What can we do?

References

DISCLAIMER: PowerSlideNZ is a proof of concept and currently only in the BETA testing phase. These calculation need to be validated and should not be used to plan energy investments. Let us know if you are interested in supporting the further development of PowerSlide.

Aggregation and analysis of these data sources can be found on the PowerSlideNZ Data Reference Google Spreadsheet.

¹ CO₂ Emissions

• Carbon dioxide emissions equivalent, Energy sector greenhouse gas emissions, (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment)
• Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2-e) from domestic transport (road, rail, maritime, aviation), Environmental impact of transport : Climate change, (Ministry of Transport)

² Power Generated

• Annual electricity generation and consumption (Net Generation (GWh)), Electricity graph and data tables, (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment)

³ Cost Per Year

• Generation costs, not retail costs.
• Fixed and Variable Operation and Maintenance Costs, 2011 NZ Generation Data Update, (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment)
• New Zealand and Foreign Exchange Capital Investment, Interactive Electricity Generation Cost Model, (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment)

⁴ Investment

• This tool ignores existing captial expenditure and only takes new investments into account

⁵ Home Insulation

• 3571 kWh per year saving for 2,000 sq ft house, Insulation Saving Calculator, (Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Association)
• 250,000 homes with no insulation, TE210 Thermal insulation in New Zealand homes: A Status Report, (Beacon Pathway Limited)

⁶ Solar Panels

• $12,495 for 4kW solar PV installation, Vector Solar PV Price Quotes, (Vector)
• Typcial generation of solar PV per year, 4kW system = ~5,260 kW, Solar electricity generation Information, (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority)

⁷ Windfarms

• Investment and operating costs of proposed windfarms, Interactive Electricity Generation Cost Model, (Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment)

⁸ Electric Cars

• Vehicle Fleet Size 3,341,013 vehicles, New Zealand Vehicle Fleet 2013, (Ministry of Transport)
• Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2-e) from domestic transport (road, rail, maritime, aviation), Environmental impact of transport : Climate change, (Ministry of Transport)
• TV002 Road VKT (billions) by vehicle type, Transport volume : Vehicle travel, (Ministry of Transport)
• Vehicle efficiency, est 8.5l/100km, Fuel Cycle Values, (Ministry of Transport)
• $39,900 for an Electric Vechicle, Nissan LEAF 2015 Range and Pricing, (Nissan)
• Does not currently account for savings in reduced petrol usage

⁹ Bicycles

• Assuming one bicycle displaces one car from the road
• Does not currently account for savings in reduced petrol usage

About

Powerslide BETA was developed over 46 hours at the GovHack NZ (Auckland), July 2015

Source code available on GitHub https://github.com/ShockingStories/shocking.

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Team

Brought to you by:

• Ross ArnoldFollow @rssrn
• Rob Cardwell
• Rich ChurcherFollow @richchurcher
• Michael HowdenFollow @michaelhowden
• Martin Kealey

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• Google Spreadsheets
• JavaScript
• D3.js
• Bootstrap
• Cloudflare

Further Development

• Show ROI for actions
• More Actions: LED Light Bulbs? Different Generation Sources?
• Add Retail Costs (currently only Generation Costs)
• Add version showing the impact of individual’s actions - allowing them to decide the best action for themselves.
• Analysis of Load Profile of production and consumption throughout the day to explore impact of home batteries and other smart grid applications
• Integrate data from Government API (when available)

Contact

[email protected]