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September 2009
Sustainable Energy Forum submission on the Ministerial Review of
the Electricity Market
Ministerial review of the electricity market improving electricity
market performance discussion documents submission to the ministry
of economic development, 16 september 2009.
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PDF (~413KB) |
August 2009
An Open Letter to the Minister of Transport
The Sustainable Energy Forum calls for a transport policy rethink
in the light of the International Energy Agency's latest oil supply
warnings.
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PDF (~26KB) |
July 2009
Submission to Minister of Energy, on proposals for introduction of
"smart meters"
DEUN and SEF call for a moratorium on the installation of "smart
meters" until electricity retailers agree on how to make them
really smart.
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PDF (~390KB) |
July 2009
Submission on the RUC Amendment
SEF's submission regarding the RUC Amendment.
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PDF (~344KB) |
December 2008
Briefing to the Incoming Government
SEF's briefing to the incoming National-led Government on energy and
transport issues.
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Word (~57KB)
PDF (~93KB) |
22 July 2008
Over a Barrel - a new vision needed
This article, first published in the Dominion Post on Monday
21 July 2008, suggests how New Zealand should respond to continuing
how oil prices, and the threat of further oil price rises and supply
restrictions.
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PDF (~7KB) |
29 February 2008
Sustainable Transport Submission
SEF submission on the Ministry of Transport's "Sustainable
Transport"
discussion document. This document is part of the process of updating
the New Zealand Transport Strategy.
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PDF (~662KB) |
6 February 2008
Transport, Oil and Climate Change: Agenda 2008
A briefing paper sent to political parties about transport issues,
and their context, heading into the 2008 General Election.
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PDF (~554KB) |
31 January 2008
SEF submission on the Biofuels Bill.
Also available is the Appendix
to the submission.
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PDF (~454KB) |
10 November 2007
The Future of Oil.
Oil prices have grown strongly since 2004, and recently spiked over
US $90 per barrel. Speculation, international politics, exchange rate
changes, and the risk of terrorism and war have all played a part. But
the basic reason is that world oil production has not grown since 2006,
while demand continues to increase.
This article was first published by the Dominion Post on Friday
2 November 2007.
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PDF (~12KB) |
15 July 2007
SEF Submission on proposed changes to the Building Code and Compliance
Documents on energy efficiency of hot water systems and HVAC systems.
This submission has been prepared by the Sustainable Energy Forum (SEF)
and comments on the proposed changes to hot water systems. SEF is a
broad organisation. This submission is the result of discussion amongst
members and reflects a consensus. However it may not necessarily take
into account the views of every member.
SEF supports the concept of applying a standard to a whole design rather
than just to individual components, although, in some cases, better
component standards are also required.
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PDF (~488KB) |
3 April 2007
Submission on the Government’s Energy and Climate Change Policy
Documents
SEF’s submission on the Government’s suite of energy and
climate change policy documents focuses on the draft New Zealand Energy
Strategy (NZES) and New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
(NZEECS), but also covers the relationship between energy policy, land
use, and climate change.
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PDF (~386KB) |
10 March 2007
Report on the Sustainable Energy Forum / Energy Federation of New
Zealand Seminar on Government Energy Policy, 16 February 2007.
This report contains material which may be useful to those preparing
submissions on the Government's suite of energy policy documents. As
long as the authorship of the presentations is acknowledged, you are
welcome to use material from this report in your submission. The presentations
to this event are also available online (on the Energy Federation web
site).
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Word (~67KB)
PDF (~145KB) |
19 December 2006
Peak Oil: A Major Issue for New Zealand
The peak in world conventional oil production is fast approaching,
and New Zealand isn’t ready for it. In this document, the SEF
Transport and Oil Working Group recommends policies the Government should
adopt to meet the challenge of Peak Oil, and also suggests measures
that individuals can take to prepare for it. (This is a revised and
updated version of our document “Peak Oil: An Urgent Issue for
New Zealand”, from July 2005.)
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PDF (~60KB) |
9 November 2006
This SEF submission highlights the way in which many responses proposed
to deal with a short-term oil supply disruption could also be valuable
to reduce our present high dependence on oil for transport.
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PDF (~45KB) |
29 August 2006
New Thinking Needed on Land Transport
A SEF delegation put forward this presentation when meeting with Minister
of Transport Hon Annette King on 5 July 2006 to discuss the state and
future of land transport in New Zealand.
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PDF (~113KB) |
14 August 2006
SEF response to the Terms of Reference for the New Zealand Energy
Strategy
The Ministry of Economic Development recently released the Terms
of Reference for the New Zealand Energy Strategy. This is SEF's
response to the Ministry's Key Questions about the development of the
NZES.
