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A consumer's perspective of new electricity technologies in the home
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International Energy Agency reviewing New Zealand
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ENA looks back a 100 years
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Considered distribution pricing reform vital
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30 Voices on 2030
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A consumer's perspective of new electricity technologies in the home
News | 17 July, 2019
A consumer in Wellington explains his home energy setup: electric vehicle, solar panels and battery technology.
