better than regulation.

Brent Edwards Thu, 14 Mar 2019

The National Party warns power prices are set to go up and it will only get worse as the government reduces its reliance on gas during dry years.

But the Green Party’s energy spokesman Gareth Hughes rubbishes that analysis, saying it's fossil fuels that are pushing the price of electricity

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Brent Edwards Thu, 14 Mar 2019
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