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Renewable electricity procurement options for businesses

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How businesses procure their electricity can have a major impact on the growth of renewables. In this post, we’ll delve into the main options and provide some real-life examples

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Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) explored

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RECs are commonly mentioned in New Zealand’s electricity market. This post explains what they are and the challenges and opportunities they present.

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How should businesses support renewable energy?

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We discuss the main ways that businesses should support renewable energy to meaningfully contribute to climate action. In short, it's demand response, on-site generation and PPAs.

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Power purchase agreements (PPAs) and PPA terminology explained

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As Aotearoa New Zealand tackles its transition to cleaner energy, interest in PPAs is increasing. In this post, we explain what PPAs are and some common PPA terminology

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EVA releases its first renewables market report

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This month EVA released its first renewables market report for Q1 & Q2 of 2023. Our reports aim to provide regular, expert insight into Aotearoa New Zealand’s renewables market and its contribution to net zero

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EVA trial sees corporate PPA sleeving ‘go live’ for the first time

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In a first for the New Zealand electricity market, a Marlborough winemaker is now virtually supplied by a new solar array under a corporate PPA ‘sleeving’ arrangement set up by EVA Marketplace

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Europe's crisis shows we must accelerate our energy transition

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Europe’s energy crisis highlights the threat of a reliance on fossil fuels; New Zealand should follow Europe’s lead, accelerating our transition to clean energy to improve the resilience of our economy and the energy-dependent living standards that we take for granted.

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New Zealand's need for renewables projects

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Renewables supply less than 25% of NZ's final energy consumption and the Climate Change Commission estimates our electricity consumption must increase by 60% to meet our net zero 2050 target, highlighting NZ's need for renewables projects.

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