The flexibility imperative: why New Zealand must choose people over power systems
Aotearoa New Zealand stands at a crossroads. Do we start with the power system’s needs and try to adapt people to fit? Or do we…
Author: Deb Gray
EEA Awards celebrate leadership, innovation and talent across the electricity supply industry.
Innovation, communication, leadership and development were on show as part of the EEA awards ceremony in Ōtautahi, Christchurch on day 2 of the EEA2025 conference.…
Review calls for streamlined standards to unlock distributed energy potential in Aotearoa New Zealand
A recent electricity industry report finds significant variability in technical standards across 29 electricity distributors, hindering integration of solar, batteries, and electric vehicles The report,…
Lessons from across the ditch: key insights from the Australian Clean Energy Summit 2025
EEA’s Engineering & Technical Lead Advisor, Dr Stuart Johnston recently attended the Australian Clean Energy Summit (ACES 2025). Read Stuart’s summary of key highlights and…
Building an evidence base: Electricity Engineers’ Association and Energy Resources Aotearoa launch industry workforce survey
The Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) and Energy Resources Aotearoa are launching a survey to gather detailed workforce data to inform workforce planning, decisions, and…
EEA 2025 Conference gets closer
We are a few steps closer to our 2025 Conference and it’s shaping up to be fantastic! The Conference papers have been selected and the…
Standalone infrastructure industry skills board a game changer
The EEA welcomes the Government’s decision to establish a standalone Infrastructure Industry Skills Board as part of the Government’s vocational education and training reforms. The…
Calling all emerging talent across the EEA!
Are you a graduate, student or apprentice working in the electricity sector? Or maybe you’re someone who has had a change of career and recently…
EEA publishes new strategy
What we deliver is uniquely “by industry for industry”, and as the industry transforms around us, we also need to evolve while retaining the respect…
Event cancelled: Introduction to Learning Teams July 2025
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the Introduction to Learning Teams event which was scheduled for 15 July at the Jet Park Hotel in Auckland.…