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Updated guidelines on Code exemptions to support industry trials

Some new ideas or innovations can’t be trialled within the existing regulatory environment, and a temporary exemption from rules in the Electricity Industry Pa…

Industry exercise tests response to electricity shortfall

Thank you to everyone who took part in our Industry Exercise. Control room operators, communications and customer teams came together this month to work throug…

Improving visibility of generation investment

We are working to improve the information available on the pipeline of new developments of renewable generation and large-scale load. As demand for electricity…

Stress test scenarios unchanged

The stress test notice issued in January 2021 remains current and will apply for July to September 2024. There is no change from the previous quarter. The st…

Call for nominations for the Distribution Connection Pricing Technical Group

We’re calling for nominations for members of the newly formed Distribution Connection Pricing Technical Group. This group is being set up to support the develo…

Senior Advisor /Advisor opportunity

We are looking for an Advisor or Senior Advisor to join our Strategy, Planning and Performance team to support the delivery of our planning and accountability …

Registry web API - Updates on participant's systems integration

On 5 June 2024 the registry’s new API production endpoints will be activated. This means the system will move away from the existing XML format to a JSON proto…

Distribution pricing reform next steps

We’ve published an update on the key areas of focus for our work on distribution pricing reform. The paper provides a detailed outline of the direction we are …

Code amendment omnibus #3 consultation

We have released an omnibus consultation paper seeking feedback on two discrete amendments to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010: Inflation adjus…

Industry Exercise: 8 May 2024

The second day of the 2024 Industry Exercise is this Wednesday 8 May. We look forward to retailers and lines companies coming together across the motu to test …

Part 6A exemption applications from Vector Limited and Manawa Energy Limited

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has received exemption applications from Vector Limited and Manawa Energy Limited from Part 6A of the Electricity Indust…

Hedge declaration certificates due 30 June 2024

All participants that submitted hedge disclosure information between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 are reminded to return an annual hedge declaration to certi…

Advance notice of consultation on preliminary UTS decision

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko advises that we will commence consultation on our preliminary decision relating to an investigation into a potential und…

Case study: retailer saves and win-backs

The Electricity Authority works to educate and inform industry participants of their obligations with electricity industry regulations and the Electricity Indu…

Update on review of risk management options

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is progressing its review of risk management options for electricity retailers after receiving responses to requests for…