News
Code amendments finalised for hybrid forecasting arrangement
A new hybrid forecasting arrangement to improve the accuracy of intermittent generation forecasts and offers will be in place during winter 2025 after we consu…
Call for nominations – Electricity Authority Advisory Group vacancy
We have a vacancy in the Electricity Authority Advisory Group and are seeking nominations from individuals who can contribute consumer and/or mana whenua insig…
Annual review of the system operator’s performance
As New Zealand’s electricity regulator, the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is responsible for the settings under the Electricity Industry Participation Cod…
Sarah Gillies: Consumer interests front and centre of sector transformation
Expected power price rises this year will quite rightly open the door to much greater consumer scrutiny and concern about the current system. Electricity Autho…
Energy Competition Task Force identifies new ways to empower electricity consumers
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is now seeking feedback on three proposed changes to regulation to promote competition, reliable power supply, and effic…
Was electricity demand higher in 2024?
This article explores why several months in the second half of 2024 had lower than historic electricity demand. This change in trend was largely due to lower i…
Featured —
Energy Competition Task Force considers eight actions to strengthen electricity market
Experts from the Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission are focused on two packages of work that collectively aim to encourage investment in new generation, bolster competition and provide more opportunities for consumers to manage their own electricity use and costs.
Have your say on ways to improve distributed generation pricing
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on how we can improve the current distributed generation pricing principles that guide the cost of c…
Keeping an eagle eye on security of supply
The latest quarterly Security of Supply outlook from system operator Transpower highlights some of the challenges the system faces as we head into winter.
Webinar about working paper to support PPAs
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is holding a webinar to provide more detail on the issues and options from the recently released working paper which aim…
Security and Reliability Council Chair and new members appointed
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has made four appointments to the Security and Reliability Council to provide advice on reliability of supply, and the p…
Minor code amendments proposed; investigations into alleged breaches
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on three minor Code amendment proposals and has launched investigations into alleged breaches by two…
Standardised Flexibility Co-design Group recommendations published
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) has now published Standardised Flexibility Co-design Group’s (Co-design Group) full recommendations. [link h…
Featured —
Generation investment data and dashboard – now and in the future
The dashboard summarises the data on current generation and the expected new generation from the Authority-commissioned 2022 and 2023 investment surveys. We’ve also published a list of investment projects which have been publicly announced, with information on each project’s status as used in the surveys.
Electricity Authority releases first Energy Margin Dashboard
The Energy Margin Dashboard shows the energy margins generators are making when selling into the wholesale electricity market. It gives consumers much clearer visibility of which generators are doing well out of the electricity market each week and how New Zealand maintains security of supply.
Case study: why it’s important to provide accurate information to the reconciliation manager
We have published a case study for industry participants required to provide regular submissions to the reconciliation manager. The case study demonstrates the…
Job opportunities at the Authority
You could be part of our friendly team helping the electricity sector transition to a more sustainable and renewable energy future. We’re currently recruiting …
Join our quarterly update: 20 February 2024
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko will host its next quarterly update on Thursday 20 February, 3:30–4:30pm. Join this webinar to hear about our work to ac…