One team across the project lifecycle
Development, delivery and operations stay connected, so early decisions remain grounded in how a project will be built and run.
About Lightyears
Built from the ground up.
Lightyears began with two people who delivered New Zealand’s first utility-scale solar farm. That experience shaped an end-to-end delivery model built around choosing the right opportunities, working closely with the right partners and carrying each project through to successful operation.
The bigger picture
Every solar project begins with more than a suitable piece of land. It depends on the local network, the people involved, the commercial opportunity and a clear path from development through to operation.
We bring these pieces together early, shaping projects around their location and the value they can create over time. By staying involved throughout the full project lifecycle, we carry the original opportunity through planning, financing, construction and long-term operation.
The result is practical, well-considered solar infrastructure built to work for the land, the network and the communities around it.
Projects shaped around place
Land, network conditions and local context help determine what belongs, what connects and what can last.
Commercially practical from the start
Projects need to make sense for landowners, communities, investors and energy buyers.
Proof before promises
We focus on showing how the model works in practice, rather than relying on broad claims about future potential.
The Lightyears platform
One connected path from opportunity to operation.
Lightyears brings the disciplines needed to develop, deliver and operate distributed energy projects into one coordinated model. Keeping the lifecycle connected helps us make early decisions with delivery and long-term operation in mind. It also helps us consider the land, network and surrounding environment from the outset.
- 01 Identify the opportunity
- 02 Shape the project
- 03 Progress consents and connection
- 04 Coordinate investment and delivery
- 05 Build with the right partners
- 06 Operate for the long term