Register for webinar: Unlocking network connection barriers

Late last year the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko consulted on a package of changes to reduce the time and cost to connect infrastructure such as public EV charging stations, manufacturing, and solar farms.

We are now preparing to release our decisions on these proposals and invite you to join us for an online briefing.

What: Unlocking network connection barriers webinar
When: 9.30–10.15am, Friday 18 July 2025
Register here

The two consultations late last year proposed rule changes to:

• improve connection pricing methodologies so they are more efficient and more consistent across distributors
  
• improve the application processes to connect large electricity users and distributed generation, such as solar farms.

The decision papers will be on the Electricity Authority webpages, linked above, at 8am on the day of the webinar.

At the webinar, Authority staff will talk through the feedback received, new rules, modifications to the original proposals following feedback, and next steps.

These decisions are the first stages of reforming connection pricing and application processes for those seeking new or upgraded connections to distribution networks.

Connecting to distribution networks is an essential part of developing new housing, electrifying our energy use and growing the New Zealand economy. Without the right rules in place, we risk higher-up front costs, more inefficiencies, less investment, fewer developments – and all New Zealanders losing out in the long run.

For more information about these projects, visit:

Distribution connection pricing reform
Network connections project