98   Objects of Part

(1)  The principal object of this Part is to create a financial incentive to reduce the consumption of electricity by encouraging energy saving activities.

(2)  The other objects of this Part are:

(a)  to assist households and businesses to reduce electricity consumption and electricity costs, and

(b)  to complement any national scheme for carbon pollution reduction by making the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions achievable at a lower cost, and

(c)  to reduce the cost of, and the need for, additional energy generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure.