Fixated on dazzling EU with which it has negative trade balance New Zealand imperils own pastoral economy. Immense storage batteries scheduled for industrial scale solar generation on agricultural pastures pose threats only now becoming visible notably in the dawning understanding that battery fires cannot be extinguished. The battery vulnerability has come to light only in recent months, weeks even, when battery- powered vehicles have caught fire and have been immune to conventional firefighting systems. Solar generating promoters remain reticent about the need for their battery installations and especially so as New Zealand solar farms are sited close to municipal electrical…
