<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>February</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 22 OPINION THRIVING: <strong>The</strong> Styx is a significant community-led restoration effort. Orion New Zealand Limited owns and operates the electricity distribution network in central Canterbury, including Christchurch, between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers, and from the Canterbury coast to Arthur’s Pass. We receive electricity from Transpower’s national grid at seven different locations and we distribute this electricity to more than 210,000 homes and businesses. Our service is delivery only. We don’t buy and sell the electricity, we just deliver it — and we charge electricity retailers on a wholesale basis for this delivery service. Retailers, in turn, include this cost in their retail electricity prices. Orion’s distribution charges and Transpower’s transmission charges together represent 35 per cent of an average household electricity bill. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Funding will improve quality of our waterways MUCH OF the focus on Canterbury’s the council has been doing. waterways falls on our majestic <strong>The</strong> formal alpine declaration of a braided rivers and the smaller, but still significant, rivers which wend their way from the foothills to the 30-year sea. history. This is as you might expect, A year ago given this Saturday, the at 11.49am, Environment energy and sediment from these major water courses have built our region, continue to shape it, and effectively divide it into the smaller areas, such <strong>The</strong> declaration as North highlighted that all the work Environment Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury Canterbury and does – South from Canterbury, in which we freshwater live and management work. to biodiversity and biosecurity, However, our urban rivers and streams It’s a year since Environment C declared a climate-change em JENNY HUGHEY explains what state of climate emergency across Canterbury was one of the most serious, and colourful, moments in the regional council’s more than Canterbury became New Zealand’s first council to proclaim such an emergency, formally dedicating itself to consideration of climate change at the heart of all it does. transport and urban development to air quality, and also regional leadership – has a climate change focus. Currently, under the Resource Management Act, regional councils are required only to adapt to climate change, not mitigate Notice of electricity delivery price changes Connection categories and price components Notes: Units 1. This schedule is a summary only. Please refer to Orion’s published electricity delivery price and export credit schedules, available from Orion or www.oriongroup.co.nz, for full details. 2. Peak and volume prices for streetlighting, general connections and irrigation connections are applied to peak loadings and volumes derived from measurements taken at grid exit points, and it is appropriate to allow normal network losses when assessing the contribution individual connections make to these charges. All other prices in this schedule are applied against measurements or ratings taken at the connection. it – that responsibility is the Government’s, but could change. Both Orion’s and Transpower’s prices are regulated by the Commerce Even in ‘adapt Commission mode’ many of Environment Canterbury’s and the changes set out in this schedule are made in accordance existing with policies the terms and plans of already the regulation. contribute to reduced emissions. In declaring the climate For more information on our pricing, or Orion in general, emergency, the Council noted it visit www.oriongroup.co.nz or call us on 03 363 9898. would continue to show leadership on climate-change and do so For information on the retail prices that appear on your electricity without account, adding new programmes please contact your electricity retailer. at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave staff a clear mandate to continue Requirement 2.4.<strong>18</strong> of the Electricity Distribution Information Disclosure Determination 2012 requires Orion to publicly disclose changes to our wholesale prices, together with the amount that relates to transmission charges, as follows: 1 April 2020 to 31 March <strong>2021</strong> from 1 April <strong>2021</strong> Delivery price (excl GST) Transmission proportion Delivery price (excl GST) Transmission proportion Streetlighting connections (approx 51,113 connections) Fixed charge $/con/day 0.0997 (4%) 0.0954 (3%) Peak charge (peak period demand) $/kW/day 0.4120 37% 0.3995 39% Volume charges Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm) $/kWh 0.06707 24% 0.06755 22% Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun) $/kWh 0.01798 19% 0.0<strong>18</strong>44 12% General connections (approx 208,311 connections) Fixed charge $/con/day 0.1500 0% 0.1500 0% Peak charge (peak period demand) $/kW/day 0.4120 37% 0.3995 39% Volume charges Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm) $/kWh 0.06707 24% 0.06755 22% Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun) $/kWh 0.01798 19% 0.0<strong>18</strong>44 12% Low power factor charge $/kVAr/day 0.2000 25% 0.2000 25% Irrigation connections (approx 1,040 connections) Capacity charge* $/kW/day 0.4490 14% 0.4383 14% Volume charges Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm) $/kWh 0.06707 24% 0.06755 22% Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun) $/kWh 0.01798 19% 0.0<strong>18</strong>44 12% Rebates Power factor correction rebate* $/kVAr/day (0.1658) 0% (0.16<strong>18</strong>) 0% Interruptibility rebate* $/kW/day (0.0415) 0% (0.0405) 0% * applied from 1 October to 31 March only Major customer and embedded network connections (approx 503 connections) Fixed charge $/con/day 10.0000 0% 10.0000 0% Fixed charge (additional connections) $/con/day 5.0000 0% 5.0000 0% Extra switches $/switch/day 3.2700 0% 3.3300 0% 11kV Metering equipment $/con/day 4.2600 0% 4.3400 0% 11kV Underground cabling $/km/day 3.3400 0% 3.4000 0% 11kV Overhead lines $/km/day 