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School Energy Savings

7 items · 8 aliases · peaked week of 31 May 2026 · first seen 3 Jun 2026

The New Zealand government has launched a $30 million fund to install solar panels on 500 schools, aiming to reduce energy costs and enhance community resilience during emergencies.

Volume by source orientation Methodology →

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In the press Methodology →

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12-week press volume 2 articles
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  • And there's another aspect of it that uh that I I thought, oh, that does sound like a good piece of planning because you know, I looked at the comments on the Facebook pages of people saying on this, and look, I'll be the first to me. I fucking love dunking on the government on Facebook. Um, but you can't come on, people, you've got to pick your battles. There were some people there that were going, oh, which 500 schools? I think it's a big wealthy schools. They've actually explained it. It's going to schools that need to replace their gas heating and boilers. They're the first cabs on the ring. Again, it kind of makes sense. But also, with a program like this, nobody's gonna go, hey, good news, everybody. Every school in the country is going to get solar at the same fucking time. It it was a weird criticism that I saw people going, oh you, so it's it's only some schools. You gotta start somewhere. Let's but let's be realistic with the criticisms.
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waatea Government / N-A

delivering long-term financial relief for struggling schools

#national: Solar Schools Plan to Power Savings and Build Community Resilience
3 Jun
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