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能源和资源部长梅根·伍兹9月17日宣布，将成立一个独立小组，为所有家庭提供更公平的电费。
梅根·伍兹(Megan Woods)说：”逐步取消低使用率电力计划的规定，将为所有新西兰人创造一个他们转向电力技术。从2022年4月1日起，这些条例将在五年内逐步取消，为可能受这些变化影响的家庭提供支助。
目前，通过线路向低使用计划家庭供电的费用由标准使用计划的其他家庭补充。2019年电价审查小组发现，低固定收费法规针对性差，不公平，对每个人都不公平，并建议修改。在逐步淘汰期间，大约60%的家庭可能受益于较低的电费”。 Megan Woods说：”虽然低固定收费规定旨在帮助一些陷入困境的家庭，可能会给那些没有资格享受低固定收费的家庭，特别是那些居住在电力需求较高且必须支付更高收费标准固定电费的，为他们带来更大的经济负担的低保家庭″
目前，约有59%的家庭采用低固定收费计划，这意味着标准使用计划的家庭要收取更多费用，以弥补从较低费率家庭收回固定费用不足的问题。这一变化将意味着电力行业可以实施新的、更公平的电力分配定价计划″。
Megan Woods 还说：”最终，这将有助于行业在高峰时段更有效地管理网络负载，避免昂贵的网络升级，并帮助降低消费者的价格″。
部长说:″低固定收费规定会造成一些反常后果。通过双层玻璃、智能电器和太阳能电池板等节能措施，固定电费较低的富裕家庭有更多的选择来减少用电。但是，同样是低收入家庭的低使用家庭可以降低家庭供热，以节省电费，因为他们的可变用电率很高。 高可变率还阻碍家庭从燃气加热等高碳技术转向电动汽车和热泵等低碳技术。清洁、低排放技术对于实现到 2050 年实现净零碳排放的目标非常重要。 我们需要法规，让人们更容易从化石燃料转向电动替代品，并不很难”。
电力部门正在制定一项500万纽币的电力信贷计划，以帮助一些低固定电费家庭过渡，这些家庭可能面临更高的电费。有关该计划的细节正在最后敲定中。 与此同时，内阁已同意在2023年底审查逐步取消的条例，以评估对低收入家庭的任何影响，以及是否需要额外的支持。
Power bill changes bring fairness to charges
A key recommendation of an independent panel to make electricity charges fairer across all households will be put in place, the Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods has announced.
“Phasing out the regulations on ‘low-use’ electricity plans will create a fairer playing field for all New Zealanders and encourage a switch to electric technologies,” Megan Woods said.
The regulations will be phased-out over five years, starting from 1 April, 2022, with support for households who might be affected by the changes.
Currently, the cost of delivering electricity through lines charges to those on low-use plans is supplemented by other households on standard-use plans. The 2019 Electricity Price Review panel found the low fixed charge regulations are poorly targeted and are not equitable – or fair to everybody – and recommended the change.
During the phase-out, about 60 per cent of households are likely to benefit from lower power bills.
“While the low fixed charge regulations were intended to help some struggling households, they can put more of a financial burden on those who don’t qualify for low fixed charges, particularly larger families and those living in poorly insulated homes who have higher electricity needs and have to pay the much higher standard fixed charge,” Megan Woods said.
About 59 per cent of households are now on low fixed charge plans, so that means those on standard-use plans are charged more to make up for the under-recovery of fixed charges from those on the lower rates. This change will mean the sector can implement new, fairer pricing plans for distributing electricity.
“Ultimately, this will help the industry to more efficiently manage the load on the network during peak times, avoiding costly network upgrades and helping to keep prices lower for consumers,” Megan Woods said.
Minister Woods says there are some perverse outcomes from low fixed charge regulations.
“Wealthier households with low fixed charges have more options to reduce their power use through energy-saving measures like double glazing, smart appliances and solar panels.
“But low-use households who are also low-income households can under-heat their homes to save on power bills because their variable rates on electricity use are high,” Megan Woods said.
“High variable rates also discourage households from switching from higher carbon technologies like gas heating, to low carbon technologies like EVs and heat pumps.
“Cleaner, low emissions technologies are important for achieving our goals to have net zero carbon by 2050. We need regulations that make it easier for people to switch from fossil fuels to electric alternatives, not harder,” Megan Woods said.
The electricity sector is developing a $5 million power credits scheme to help with the transition for some households on low fixed charges who may face higher power bills. Details on the scheme are being finalised.
Meanwhile Cabinet has agreed to a review in late 2023 of the regulation phase-out, to assess any impacts on low-income households and whether additional support is necessary.
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