2862 (2025). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister of Climate Change

2862 (2025). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister of Climate Change: What measures, if any, has the Government introduced to prioritise and accelerate renewable electricity generation and ensure electricity networks can support growth and variability of demand and supply in the second emissions reduction plan, as recommended by the Climate Change Commission in their 2023 report "Advice on the direction of policy for the Government's second emissions reduction plan"?

Hon Simon Watts: The second emissions reduction plan (ERP2) includes a chapter on Energy. It contains Electrify NZ, which is a key policy of ERP2. There are a range of components to Electrify NZ, all of which will play a role in removing barriers and resolving market failures that prevent or slow the private investment in the infrastructure New Zealand needs for electrification.