What do you make of NZ Energy Trading Scheme

[manuellynch]

So power prices are going to go up again. Seems like that is they do in New Zealand. Would be great for the country to aggressively incentivize people to consume much less power.

I spoke to the person in Wellington responsible for the NZ ETS Energy Trading Scheme and he said by raising power prices it will force people to use less power or use more energy efficient technology.

Would like ideas on how people are reducing power in your homes and business.

And what is a good return on investment you make to reduce power? Should it return your investment in 6 months, 12 months, 18 months - what is reasonable?

[country_gal]

The ETS scheme sucks. It will send prices up across the board and I can't see how it will make much difference to anything apart from taking more tax from the people who can't really afford it. It's all about carbon credits for forestry owners, they are the ones who will benefit not the environment.
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[rob 2]

the public are mugs. The ppl on the hill are rakin in more money for power but claiming to to be a conservation measure.
This hurts the ppl who do not have money to burn.
Rich ppl just go on doing whatever they do as a tax free bonus which poorer ppl cannot do unless they work the system as a business and they can but few can

[flyingkiwi]

Keeps going up cause there are shareholders in power companies wanting even more of a greedy return. Should be no real reason for us to have to conserve power in New Zealand, hydro dams pump out plenty and plans for more to take up the slack. How does hydro damage the environment ? Carbon credits more for countries pumping out heaps of carbon, credit yes we should be given credit for being one of the lowest.

Not into wasting electricity but not going to get all steptoe with it, want the lekkie blanket on its going on. We got the energy saving bulbs here and there, cylinder wrap. Burn firewood in a log burner Personal wind generators be the go, solar power too. 12 months good for return, if has to be 24 well that's good too, long as save money in the end.

[giallorossi]

The power companies smell a chance to raise prices better than the way a shark smells blood
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[manuellynch]