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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…
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…
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…
Webinar about changes to distributed generation information in the Electricity Registry
From 1 August 2025, distributors will be required to provide more detail about distributed generation at an installation control point in the Electricity Regis…
Energy Competition Task Force Package Two consultation update
We will publish Energy Competition Task Force consultation papers for Package Two initiatives 2A, 2B and 2C on the Electricity Authority website at 8am on Wedn…