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Interested in learning more about how emissions units are applied to emissions-intensive, trade exposed businesses?
We are hosting a webinar for people interested in how the Electricity Allocation Factor is used to determine how many emissions units are allocated to emission…
Case study: Enhancing accuracy in deemed and reserve offers
To maintain the security, reliability and efficiency of the market, it’s important that generators make accurate offers when competing to sell their electricit…
Submissions published for Task Force’s PPA working paper
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published submissions on the Energy Competition Task Force’s working paper Entrant generators – context, headwinds a…
Thank you to those preparing for Industry Exercise 2025
Lines companies, retailers and direct-connect users have completed two training sessions in preparation for this year’s Industry Exercise. Over 120 operations …
New GM Wholesale and Supply
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is pleased to announce the appointment of Hayden Glass as its General Manager, Wholesale and Supply. Hayden is an experi…
Guidance for retailers to implement all Consumer Care Obligations from 1 April
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published updated guidance to support electricity retailers to implement all the remaining Consumer Care Obligations…
Register now for the Registry Manager training course
The Electricity Authority and Registry Manager (Jade Software) are repeating their popular two-day Registry Manager users’ course designed for those new to the…
Feedback sought on relief during times of market stress
We are seeking feedback on whether to allow an urgent Code amendment implemented in response to winter 2024 market stress to expire, or to make it permanent.
Join the conversation about levelling the playing field in the electricity sector
We are hosting in-person events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to discuss the proposed new rules to level the playing field between generator-retaile…
Investigation into self-reported breach by Transpower as the grid owner
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has started an investigation into a self-reported breach of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) by T…
Authority starts investigating self-reported breaches by Genesis Energy
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has started an investigation into self-reported breaches of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) by G…
Authority approves system operator's changes to policy statement
We have approved changes to some of the system operator’s policies to ensure the power system remains stable and resilient to shocks whilst minimising disrupti…
Submissions published for Code amendment omnibus #5
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published submissions on our Code amendment omnibus #5 consultation.
Join us for Q&A on the Energy Competition Task Force preferred level playing field measures
Do you have questions about our proposal to introduce mandatory non-discrimination obligations that the gentailers would have to follow? We’re hosting a webina…
Lines companies and retailers have completed the first training for the Industry Exercise 2025
Lines companies and retailers have completed the first training for the Industry Exercise 2025. Yesterday over 120 operations and communications leads came tog…