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Topic · social

Renewable Energy Access

51 posts · 57,540 engagement · first seen 12 Jul 2020 · last seen 5 Aug 2026

Debate and policy proposals around New Zealand households' ability to access and afford renewable energy sources, particularly solar power, including government loan schemes, planning reforms, and concerns about energy cost equity.

Stance breakdown

How the per-edge framings classify across 43 classified edges. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.

74%
23%
Supportive 32 Critical 10 Neutral / explainer 1

Sentiment breakdown

Whole-post emotional valence across 43 classified posts that reference this topic. Distinct from stance: a post can be supportive of the topic and still negative in tone (an angry supporter) — the two together capture the texture short-form posts compress into very few words.

74%
9%
16%
Positive 32 Neutral 4 Negative 7

Platform mix

Where the conversation is happening. Engagement is volume-weighted (likes + 2×shares + 3×replies); a small number of high-impact posts can outrank a high-volume but low-engagement platform.

  • facebook
    22 posts · 56,130 engagement
    56,130
  • twitter
    1 post · 779 engagement
    779
  • reddit
    2 posts · 472 engagement
    472
  • youtube
    18 posts · 133 engagement
    133

Top posts by engagement

The most-engaged posts referencing this topic. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies; the order matches the digest ranking on /social.