Energy Resilience and Affordability Conference 2026
The Energy Resilience and Affordability Conference will return to Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Ara Ake, Community Energy Network and WISE are pleased to announce the Energy Resilience and Affordability Conference 2026. Now in its fourth year, the conference has built a substantial body of knowledge about energy hardship in Aotearoa New Zealand - what it looks like, why it persists, and what works at the community level.
This year's theme, From energy consumers to energy communities, looks beyond the problem to explore the vision: local, participatory approaches to energy resilience and affordability, enabled by the right infrastructure, regulation, and community assets.
The conference will be 2 days long, with an extra half day (4 September) of workshops for those that choose to stay on.
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