Big gas customers increasingly wary of electrification, Powerco says

Big gas customers increasingly wary of electrification, Powerco says
John Kidd was one of the panel members who dissected the future of gas at the Downstream energy conference on March 6. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
Industrial and commercial gas users who were planning on electrifying are now having second thoughts when faced with the cost and difficulty.Powerco general manager of gas Don Elers was speaking on a future of gas panel at last Wednesday’s Downstream energy conference in Lower Hutt. He said the narrative from customers had changed from two or three years ago.“Even those industrials and those commercials that have got decarbonisation plans or strategies are starting to realise it's not that easy to electrify; I guess this questio...

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