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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Doing More Before Building More: Rethinking Demand on New Zealand's Electricity Networks
David Wiles, General Manager Future Energy at WEL Networks, explains why electricity networks shouldn't default to building more infrastructure to meet rising demand.
In this Speaker Spotlight ahead of NZ Power Summit 2026, he shares how WEL is using flexibility, batteries, and smarter demand management to solve network problems — and why the key is designing solutions around customer outcomes, not technical jargon. His advice to other networks: start building this capability now, and don't reinvent the wheel.
David Wiles, General Manager Future Energy at WEL Networks, explains why electricity networks shouldn't default to building more infrastructure to meet rising demand.
In this Speaker Spotlight ahead of NZ Power Summit 2026, he shares how WEL is using flexibility, batteries, and smarter demand management to solve network problems — and why the key is designing solutions around customer outcomes, not technical jargon. His advice to other networks: start building this capability now, and don't reinvent the wheel.
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