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Open letter regarding 10 May 2024
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published an open letter to industry regarding issues related to the tight supply conditions on 10 May.
MLC decision papers published
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has today published decision papers outlining the reasons for our clearance of agreements between Meridian Energy, Conta…
Consultation open to resolve common quality issues in the Code
The Electricity Authority is committed to ensuring New Zealand’s electricity future is secure, resilient and reliable. We’re looking at this future from end to…
UTS submissions published; cross-submissions welcomed
Submissions on the Electricity Authority's preliminary decision on whether an undesirable trading situation occurred following 16 February 2024 have now been p…
We've appointed the Electricity Authority Advisory Group
We are excited to announce we have appointed our new Electricity Authority Advisory Group. We were fortunate to be able to choose from a range of nominees from…
Single sign-on for the Electricity Registry
The Electricity Registry Manager is implementing a single sign-on integration for all users of the Electricity Registry from 1 July 2024. This will allow users…
New retail gross margin and internal transfer price data published
We’ve published the retail gross margin and internal transfer price data for the 2022/23 financial year. The internal transfer price is the price at which a ge…
Feedback sought on Part 6A exemption and dispensation application from WEL Networks Limited
WEL Networks Limited and its senior management have applied for an exemption and dispensation from clause 6A.3 (which includes the requirement to comply with t…
Generation investment data and dashboard – now and in the future
Following last month’s article on the Authority’s work improving visibility of generation investment, we’re pleased to announce that our new dashboard is now l…
Workshop on flexibility services market
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is hosting a workshop on its draft guidance on distributor involvement in the flexibility services market on Tuesday 25 …
Reviews into information disclosure provisions
The Electricity Authority is progressing two reviews that focus on electricity industry competition. Promoting competition is at the heart of what we do, as it…
September forum for metering equipment providers and test houses
The Electricity Authority will run a one-day forum on Wednesday 18 September in Wellington to discuss the latest developments for metering equipment providers …
Mercury’s MLC clearance decision
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has today published a decision paper outlining the reasons for our clearance of a contract between Mercury and New Zeala…
Formal complaint to Rulings Panel against system operator
On 5 June 2024, the Electricity Authority lodged a formal complaint with the Rulings Panel for an alleged breach of clause 30.1B of the Policy Statement (incor…
TPM amendments implemented
We’ve implemented two Code amendments for the Transmission Pricing Methodology, including: minor corrections to the TPM such as correcting typographical error…