Claim: AAP FactCheck examined whether New Zealand government experts predicted that transitioning to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation by 2030 would lead to a hike in electricity prices, or whether the move would bring prices down.
Fact-check: Will pumped hydro result in significant energy price hikes for NZ?
Verdict: mostly false – the claim is mostly false with one minor element of truth.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: George Driver
Date published: 2020-09-25T00:00:00