Mike Casey @mikecasey

⚡️🍒 CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, NZ Zero & Forest Lodge Orchard. Electrifying NZs homes, farms and businesses one machine at a time. rewiring.nz Central Otago District Joined November 2008

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

2 days ago

It’s closer to the point where solar and batteries are as cheap as the grid. With prices set to rise, we could see solar and batteries beat the grid⚡🌱 But without major reform, we’re looking at some serious challenges ahead. Time to sort it out! 📸 @Southland_NZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

4 days ago

A QUARTER of NZ’s gross emissions come from machines we can already replace💡 Changing the emissions narrative makes the path to electrifying much clearer 📈

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

5 days ago

Sockets on EVs - a game changer

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

5 days ago

From our newly converted electric Hilux to NZ’s first commercial electric tractor (cheers, California) we’re all in on electric 🌱🔋 #ElectricFarm #NZFarming #EV #SolarPower

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

7 days ago

We’re known for cherries, but it’s our 21 electric machines turning heads 🍒 Cost $400k more than diesel, but with solar the payback is ~5 years, power is 7c/kWh, and we earn $40k a year from the array ⚡

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

a week ago

My energy bill now pays me📈 By generating, storing and exporting power, I turned a $53,000 bill into a $40,000 revenue stream. And on a cherry farm, that is a huge return on top of crop profits🍒🪙 #electrification #NZenergy #solarpower #NZ #electrifynz #rewiringaotearoa

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

a week ago

It's been a buzz watching our adopted rows fill up with name plaques, but we're nearly out of trees for this Harvest! 🚨🌳 Now's the time to get in quick & adopt your tree🍒 👉 loom.ly/qA_nung #ElectricCherries #Cherries #CentralOtago #AdoptATree

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

2 weeks ago

🌏 75% of NZ’s total energy still comes from imported fossil fuels – that’s $40 million a day leaving our economy. Time to plug in and power up our OWN economy ⚡️ #ElectricFarm #NZFarming #EV #SolarPower

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

2 weeks ago

Solar is just cheaper. 13c/kW hour on the roof, 7c on the farm, 9c for commercial... whearas grid power? 22–30c😬 It’s a no-brainer at this point @BNZ #SolarPower #NZSolar #Electrification #NZEnergy #ElectricOrchardist #RewiringAotearoa

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

2 weeks ago

As beautiful as NZ is, our isolation means we pay some of the highest energy costs in the world. So why are we still importing energy when we have the power to generate it ourselves? The potential is massive, for all the Pacific Islands⚡🌍 📸 @Southland_NZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

2 weeks ago

💸 I want to make our energy system more resilient and our power bills lower, but right now there’s no reward for Kiwis with batteries. Reckon it's about time to fix the incentives and make it accessible for every home & business🌞 @TheDetailNZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

3 weeks ago

Solar no longer needs subsidies in NZ 💡 The economics are already in our favour. What we need is tariff reform to make batteries an easy choice. With new funding, we are building the resources to fight for what is right for NZ📈

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

3 weeks ago

At Rewiring, we’re changing the conversation to show Kiwis where majority of our emissions come from. 25% of gross emissions come from machines in our homes, and we can replace them today. Time to focus small & towards the changes we need🌱 📸 @Southland_NZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

3 weeks ago

Yes, the grid can handle full electrification 💡 We have the capacity, but the challenge is peak demand. Batteries can fix that by powering homes during congestion periods 🔋 If we get the ROI right, batteries will change the game 📈 #electrification #NZenergy #solarpower

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

3 weeks ago

⚡The issue of solar waste is often blown out of proportion. With 98% of solar panel materials recyclable, and electric vehicle materials being 90% recyclable, the future of sustainability is in circularity♻️🌱 📸 @Southland_NZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

4 weeks ago

Reality check: it doesn't take much to make a big difference💡🚜 Farmers can electrify with as little as 0.2-0.3 hectares of land, generating power at 7c/kWh and selling at 17c. Time to use solar and fight rising energy costs🔋 @rural_roundup #ElectricFarming #SolarPower

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

4 weeks ago

🌱 Want to double NZ’s renewable power? Look to the paddocks 🚜 If half of our 50,000 farmers electrified, we’d add 30% more renewable power and 15 days of hydro storage. Serious power-up 🔋 #ElectricFarm #SolarFarm #EV #NZEnergy #Farming

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

4 weeks ago

25% of emissions come from small fossil fuel machines, and the technology to replace them is ready now. Yet, we keep ignoring the bigger picture: 75% of our energy is still from fossil fuels at a huge cost. It’s time to fix that⚡💡 📸 @Southland_NZ / @RewiringNZ

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

4 weeks ago

You know what they say... pick the low hanging cherries first🍒 25% of our emissions come from small fossil fuel machines and the tech to replace them is already here. Seems like a pretty obvious first step!?⚡️ #ElectricFarm #NZFarming #SolarFarm #EV #NZEnergy #Farming

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Mike Casey @mikecasey

a month ago

We turned a $53k diesel bill into $40k income ⚡ Electrifying 21 machines and adding solar means 80% of our power is self-made and we export 4x what we use. That’s a $90k swing, which is a huge boost for a cherry orchard.