Rewiring Aotearoa Rural Survey

Welcome

Rewiring Aotearoa is a New Zealand charity working to speed up the transition to an ‘electrified’ future. Its work to date shows that electrification can save New Zealanders money on their energy bills, decrease emissions and give communities the resilience to keep their lights on and homes warm.

Rewiring Aotearoa is working to explore the potential of rural electrification, barriers to electrification and how on-farm energy resilience can be improved. This survey is a key input into this work. It seeks a lot of information and we really appreciate however much you are able to complete.

The information you'll need on hand includes the following. Estimates are absolutely fine - getting an approximate but comprehensive view of your operations is better than an accurate but partial view.
- total farm area (hectares)
- the types of machines you use on farm, their quantity, and details like their horsepower, fuel type (e.g. petrol, diesel, electric), etc.
- approximate total bills for electricity, petrol, diesel, gas, LPG
- the main heating types for houses/accommodation
- on-farm power generation from all sources (e.g. petrol, diesel, solar) in kW, the number of ICPs (grid connections) and their sizes in kVa
- total roof space and land with ground-mounted solar potential (m2)
For the purposes of this survey, a farm is defined as a business which derives its income ‘exclusively or principally’ from agricultural, horticultural or pastoral land use, or for the keeping of bees, poultry or livestock. If you own or operate more than one farm, feel free to choose to answer for just one or all, but please answer consistently.

Email address
Please enter your email address if you'd like updates on this rural study, a custom electrification cost savings estimate, and/or a copy of your response.
Consent form
a. Rewiring Aotearoa is committed to protecting your privacy, and data collected through this survey will comply with New Zealand privacy law and operates within Rewiring Aotearoa’s Terms of Use and Privacy and Information Policy.

b. Survey data will be used to explore the potential of rural electrification, barriers to electrification, how on-farm energy resilience can be improved, and to speed up the transition to an ‘electrified’ future.

c. Survey responses will be used in a public dataset after being processed and anonymised (meaning that all personally identifiable data will be removed, that is, emails, age, gender, and business name).

d. Taking part in this study is voluntary (your choice) and that you may withdraw from the study at any time.

e. You have consent to our privacy policy.
Please confirm that you agree to take part in this research and understand the above consent form:*

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Contracting machine use on your farm

The following questions are focused on contracting machine use on your farm.
Does your farm contract in any type of machine use?

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Approximately, how many days per year does your farm contract in machine use?
What are the main types of machines your farm contracts in?

Tractor (e.g., spray, cultivation, drill, mow, cut, bale)Specialised harvester (e.g., combine, forage, berry)Helicopter (e.g., spray)Other

Large forestry machines and implements

The following section is focused on forestry specific machines that your farm may own/operate.

Large forestry machines and implements fill-in table: Please complete this table to the best of your ability.

	Machine/implement type	Machine/implement type (if selected 'other')	Quantity	Weeks of use (per year, approx)	Engine power (hp)	Fuel type	Year built (approx)
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Heavy machines (harvesters, tractors, bulldozers and diggers)

The following section is focused on selected heavy machinery that your farm may own/operate.

Heavy machines (harvesters, tractors, diggers and/or bulldozers) fill-in table: Please complete this table to the best of your ability.

	Machine type	Machine type (if selected 'other')	Quantity	Weeks of use (per year, approx)	Engine power (hp)	Fuel type	Year built (approx)
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Large machines and vehicles

The following section is focused on other large machines and vehicles that your farm may own/operate.

Large machines and vehicles fill-in table: Please complete this table to the best of your ability.

	Machine type	Machine type (if selected 'other')	Quantity	Weeks of use (per year, approx)	Kms per year (approx)	Fuel type	Year built (approx)
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Implements

The following section is focused on implements that your farm may own/operate.

Implements fill-in table: Please complete this table to the best of your ability.

	Implement type	Implement type (if selected 'other')	Quantity	Weeks of use (per year, approx)	Fuel type	Year built (approx)	Powered by PTO?
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Other machines

The following section is focused on other types of machines that your farm may own/operate.

Other machines fill-in table: Please complete this table to the best of your ability.

	Other machine type	Other machine type (if selected 'other')	Quantity	Weeks of use (per year, approx)	Year built (approx)	Fuel type
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Fuel use on farm (include houses/accommodation on farm)

The following questions are focused on identifying fuel use on farms.
What is the approximate cost of your total electricity bill?
In what terms have you answered for total electricity bill cost?
What is the approximate cost of your total diesel bills?
If you don’t use this type of fuel, please leave blank.
In what terms have you answered for total diesel bill cost?
What is the approximate cost of your total petrol bills?
If you don’t use this type of fuel, please leave blank.
In what terms have you answered for total petrol bill cost?
What is the approximate cost of your total gas bills (piped/ducted)*?
*Excludes LPG (bottled gas). If you don’t use this type of fuel, please leave blank.
In what terms have you answered for total gas bill cost?
What is the approximate cost of your total LPG (bottled gas) bills?
If you don’t use this type of fuel, please leave blank.
In what terms have you answered for total LPG bill cost?

Farm home(s) and accommodation

The following questions are focused on information associated with farm home(s) and accommodation.
How many houses/accommodation buildings are on site?

Please select the main fuel types that are used for water heating, space heating and cooking across all of the houses/accommodation buildings on your farm.

	Number of occupants	Water heating	Space heating	Cooktop
Accommodation 1
Accommodation 2
Accommodation 3
Accommodation 4
Accommodation 5
Accommodation 6
Accommodation 7
Accommodation 8
Accommodation 9
Accommodation 10

On-farm total roof space

The next question aims to identify total roof space across all buildings on your farm.
What is the approximate total roof space across all buildings on your farm? (m2)
What is the approximate amount of land that could be used for ground-mounted solar on your farm without impacting production? (m2)

	Fuel type	Size (number only)	Size unit (kW, W, hp)	Quantity	Hours of use (approx, per year)
Generator 1
Generator 2
Generator 3
Generator 4
Generator 5
Generator 6
Generator 7
Generator 8
Generator 9
Generator 10
Generator 11
Generator 12
Generator 13
Generator 14
Generator 15
Generator 16
Generator 17
Generator 18
Generator 19
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	Connection size (kVa)	Quantity
ICP type 1
ICP type 2
ICP type 3
ICP type 4
ICP type 5
ICP type 6
ICP type 7
ICP type 8
ICP type 9
ICP type 10

	Irrigation type	Pump size (number only)	Unit	Fuel type	Quantity	Number of months used per year	Hours of use (approx, per month)
Pump type 1
Pump type 2
Pump type 3
Pump type 4
Pump type 5
Pump type 6
Pump type 7
Pump type 8
Pump type 9
Pump type 10
Pump type 11
Pump type 12
Pump type 13
Pump type 14
Pump type 15
Pump type 16
Pump type 17
Pump type 18
Pump type 19
Pump type 20

General questions about your farm

Contracting machine use on your farm

Large forestry machines and implements

Heavy machines (harvesters, tractors, bulldozers and diggers)

Large machines and vehicles

Implements

Other machines

Fuel use on farm (include houses/accommodation on farm)

Farm home(s) and accommodation

On-farm energy generation

Irrigation

On-farm total roof space

Intention and constraints

Demographics