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Podcast: Kerre Woodham Mornings Podcast
Episode: Mike Casey: Rewiring Aotearoa CEO says we should burn our coal stockpile instead of importing LNG
Description: 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 himse...