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PDF (~47KB) |
2 March 2006
SEF Submission on the Climate Change Policy Review.
This SEF submission to the Minister for Climate Change Issues, Hon.
David Parker, is in response to the recent Cabinet Climate Change Policy
Review paper. The Cabinet paper (January 2006) can be viewed at www.climatechange.govt.nz/resources/cabinet/cbc-05-394.html
and the Review to which it refers (November 2005) at www.climatechange.govt.nz/resources/reports/policy-review-05/index.html.
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PDF (~70KB) |
20 October 2005
New Zealand's Response to Peak Oil: Land Transport.
The peak in world oil production is fast approaching, and New Zealand
is a long way from being prepared for it. This SEF report looks at the
changes we need to make to New Zealand’s land transport system
to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of the end of the era of cheap,
readily-available oil.
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PDF (~91KB) |
4 September 2005
A Framework for a Sustainable Energy Future for New Zealand.
Members of the Sustainable Energy Forum, through their email discussion
group, have called for the development of a framework to assist SEF
in presenting the concepts and actions needed to build a sustainable
energy future for New Zealand.
This framework, developed by a small group of SEF members, is only
a starting point for a more comprehensive document. It offers objectives,
a brief SWOT type analysis, and suggested actions to improve New Zealand’s
energy sustainability. It also outlines some barriers to effective
action, and foreshadows further work on indicators, modelling to monitor
progress towards energy sustainability, and research needs. The
framework shows the interrelationships between various measures and
actions.
We want your input so that it can continue to be improved! Please
send your comments to the SEF Office: office@sef.org.nz
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PDF (~86KB) |
22 July 2005
SEF Submission on the Electricity Commission’s discussion paper
“Options for Enabling Transmission Alternatives”.
The central issue of the EC consultation document was whether alternatives
to proposed transmission upgrades can be counted on to eventuate in
the present “market” environment, and whether the EC should
“procure” the alternatives directly or indirectly. This
SEF submission concludes that a mix of “enabling transmission
alternatives”, as well as pricing methodology and market design
are needed to ensure a proper balance of risk between competing suppliers
of the relevant energy services..
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PDF (~38KB) |
16 May 2005
SEF submission on Electricity Commission Appropriation 2005 / 2006.
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PDF (~35KB) |
March 2005
MoT - Surface Transport Costs and Charges overview.
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PDF (~426KB) |
MoT - Surface Transport Costs and Charges Main Report.
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PDF (~2.2MB) |
18 February 2005
SEF submission on the Oil Security Final Report from the MED.
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PDF (~18KB) |
SEF submission on the Budget Policy Statement 2005.
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PDF (~16KB) |
SEF backgrounder which accompanied the submission on the Budget Policy
Statement 2005.
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PDF (~54KB) |
20 August 2004
Submission from SEF to MED regarding the proposed extension of the
Electricity Levy to cover reserve generation and energy efficiency.
Mentioned in the submission are four supporting documents, two are
available as links and two are available for download below:
Dimensions
of Demand Response: Capturing Customer Based Resources in New England's
Power Systems and Markets
Report and Recommendations of the New England Demand Response Initiative
July 23, 2003
Retail-Load
Participation in Competitive Wholesale Electricity Markets
Eric Hirst and Brendan Kirby, January 2001
Prepared for Edison Electric Institute, and Project for Sustainable
FERC Energy Policy.
The convergence of retail competition, wholesale competition, and
improved technologies should greatly expand the type and magnitude
of price-responsive demand. Permitting and encouraging retail customers
to respond to dynamic prices will improve economic efficiency, discipline
market power, improve reliability, and reduce the need to build new
generation and transmission facilities.
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All demand-side resources are not created equal
The importance of public policies for energy efficiency in reducing
energy intensity.
Presentation to E-Vision 2002 by Martin Kushler.
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Strategic Plan for the IEA Demand-Side Management Programme 2004
- 2009
DSM was once an instrument for governments to use to require utilities
to move towards a least-cost energy system and to enhance overall use
of resources. Environmental concerns, global climate change and grid
reliability and security have become important market and policy issues
and are expected to grow in importance in the next five years. Working
on the demand side is as important as ever but there is a definite need
to consider with whom and how.
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PDF (~118KB) |
12 March 2004
Submission on Resource Consent Application CRC031800
Project Aqua, lodged by Meridian Energy Ltd
Mentioned in the submission are four supporting documents, two are
available as links and two are available for download below:
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PDF (~19KB) |
30 December 2003
Give Priority to Links that Keep Traffic Out of Town.
An article by John Blakeley that appeared in the New Zealand Herald
on 30 December 2003.
