A discussion with Stewart Island Community Board Chair Aaron Connor about rising power costs due to diesel dependency, the potential for population decline, and the upcoming solar farm project aimed at reducing energy expenses and improving long-term sustainability.
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Stuart Island's power prices are becoming such a problem that some residents may have to move away. The local community board is meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to increase prices from 89 cents a kilowatt hour to 93 cents. Now to give you some context on that, power plans in the big cities will charge users less than 40 cents a kilowatt hour, so it's twice as expensive on the island. The problem is that the power on Stuart Island is all provided by diesel generators. And of course the price of diesel has been skyrocketing in recent months. So I'm joined now by Aaron Connor, uh, who is a Stuart Island Rucky Urda community board chair. Hello, Aaron. I'm very happy to be talking to you. Yes, good evening. I was told that it might be dodgy talking to you because the digital generator might give out and then we won't have any mobile reception and then you can't phone.
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