While Counties Power served 42,000 customers, compared with roughly 13,000 served by Network Waitaki, they had similar ownership structures. "I think Network Waitaki has possibly got a different sense of community. "Network Waitaki, for a little company, is punching above its weight." That technology means the electricity industry is going to have to change and adapt, probably more rapidly than it ever has before. We still have power stations, we have transformers and we still have power lines and cables.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 19, 2019 16:52 UTC