{"id":65484,"date":"2024-08-21T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T04:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=65484"},"modified":"2024-08-30T08:23:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:23:20","slug":"is-solar-worth-woth-investment-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/is-solar-worth-woth-investment-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Is solar worth the investment in New Zealand?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We know that globally, the use of fossil fuels for energy has to come to a rapid end if we are to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Yet the Luxon Government is recklessly planning to restart oil and gas exploration and is reportedly looking into new fossil gas imports and a new fossil fuel electricity plant.<\/p>\n\n<p>We need more renewable electricity, and we especially need more solar power! New Zealand energy experts have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/electricity-market-mess-rooftop-solar-would-change-game\/\">calling <\/a>for more solar energy as an alternative to fossil fuel generation. Even the conservative Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has published electricity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/new-fossil-gas-not-needed-energy-security-govt-mbie-report\/\">scenarios <\/a>with huge amounts of solar and declining fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be 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Is there enough roof space? Can the grid handle it? Is it too expensive?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Fortunately, the New Zealand grid operator, Transpower, published a big report to answer exactly these questions a few years ago. Transpower\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/static.transpower.co.nz\/public\/publications\/resources\/Te%20Mauri%20Hiko%20%E2%80%93%20The%20sun%20rises%20on%20a%20solar%20energy%20future.pdf?VersionId=kHqmtcg.X1g9VraoefYNyMMCohkJyQaC\">2019 report <\/a><strong><em>&nbsp;\u2018The Sun Rises on a Solar Energy Future\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, does some serious myth-busting (all the text in quote marks below is from the Transpower report).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Zealand IS sunny enough for solar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>New Zealand has more than enough sunlight to make solar generation a significant part of our energy supply.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAccording to NIWA, New Zealand has an abundance of sunshine &#8211; putting many parts of New Zealand ahead of parts of the world where solar is common. Solar potential is measured through irradiance \u2013 the solar potential of a square metre of surface area. Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and even Invercargill are sunnier than the UK, Germany and even many parts of the north of Spain. The quality and availability of the Kiwi sun is no barrier to a thriving solar energy system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/7b46783d-image.png\" alt=\"A bar graph showing solar radiation of New Zealand cities compared to other regions. Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are around 1,400, with Barcelona being a little higher and Paris, Munich, Amsterdam and London all lower than all three.\" class=\"wp-image-65485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/7b46783d-image.png 805w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/7b46783d-image-600x277.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/7b46783d-image-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/7b46783d-image-510x236.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Our big cities are competitive in terms of their solar resource, and a number of other regions, such as Blenheim, Tauranga and Gisborne deliver even higher solar potential.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We DO have enough roof space for solar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Transpower\u2019s Te Mauri Hiko base case scenario shows that New Zealand could have 16GW of distributed solar installed by 2050.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2024\/08\/ced1cf91-greenpeace-solar-panels-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Twenty four photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Greenpeace New Zealand building, help generate electricity for the office. 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Any surplus can be feed back into the grid. The panels were installed in 2009 as part of an ongoing program of environmental management and improvement within the organization. \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>\u201cToday, New Zealand has 1.8 million residential households and over 300,000 business electricity connections. If they all installed embedded solar right now, we could generate approximately 11 GW. Over time, the number of homes and businesses will grow with New Zealand\u2019s continuing population growth (we anticipate 2.4 million households in 2050 \u2013 a one-third increase on current levels).<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWith the increase in homes and business premises, the solar capacity of photovoltaic cells will also significantly increase with improving technology. The combination of these effects could see the solar potential of the ubiquitous rooftop reach 27GW by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NZ\u2019s grid WILL be able to handle all the distributed solar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Transpower\u2019s analysis found that new technology means New Zealand\u2019s grid can handle a lot more solar generation.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cBy exploiting the natural partnership between solar and battery technology (and the utilisation of inverter capabilities), anticipated voltage constraints in electricity networks could be managed to enable networks to host 9-10GW of solar.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cInverters will be critical to enable a smart, reliable and affordable grid, but this requires the right design and standards. Every solar installation comes with an inverter \u2013 if this is well-designed and correctly set-up it can support renewable generation on the grid and reliability for households through providing ancillary services and support. New Zealand needs to stay up to date with this fast-changing technology, for example by adopting the latest global standards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More solar energy in the power system IS manageable<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>There have been concerns that solar generation could make the power system unmanageable due to grid voltage management issues.