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Election Promises Of Clean Energy Grants Open To Exploitation
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 9:11 am | Vital Solar
Political parties are pledging lots of money to sustainable energy solutions like solar power, but few meaningful solutions, particularly when grants and subsidies are open to exploitation as we experienced with the Healthy Homes initiative—one ... More >>
Solar Power Installer Raises Alarm About Lawless Industry
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 9:07 am | Vital Solar
New Zealand-wide power failures from an overextended grid, rising demand and bad weather can be reduced by encouraging household self-reliance through solar power, but first, regulation of the solar installation industry is sorely needed. Cameron ... More >>
Common Kiwi Myths Makes For Poor Adoption Of Solar Energy In NZ
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 9:15 am | Vital Solar
New Zealand is far behind Australia in home solar panel installation due to a couple of pervasive Kiwi myths that are slowing the adoption of solar energy by households. Vital Solar director Cameron Dick said today that about 30 per cent of Australian ... More >>
Healthy Homes Standards Put Strain On NZ Power Grid, Alternatives Needed
Thursday, 5 January 2023, 7:11 pm | Vital Solar
New Zealand’s national grid will continue to experience serious strain even through summer in part as an unforeseen consequence of the new Healthy Homes Standards that put an over-sized air conditioner in almost every home. The director of Vital Solar ... More >>
Urgent Need For Mandates Around Home Based Renewable Energy
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 10:16 am | Vital Solar
A New Zealand solar energy installer is warning that electrifying New Zealand—EV vehicles, trains and digital technologies—while building thousands of new homes that cannot generate their own renewable energy is foolhardy in light of Transpower’s ... More >>