2.1000 0% 2.1400 0% Transformer capacity $/kVA/day 0.0119 0% 0.0119 0% Peak charge (control period demand) $/kVA/day 0.3955 40% 0.3757 43% Nominated maximum demand $/kVA/day 0.1044 8% 0.1034 5% Metered maximum demand $/kVA/day 0.0762 100% 0.0769 100% Export credits (approx 12 connections) 0 - 30kW generation Anytime credits (without PV), or $/kWh (0.00300) 0% (0.00290) 0% Anytime credits (with PV), or $/kWh (0.00010) 0% (0.00010) 0% Peak period credits (with or without PV) $/kWh (0.21070) 0% (0.20560) 0% 30 - 750kW Control period credits $/kW/day (0.0721) 0% (0.0704) 0% plus $/kVAr/day (0.0237) 0% (0.0231) 0% Miscellaneous Monthly invoice and contract charge to retailers and directly $/invoice 30.00 0% 30.00 0% contracted major customers Failure to pay notice $/notice 50.00 0% 50.00 0% Default and termination notice $/notice 100.00 0% 100.00 0% and enhance that work. Regional It’s a year since Environment Canterbury Council (Environment declared a climate-change emergency Canterbury) Environment Canterbury Chair Jenny Hughey fleet hybrid or long-range electric also That play work included an essential setting role by 2022. in our Carbon health emissions from up a climate-change integration air travel across the organisation and programme well-being, the Long-term and Plan their are viability offset our own is important 20<strong>18</strong>-28, ensuring for native climate change species programmes. and the protec- biodiversity was actively considered across According to a Madworld repor tion workstreams, of our increasing environment. visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide about I was the impact thrilled of climate recently (CO2) to hear equivalent, that compared with several change on Canterbury, key waterway and liaising restoration removals of 7883 projects tonnes of CO2- on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency around partners, other the local Greater authorities Christchurch efforts and from area forestry planting have and central won government. grants for significant across 2700 hectares. chunks of As an organisation, we have <strong>The</strong> changing climate will pose money also made significant for work progress that in will many improve risks to life and water livelihood addressing our own greenhousegas emissions, with our in Canterbury. In recent years management and also create we have seen jobs. how occasional, Christchurch <strong>The</strong> three building project receiving groups a but extreme, supported weather events by have “market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and the rating Government’s of 5.0 out of 6 in the year Freshwater infrastructure Improvement around the South to <strong>February</strong> Fund, on the National part of the $1.3 Island. billion Jobs for Australian Built Environment <strong>The</strong> driest parts of our region, Nature Rating System environment New Zealand. programme, along the Marlborough are: coast and <strong>The</strong> building’s features include across much of the Canterbury <strong>18</strong>4 • solar <strong>The</strong> panels Styx which Living can Laboratory Plains, are expected Trust, to get even receiving generate more than $4,159,704 55,000 across drier. North-westerly five years storms are kilowatt hours of electricity per predicted become more intense support year. community-led with restoration torrential alpine efforts rainstorms of <strong>The</strong>re the has Pūharakekenui/Styx been a 26% reduction turning River. our braided rivers into per staff member in emissions roaring rapids, fuelling landslides since • Te 30 June Taumatu 2010. We now Rūnanga, have and causing on behalf widespread of erosion. access to electric and hybrid Canterbury’s coastal the vehicles Te and Waihora hope to have Co-Governance half our communities will Group, be threatened receiving $2,160,084 across five years to restore a whole catchment, its water quality, māhinga kai and biodiversity, along Te Waikēkēwai/Waikēkēwai Stream, on the south-western edge of Lake Ellesmere. • <strong>The</strong> Christchurch City Council, receiving $1,495,000 over three years to restore the integrity of the Cashmere Stream. This round of funding through the Ministry for the Environment included money for work to reduce sediment erosion, construct and restore wetlands, reinstate streams, protect estuaries, restore fisheries and fish passage, create jobs and build capability in freshwater management. I’m especially excited at the funding for the Styx Living Laboratory Trust. It is a wonderful boost for the hard work that has already been taking place in one of our significant urban waterways – work which has been supported by the Christchurch City Council, Environment Canterbury and many others over the years. <strong>The</strong>ir project, ‘Protecting the Pūharakekenui/Styx River as a viable spring-fed river ecosystem’ is expected to cost $9.2 million all up and supports community-led efforts. <strong>The</strong> work on the river is likely to provide the equivalent of 43 full-time jobs over the years and will include getting rid of pest plants in the catchment, protecting water quality, and restoring the viability of vulnerable waterways. <strong>The</strong> Pūharakekenui/Styx River is very close to our hearts at Environment Canterbury. Some of our experts are members of the Styx Living Laboratory Trust, which we have supported financially since it was set up in 2002. It is also really good to see the interest in helping save the health of the Cashmere Stream, on the other side of the city. <strong>The</strong> stream forms part of a historically significant wetland traditionally used by Māori for food gathering and is home to several threatened species, such as kōura (freshwater crayfish), kākahi (freshwater mussels), tuna, inanga, pied stilts, oystercatchers and the southern grass skink. I’m delighted to see this recognition of the importance of such ecological and environmental work on our quintessential urban waterways and encourage you to get involved in these crucial projects. • Cr Jenny Hughey is chair of the Canterbury
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