The Minister believes that the goal of 100 percent renewable electricity, a goal which many have pointed out is impractical, is actually the way to ensure secure and affordable electricity. Yet the Electricity Authority has stated and continues to state that that will require careful consideration, which I understand is bureaucratic speak for "very difficult, if not impossible". We know that every time more renewable energy is introduced into a supply network, that actually makes it more unstable because that energy is intermittent and cannot always be relied on. On Monday, despite all the other contributing factors that led to the train wreck or the plane crash of blackouts across the central North Island, the straw that broke the camel's back was actually when the wind stopped and the wind turbines stopped turning. That's when Transpower sent out the emergency alert: "We have run out of power."