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Question 6106 (2026)
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Megan Woods
Member for Wigram · Labour Party
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What assumptions, if any, did MBIE use to conclude that renewables plus demand response could not solve the dry-year problem?
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Hon Simon Watts
Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister for Energy
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MBIE expects to see further renewable generation in future. However, most of these projects will be weather dependent and New Zealand will remain exposed to weather-related risks to electricity supply. This is discussed in the Strategic Case section of Exploring the Case for LNG, which is available on the MBIE website.