“Regardless of where the Government is, from an electricity sector perspective, all of our analysis says security has been sorted out with the Huntly deal. “So, LNG, from that electricity sector perspective is more about affordability than it is about security,” he said. Roan saw increased hydro storage as one way of overcoming intermittency. “And of course, you know, right now, the hydro storage facilities around the country are full.”Frontier Economics released its report last year and there have been a handful of others following on from the 2024 winter price spike. Roan said it was understandable the electricity sector came under the microscope from time to time.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 10, 2026 02:35 UTC