John Blakeley comments on an article in the NZ Herald suggesting
that the Government's plan will only lead to more congestion on Auckland's
streets.
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PDF (~13kB) |
15 December 2003
SEF Submission on the Walking and Cycling Strategy.
... The Forum sees 'Getting There' as an important contribution
to this Government's transport policy development. Walking and cycling
are both important short-distance transport modes in their own right.
Walking in particular is an essential supportive mode for public transport,
although cycling can also contribute. Both modes have important health
benefits. ...
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PDF (~13kB) |
December 2003
Spare Power Plant Not Best Answer.
An article by John Blakeley that appeared in the New Zealand Herald
on 6 November 2003.
This year the Government announced plans to build a 155MW oil-fired
power station at Whirinaki in Hawke's Bay at a cost of $150 million
"to help provide increased certainty of electricity supply".
Alternative sites in the South Island had been explored but Whirinaki
was chosen, although it is not ideally located, because it has a resource
consent and can be operating by next winter. ...
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31 October 2003
SEF Submission on the Building Bill.
Synopsis:
SEF submission supports the inclusion of environmentally sustainable
development features in buildings.
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PDF (~18kB) |
2 October 2003
Achieving a sustainable energy future.
An editorial by John Blakeley that appeared in the Sept/Oct issue of
e.nz Magazine (the journal of IPENZ, the Institution of Professional
Engineers New Zealand).
Synopsis:
In summary, there are a whole range of possibilities to help secure
a sustainable energy future for New Zealand and we need to start navigating
our way through these possibilities starting right now. All that is
required is some leadership.
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PDF (~52kB) |
31 July 2003
Sustainable Energy Forum Submission to the Commerce Select Committee
Inquiry into the New Zealand Electricity Industry.
Synopsis:
SEF is concerned that the Electricity Commission's decisions may have
a very negative impact on sustainable energy options. The submission
contends that:
- Planning for generating capacity development needs to be done with
caution to avoid surplus generating capacity which would crowd out
renewable distributed generation options and energy efficiency investments.
- Sustainable energy options provide the most economic way to improve
environmental sustainability and reliability in New Zealand's electricity
sector.
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PDF (~76kB) |
30 June 2003
SEF Submission on Electricity Commission & Reserve Generation
Proposal.
Synopsis:
This submission from SEF calls on Government not to commit investment
funds for Reserve Generation capacity or fuel storage until the potential
for such investment to economically "crowd out" small-scale
generation and demand-side management is fully assessed.
It also expresses concern about the intention that the proposed Electricity
Commission, as a Crown Agent, will be required to give effect to Government
policy, without the degree of independence that would be seen in the
Independent Crown Entity that almost everybody believed was the intended
model.
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PDF (~32kB)
MS Word (~47kB) |
13 June 2003
"Small is Sustainable" by Molly Melhuish
Synopsis:
This presentation describes how small-scale and sustainable energy
options can improve the reliability of New Zealand's electricity supply,
as well as giving the well known environmental benefits. It then discusses
the Government's May 20th decisions regarding the new Electricity Commission
and its role in providing "Reserve Capacity" in the electricity
market. The presentation discusses the new barriers that these decisions
raise to prevent distributed energy resources and new renewable energy
generation from helping relieve 'dry-year' energy shortages.
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PDF (~200kB)
PPT (~84kB) |
15 May 2003
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW ZEALAND
CONVERTING A POWER CRISIS INTO A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Synopsis
The present deeply flawed wholesale electricity market structure needs
an extensive overhaul if New Zealand is to move towards a sustainable
energy future. The expected government announcement of changes to help
ensure a sufficient reserve supply of electricity for dry years will
inevitably be a "quick fix" to an immediate problem, but in
the longer term, much broader changes to the wholesale electricity market
are required.
This paper has been prepared for the Sustainable Energy Forum by John
Blakeley (SEF Convenor), Molly Mellhuish and Steve Goldthorpe after
extensive discussion and contributions from other people participating
through the SEF members email discussion group.
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PDF (~41kB) |
20 December 2002
Big Rethink Needed on Electricity
An article by John Blakeley that appeared
in the New Zealand Herald on 20 December 2002.
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8 October 2002
Molly Melhuish's paper presented at the Energy Conference. End-use
energy options for a reliable electricity supply.
Synopsis:
The New Zealand electricity market shuts out energy efficiency, demand
management and small scale renewable energy generation. These are the
most cost effective ways to counter the market power of large generators
and to improve system reliability. This paper describes these aspects
and makes positive suggestions for the future.
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PDF (~235kB)
PPT (~140kB) |
13 June 2002
SEF's submission on the discussion document Climate Change —
the government's preferred policy package.
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PDF (~30kB) |