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New Zealand Energy Quarterly – December 2022

The New Zealand Energy Quarterly provides quarterly data and analysis on energy supply, demand, prices and associated greenhouse gas emissions. This edition was released in March 2023.

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Main highlights for this quarter

  • The renewable share of electricity generation for the quarter was 94%. This was the highest quarterly renewable share since 1980.
  • Hydro generation was 38.9% higher than in the December 2021 quarter, and generation from wind was up 1.1%.
  • The increase from renewable sources led to a decreased reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation. Electricity generated from coal and natural gas dropped by 16.5% and 47.6% respectively compared to the December 2021 quarter.
  • Coal imports were down 90.8% on the December quarter 2021, becoming the lowest since 2013.

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A range of energy related data was previously published in the New Zealand Energy Dashboard. As of January 2024 this dashboard has been discontinued.

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Last updated: 24 January 2024

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