Election year:
2023
Political party:
National
Associated politicians:
Policy:
Electricity
- Ensure a future where busses, cars and trains are powered by clean electricity.
- Turbo-charge new renewable power projects including solar, wind and geothermal by requiring decisions on resource consents to be issued in one year and consents to last for 35 years.
- Unleash investment in transmission and local lines by eliminating consents for upgrades to existing infrastructure and most new infrastructure.
- Fast track permits so feasibility studies for offshore wind can get underway.
- Complete the development of offshore wind regulations including commercial permits within one year to unleash investment.
- Require decisions on resource consents for offshore wind generation within two years of an application.
- Require consents for new transmission lines to be issued within one year and eliminate consents for upgrades to existing transmission lines, within limits.
- Work with Crown Research Institutes to publish weather and geology data to accelerate investment in offshore wind.
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