Finally…Unions release plan to bring electricity back into public ownershipThe NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on political parties to adopt their new policy to lower energy bills and protect manufacturing by bringing the electricity gentailers back into public ownership. “Aotearoa needs an electricity system that produces affordable renewable energy to support a thriving economy and lower household living costs,” said NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff. - Sponsor Promotion -“The partial privatisation of our electricity system has prevented growth in our generation capacity. Electricity supply and demand should be managed as an economic development and industrial policy problem – not a revenue maximising concern for shareholders,” said NZCTU Economist and Policy Director Craig Renney. …the reality is that the Unions are the only institution on the left who have the braintrust and intellectual heft to suggest policy.