Vector to invest to expand Auckland electricity network for EVs and data centres
About half of Vector’s programme will fund Auckland’s growth by connecting roughly 12,000 to 13,000 new homes and businesses each year, including major loads like data centres. The rest replaces ageing infrastructure and prepares for future demand. Vector models electricity use by suburb and feeder as EVs and gas-to-power switching increase, using a “growth pays for growth” principle; typical connections average $8,000.