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Question 12433 (2026)
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Scott Willis
List MP · Green Party
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What, if any, has been the average cost to replace fossil fuel boilers in schools since 2020?
Answered by
Hon Erica Stanford
Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Education
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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that, since 2020, the total expenditure on replacing fossil fuel boilers in schools has been approximately $72 million. This funding supported the replacement of 148 coal boilers, resulting in an average cost of approximately $486,000 per boiler.