Energy Exchange - Canterbury's Energy Future

Energy Exchange is an opportunity for those interested in the energy transition to connect, discuss innovation initiatives, and share learnings.

Energy Exchange: Canterbury's Energy Future

At this event, we'll discuss future energy scenarios for our region, what actions might influence our energy generation and use, and how we might plan for a decarbonised, democratised, digitised local energy system. 

5.15 - 5.45pm – Arrival and refreshments 

5.45 - 6.30pm - Canterbury's Energy Future  

• The energy transition: Canterbury context and opportunities - Rod Carr – Chairperson, Climate Change Commission
• Orion Future Energy Scenarios (Christchurch & mid-Canterbury) - Sam Elder, GM Energy Futures and Ivan Luketina, Energy and Markets Insights Lead, Orion
• Panel perspective – thoughts from across industry, community, government, research

6.30 – 6.50pm – Q&A and discussion 

6.50 – 7.00pm - Closing remarks and shoutouts 

7 – 7.30pm – Networking 

Orion Future Energy Scenarios​ 

Orion has been developing future energy scenarios to test a range of credible pathways for the future of energy in our region. We are establishing these scenarios as a tool to aid our understanding of the developing needs to meet the energy transition in our region, and the potential impacts for our customers and stakeholders.  

The scenarios reflect the possible pathways for development of new technology, new demands for and generation of electricity, and new ways that consumers might interact with the energy system.​ The scenarios are not a forecast. These scenarios establish plausible futures for the energy sector in our region at 2050, so that we can understand the way that pathways could develop, or how we could influence them. 

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Facilitating collaboration for a cleaner, brighter future  

Our purpose is to explore, learn and innovate together – as EDBs, as an energy sector, and as a region to co-create the energy future our community seeks. We invite our customers, communities, partners and stakeholders to join us on this innovation journey. Innovation » Orion (oriongroup.co.nz)