<\/p>\n\n<p>However, the Transpower analysis shows that operationally significant solar can be well integrated with batteries. Primary analysis at 4GW of solar penetration in their battery storage paper showed no significant issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cA significant amount of energy storage and flexible generation in the form of New Zealand\u2019s hydro system provides enough capacity to manage New Zealand\u2019s evening peak demand ramp up, even with solar penetration of up to 10GW. It is important to reinforce that, under the Te Mauri Hiko scenarios, electrification of the economy leads to significant overall increases in system load from multiple energy sources, which further reduces solar-related challenges.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe key to successfully managing significant solar penetration across the whole of the electricity system is to have volume and coordination\/reserves on batteries. Even a relatively small volume of batteries can provide an important role in providing system stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solar DOES make economic sense<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>\u201cSharply falling costs and rapidly improving technology now provide utility solar with a lower average cost compared to almost every other form of energy (except wind generation).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWhile utility wind is the cheapest form of renewable energy today, by 2050, solar will enjoy a slight average cost advantage even over wind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cInvestment bank Lazard estimates new utility solar capacity can be built at a levelised cost of energy of US$36-46\/MWh today. As a comparison, the cost of new gas or geothermal electricity plants is estimated to be US$41-111\/MWh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe full economics obviously depend on the site, carbon pricing assumptions and more, but utility solar is clearly an economically viable option in the mix for New Zealand\u2019s energy future. This is reinforced with New Zealand\u2019s first utility solar generation plants now starting to emerge. Mercury has a pilot site at Southdown in Auckland, and NextGen is applying for resource consents for a site to host up to 20MW in Tasman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe economics of rooftop solar are more nuanced. The cost of energy from rooftop solar without a battery is now approaching the cost of grid-supplied electricity (a battery adds significant expense which isn\u2019t competitive yet).<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cWithout partnering rooftop solar with batteries, the electricity cannot be stored and must be used when it is generated so is best suited to businesses such as supermarkets, and hotels that use significant volumes of electricity during the day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>But as we\u2019ve seen in the few years since Transpower did this work, the decrease in the cost of solar and increase in the price of electricity has changed the economics of even rooftop solar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home solar panels COMPLEMENT grid connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Most households can get great benefits from having solar panels, and even more so when they are coupled with batteries and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2017\/06\/GP0STQ7Z0_PressMedia-1-1024x683.jpg\" title=\"Tiki Tane\" alt=\"Musician Tiki Taane takes over 45,000 paper suns to New Zealand's electricity watchdog, the Electricity Authority, each with the name of someone who signed a petition demanding the authority support solar energy and prohibit electricity providers from penalising solar users.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Marty Melville \/ Greenpeace<\/div>&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-2315&#8243;\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musician Tiki Taane takes over 45,000 paper suns to New Zealand&#8217;s electricity watchdog, the Electricity Authority, each with the name of someone who signed a petition demanding the authority support solar energy and prohibit electricity providers from penalising solar users.<div class=\"credit icon-left\"> \u00a9 Marty Melville \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>\u201cA key aspect of the electricity grid is it enables a network of diverse energy resources to meet needs at any point in time. Achieving this level of resilience with domestic rooftop solar would currently be almost impossible. To cover a cold and rainy winter week without a grid connection would require a significantly overbuilt rooftop solar system. Using actual solar output and demand data we estimate even with a 25 per cent drop in household demand load to minimise shortages, the average household would need a 51kW rooftop system that would likely cost over $100,000 to buy and install.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, this scenario also relies on having a fully charged electric vehicle available at home as a battery to power household applications. Currently a dedicated home battery the size of that in a Nissan Leaf EV would add approximately $28,000 to the solar bill. These scenarios highlight how complementary the national grid is with distributed solar electricity \u2013 replacing the grid is extremely expensive for households and businesses, but complementing it with domestic solar production is increasingly competitive and compelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solar panels ARE light enough for commercial roofs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>One of the key aspects of the clean energy future is diversity. Large-scale solar and wind generation will be key, but distributed solar on some homes, schools, marae, and businesses will be essential, and it\u2019s a win-win for those who can participate.<\/p>\n\n<p>Most buildings that get sun, are suitable for some solar generation.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cA typical rooftop solar panel weighs around 10-20 kilograms per square meter. This is light enough for most roofs to safely support. 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