EECA says it is adapting to 27% budget cut

EECA says it is adapting to 27% budget cut
Funding for EV chargers is under review. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
The Crown agency tasked with promoting energy efficiency says it has adapted to the more market-oriented drive of the current Government and is learning to live with major budget cuts.Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) chair Elena Trout and chief executive Marcos Pelenur spent two hours on Jan 30 under public scrutiny from Parliament’s environment select committee.Later, on the same day, the Government released New Zealand’s second United Nations-mandated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC2) for global emission...

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