Electrical infrastructure for residential land developments
Smarter power infrastructure. Better development outcomes.
Halo helps developers reduce development contributions, make smarter use of supply capacity, coordinate connections and energisation, and keep each network actively monitored and professionally managed for the long term.
Electrical infrastructure for
residential land developments
Smarter power infrastructure. Better development outcomes.
Halo helps developers reduce development contributions, make smarter use of supply capacity, coordinate connections and energisation, and keep each network actively monitored and professionally managed for the long term.
Registered NZ electricity distributor
Line owner and operator
NZ Electricity Operator status
Open retailer choice
Registered NZ electricity distributor
Line owner and operator
NZ Electricity Operator status
Open retailer choice
Why Halo
Power to your development is critical. The process shouldn't be painful.
Traditional utility pathways can add cost, design constraints, multiple delivery interfaces and programme uncertainty.
Halo takes a more development-focused approach. We bring network strategy, supply-capacity planning, connection, establishment and long-term operation together, allowing the electrical infrastructure to be shaped around the development — not the other way around.
Whether Halo delivers the complete electrical scope or works alongside your existing contractors, you retain a clear network pathway and one accountable long-term operator.
Why Halo
Power to your development is critical. The process shouldn't be painful.
Traditional utility pathways can add cost, design constraints, multiple delivery interfaces and programme uncertainty.
Halo takes a more development-focused approach. We bring network strategy, supply-capacity planning, connection, establishment and long-term operation together, allowing the electrical infrastructure to be shaped around the development — not the other way around.
Whether Halo delivers the complete electrical scope or works alongside your existing contractors, you retain a clear network pathway and one accountable long-term operator.
01 / DEVELOPMENT POWER STRATEGY
A smarter way to power your development.
01
Reduce development contribution costs.
Start with a development-specific network strategy, not a one-size-fits-all utility pathway.
02
Plan supply capacity intelligently.
Right-size capacity around the project’s actual needs, with technical detail kept clear and relevant.
03
Coordinate delivery and energisation.
Bring the interfaces into one clear network pathway while your project keeps moving.
04
Actively manage the network.
Move from establishment into long-term ownership, monitoring and operation with one accountable operator.
01 / DEVELOPMENT POWER STRATEGY
A smarter way to power your development.
01
Reduce development contribution costs.
Start with a development-specific network strategy, not a one-size-fits-all utility pathway.
02
Plan supply capacity intelligently.
Right-size capacity around the project’s actual needs, with technical detail kept clear and relevant.
03
Coordinate delivery and energisation.
Bring the interfaces into one clear network pathway while your project keeps moving.
04
Actively manage the network.
Move from establishment into long-term ownership, monitoring and operation with one accountable operator.
02 / A CLEAR NETWORK PATHWAY
How Halo works.
01
Assess — understand the development, delivery pathway and network opportunity before decisions become fixed.
02
Plan — shape capacity, interfaces and network establishment around the project’s requirements.
03
Establish — coordinate the network, metering and acceptance steps through to energisation.
04
Operate — keep the network monitored and professionally managed for the long term.
02 / A CLEAR NETWORK PATHWAY
How Halo works.
01
Assess — understand the development, delivery pathway and network opportunity before decisions become fixed.
02
Plan — shape capacity, interfaces and network establishment around the project’s requirements.
03
Establish — coordinate the network, metering and acceptance steps through to energisation.
04
Operate — keep the network monitored and professionally managed for the long term.
03 / SCALABLE BY DESIGN
From 25 homes to 25,000. Halo scales with the development.
Halo’s network model can cater to residential developments from about 25 homes through to major, multi-staged communities of several thousand homes.
Halo can arrange the physical network works through its own trusted civil and electrical contractors, or work with an approved contractor team already engaged by the developer. In either case, Halo defines the network requirements, oversees acceptance and remains responsible for the network in the long term.
03 / SCALABLE BY DESIGN
From 25 homes to 25,000. Halo scales with the development.
Halo’s network model can cater to residential developments from about 25 homes through to major, multi-staged communities of several thousand homes.
Halo can arrange the physical network works through its own trusted civil and electrical contractors, or work with an approved contractor team already engaged by the developer. In either case, Halo defines the network requirements, oversees acceptance and remains responsible for the network in the long term.
SCALABLE
From smaller multi-unit developments to large-scale staged communities.
FLEXIBLE
Use Halo’s contractor network, or retain your own preferred team of subcontractors.
ACCOUNTABLE
One standard of design, testing, certification and network acceptance.
NETWORK OPERATION
Know how your network is performing.
We don't simply set and forget. After establishment, Halo actively monitors and manages your electrical distribution network — helping to keep your infrastructure running smoothly for the long-term.
Peak Demand
Monitored
Network Utilisation
Low
Available headroom
Sufficient
Site status
Online
NETWORK OPERATION
Know how your network is performing.
