Our advisory and technical groups
We've established several independent groups to provide specialist technical advice and recommendations to our Board on different aspects of the electricity industry and the implications of regulatory decisions.
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Advisory groups
We have two main advisory groups who provide advice to our Board. You can learn about their role, responsibilities, advice, members and meetings.
Electricity Authority Advisory Group
The Electricity Authority Advisory Group provides independent advice on our work programme and tests the practical implications of regulatory decisions for consumers and stakeholders.
Security and Reliability Council
The Security and Reliability Council provides advice on the performance of the electricity system and the system operator, and on reliability of supply issues.
Technical groups
The following groups provide technical advice to our Board. You can learn about their role, members and key documents.
Common Quality Technical Group
The Common Quality Technical Group provides advice on common quality requirements contained in Part 8 of the Code. This includes advice on the operation of the power system, at both the transmission and distribution levels, to the operation of generation and demand-side management technologies.
Distribution Connection Pricing Technical Group
The Distribution Connection Pricing Technical Group is to ensure stakeholder knowledge is captured in the Authority's work on connection pricing, and assist with testing the workability of potential Code amendments.
Network Connections Technical Group
The Network Connections Technical Group provides advice on potential amendments to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 to make network connections quicker, easier and more consistent.
Standardised Flexibility Product Co-design Group
The Standardised Flexibility Product Co-design Group is working with us to develop flexibility products for the wholesale market.
Switch and Data Formats Group
The Switch and Data Formats Group will review the switching processes and the exchanges of information between industry participants.
Previous groups
- Innovation and Participation Advisory Group (disestablished February 2024) - This group provided advice and recommendations on the development of the Code and market facilitation measures. Learn more
- Market Development Advisory Group (term ended February 2024) - This group provided advice on the development of the Code and market facilitation measures. Learn more
- Standing Data Formats Group (reconvened into the Switch and Data Formats Group) The Standing Data Formats Group provided advice on new file formats, and any changes to file formats required for the exchange of information. Learn more
- Switch Technical Group (reconvened into the Switch and Data Formats Group) The Switch Technical Group provided advice on amendments to the switching process to ensure that it remains fit for purpose. Learn more
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