Mike Casey: Rewiring Aotearoa CEO says we should burn our coal stockpile instead of importing LNG

One renewable energy advocate believes New Zealand would be better off burning our coal reserve than building a liquefied natural gas terminal.   The Government’s aiming to sign a procurement contract for a Taranaki LNG site by mid-year, and hoping to have it running by late next year or early 2028.  An electricity levy of two to four dollars per megawatt-hour will fund the build, which is expected to save each household around $50 a year when up and running.   Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey told Kerre Woodham that while he likes to think of himself as a renewable energy advocate, he’s also a pragmatic person.   He says that the dry year problem has to be solved, but we should use the fuel we already have and import, instead of importing a new, incredibly expensive fuel, at a capital cost that would lock us into using it for a very long time.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.