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by beachy 663 days ago
The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter uses 13% of New Zealand's electricity [0]

It's overseas owners are constantly playing hardball with the country over the price they pay. Feels like every year they threaten to shut the smelter down unless they get better electricity rates.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiwai_Point_Aluminium_Smelte...