We don't simply set and forget. After establishment, Halo actively monitors and manages your electrical distribution network — helping to keep your infrastructure running smoothly for the long-term.
Peak Demand
Monitored
Network Utilisation
Low
Available headroom
Sufficient
Site status
Online
04 / NETWORK CAPABILITY
04 / NETWORK CAPABILITY
Built around the development. Designed for the long-term.
Flexible delivery.
Keep your preferred civil and electrical contractors while Halo carries the network pathway.
Long-term operation.
Establishment continues into monitored, professionally managed network ownership and operation.
Development-focused coordination.
Bring strategy, interfaces and delivery into a clear, commercially focused pathway.
04 / NETWORK CAPABILITY
Built around the development. Designed for the long-term.
Flexible delivery.
Keep your preferred civil and electrical contractors while Halo carries the network pathway.
Long-term operation.
Establishment continues into monitored, professionally managed network ownership and operation.
Development-focused coordination.
Bring strategy, interfaces and delivery into a clear, commercially focused pathway.
INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEW
INDEPENDENT PROJECT REVIEW
Professional network operation, with customer choice preserved.
Professional network operation, with customer choice preserved.
Halo owns and operates the network while residents retain electricity retailer choice.
Residents can choose their own NZ electrical retailer.
Registered electricity distributor
Halo is not a power retailer
Line owner and operator
Owns and maintains the electrical network within each development.
Electricity Operator
Declared under the Electricity Act 1992 by the NZ Minister for Energy
Open retailer choice
We operate fully contestable networks open to all retailers
Halo operates the network, but doesn’t sell electricity.
05 / FIBRE SUPPORT
We can help with fibre too.
Halo works in collaboration with Chorus NZ, and can assist with fibre servicing, programme coordination and discounted, project-specific connection pricing.
There’s nothing in it for Halo. Just for the love.
Halo works in collaboration with Chorus NZ, and can assist with fibre servicing, programme coordination and discounted, project-specific connection pricing.
There’s nothing in it for Halo. Just for the love.
05 / FIBRE SUPPORT
We can help with fibre too.
Halo works in collaboration with Chorus NZ, and can assist with fibre servicing, programme coordination and discounted, project-specific connection pricing.
There’s nothing in it for Halo. Just for the love.
Halo works in collaboration with Chorus NZ, and can assist with fibre servicing, programme coordination and discounted, project-specific connection pricing.
There’s nothing in it for Halo. Just for the love.
Common questions
A Halo network is a privately-owned electricity distribution network established for a residential development. It connects each home to the electricity market through its own ICP, while allowing residents to choose their preferred electricity retailer.
Halo can establish the development’s electricity network and issue individual ICPs for each home, rather than relying on the local network operator to provide every connection. This can substantially reduce the development and connection charges that would otherwise apply. Halo also reviews the proposed supply capacity, infrastructure layout and delivery model to identify further opportunities to avoid unnecessary cost, duplication or over-specification. The savings available depend on the development and existing network conditions, but can be considerable.
Yes. Halo works with trusted, established civil and electrical contractors that can deliver the physical network infrastructure to Halo’s quality, testing and documentation requirements. Their pricing is typically extremely competitive, and Halo does not add a margin to the underlying civil or electrical construction costs.
Yes. Halo can work with the developer’s existing civil and electrical contractors, subject to approval of the proposed team and the completed infrastructure meeting Halo’s design, installation, testing, certification and as-built documentation requirements.
Ideally, Halo should be involved during the early planning and design stages. This allows supply capacity, network layout, staging, responsibilities and the local network operator’s proposal to be reviewed before unnecessary cost or design constraints become locked in.
Yes. Halo operates the electricity distribution network but doesn't sell electricity to residents. Each home receives a unique ICP, allowing the occupant to choose from electricity retailers operating on the Halo network.
Once the completed infrastructure has been inspected and accepted, Halo owns and operates the network. Halo remains responsible for its long-term management, monitoring, maintenance, fault response and asset compliance.
Halo monitors network demand, utilisation, peak loading, available capacity and overall performance. This helps Halo manage the network proactively as homes are completed, occupancy increases and electricity usage changes over time.
Yes. Halo coordinates the electricity-network establishment, infrastructure acceptance, gate metering, ICP creation and energisation process for the development. Once the required network works have been completed and accepted, Halo can issue the electricity completion certificate required to support the section 224(c) approval process.
Start early. Plan with more options.
Let’s talk about your development.
Share your plans, dwelling yield and any existing network proposal with Halo.
We’ll review the project and identify where a different network pathway may reduce cost, simplify delivery or improve the long-term outcome.
Start early. Plan with more options.
Let’s talk about your development.
Share your plans, dwelling yield and any existing network proposal with Halo.
We’ll review the project and identify where a different network pathway may reduce cost, simplify delivery or improve the long-term outcome.