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Question 13937 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori
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How many homes currently have rooftop solar installed, and what is the annual growth rate?
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Hon Simeon Brown
Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for Energy
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I am advised that according to the Electricity Authority’s distributed generation dashboard, there are 75,790 residential solar connections as at 28 February 2026. The number of homes with solar grew by 16.2% over the past year (1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026).