Vector Lights energy use

Vector Lights is powered by a mix of leading technology, including solar, battery, and peer-to-peer systems.

Energy generated by solar panels is stored in a shipping container-sized Tesla Powerpack battery. Smart meters at the battery and on Auckland Harbour Bridge relay data between each other every 10 seconds. Using peer-to-peer technology, the amount of power Vector Lights uses at any one time is relayed back to the battery, which then releases this amount of power.

Total Solar Energy


Sources: Fun Fact #1 Average home’s power usage from MBIE. Fun Fact #4 (Equivalent native trees) calculated by using the ‘Amount of Carbon offset per hectare per year’ given in table two of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ ‘Look-up Tables for Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme, December 2015’ and assuming there are 1,200 native trees per hectare. Fun Fact #5 ‘Carbon avoided’ calculated using Carbon Emissions Factor of 0.119453.  Fun Fact #6 Car emissions per kilometre taken from Ministry for the Environment and average daily car distance taken from the Ministry of Transport. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025

  • Oct 20
    Vector Lights for Celebrating Play 2025

    Vector Lights is shining bright next week to celebrate play in Tāmaki Makaurau. Join us at Silo Park on Monday night (20 October), 7-9pm to take park in a range of glow-in-the-dark creative activities.
    See the dazzling Vector Lights on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, play, create and connect at Creative Playground 2025 – where creativity knows no age limit.

    Vector Lights for Celebrating Play is part of Auckland Council’s month-long programme of engaging, free or low-cost activities spread right across Tāmaki Makaurau, all dedicated to play.

Past events

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  • Oct 13
    Vector Lights for Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness

    Vector Lights is shining green in support of Sweet Louise, the only charity in NZ dedicated to providing practical, emotional and social care and support for New Zealanders living with incurable breast cancer. Green represents the triumph of spring over winter, life over death; teal symbolises healing and spirituality; and pink signifies the cancer that originated in the breast. Sweet Louise relies on donations from caring Kiwis, so they can continue helping people to live as well as possible, for as long as possible. Visit sweetlouise.org.nz to make a donation.
     

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  • Oct 06
    Vector Lights for Diwali 2025

    Vector Lights is celebrating our multicultural region, Tāmaki Makaurau with a dazzling light and sound show for the BNZ Auckland Diwali Festival. The spectacular week-long display on the Harbour Bridge will showcase artistic rangoli-inspired designs accompanied by a special soundtrack, ‘Happy Diwali’ by Dharmesh. 

     

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