Energy Hardship Expert Panel Report
The Energy Hardship Expert Panel (EHEP) submitted their final report, ‘Te Kore, Te po, Te Ao Marama Energy Hardship: The challenges and the way forward’,
The Burden Shouldn’t Fall on those Carrying the Most Weight Already
Th heading is used in this article written by Ketan Joshi about the need to be careful with how we transition quickly away from a
How a Humanitarian Hedge Could Help Lift Our Communities Out of Energy Hardship
This opinion editorial has been written by Bill Heaps. Bill is the Founding Director of Energy for Good Limited and Independent Director of the Community
Why An Energy Evolution Is Needed
Our Energy sector needs to step up and make changes that allows for a more inclusive and community focused approach
People Power – Kiwi Style?
How can we leverage community energy to provide a fair transition to a low carbon world. Plenty of lessons from overseas!
Rau Kūmara Solar Farm, a Community Energy Project by Energise Ōtaki
Rau Kūmara Solar Farm is a community renewable energy project by Energise Ōtaki Charitable Trust, a charity developing and implementing energy awareness, efficiency, and microgeneration
Why is collecting data important to growing healthy community energy sectors through ownership of renewable generation assets
A healthy, growing community energy sector supports communities to take ownership of assets that provide renewable generation, operation, and demand management services. This allows each
Our Response to Covid-19
Community Energy Network (CEN) supports the Government in its tough new policies and a large financial support package released in the wake of COVID-19. We
A Fresh Energy Hardship Framework
CEN Introduction What do we need to do to eliminate energy hardship in Aotearoa/New Zealand? The framework discussion below is the second blog of two
Energy Democracy
Energy democracy is the idea that New Zealand can shift from a centralised, top-down provision of energy to one that prioritises deep engagement and local
Energy Hardship
People living in energy hardship live in homes that perform so poorly that the cost of keeping the home warm and dry (and have hot
Response to Healthy Homes #1
The Healthy Housing Standards (HHS) for rental properties have just been released. Firstly, congratulations to the Government on pushing the standards up by a reasonable
Impact Measurement and the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act
The cold of winter is here and housing, energy and health are firmly at the top of the country’s agenda. We are approaching a “fork