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TKP 26/50 solutions: A new home without a power bill
As part of The Kākā Project of 2026 for 2050 (TKP 26/50) and When The Facts Change ,I interviewed Octopus Energy Zero Bills Technical Director Nigel Banks from the UK about this week's launch in New Zealand of a partnership with Classic Homes to build new homes in Auckland with enough solar panels and batteries that can sell enough power back into the grid that the homeowner doesn’t have to pay a power bill for at least five years.
The British-based new retailer Octopus Energy has developed a software platform called Kraken, which they also license to other retailers, that buys and sells…
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