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New online dashboard shines a light on regional power prices
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published a new retail price dashboard showing average monthly power bills by region across New Zealand. The Authori…
Energy Competition Task Force roadmap to reward industrial demand flexibility
The Energy Competition Task Force has today set out its proposed vision and roadmap for unlocking industrial demand flexibility. The aim is to better support e…
Electricity Authority welcomes plan to empower consumers and ‘make NZ more electric’
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko welcomes the manifesto released by Rewiring Aotearoa today detailing 59 actions to help households, businesses and farms…
Electricity Authority welcomes plan for boosting consumer-supplied flexibility
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko welcomes the plan released by FlexForum today, outlining actions that make it easier for consumers to actively participa…
Electricity Authority seeking ideas on giving ‘power back to the people’
Empowering and enabling consumers and communities to fully participate in and benefit from a more decentralised electricity system is the focus of a green pape…
New Zealanders have new rights as power consumers
From today, New Zealanders have new rights as power consumers under the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko’s Consumer Care Obligations. These new rules signifi…
Electricity Authority shines new spotlight on the retail market
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is introducing mandatory retailer reporting of domestic and small business customer data to increase transparency and ac…
Electricity Authority acts quickly to strengthen security of electricity supply ahead of winter
The Authority has changed the rules it oversees to strengthen the security of our electricity supply ahead of winter. An urgent Code amendment, which took effe…
Electricity Authority’s Power Innovation Pathway fast-tracks energy innovation through six high-value initiatives
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko will provide enhanced regulatory support to six high-value initiatives through its Power Innovation Pathway to accelerat…
Energy Competition Task Force looks to level the playing field between the gentailers and independent generators and retailers
The Task Force has announced non-discrimination measures are its preferred way to level the playing field between the four large gentailers and independent par…
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…
Transparency of power price increases to help prevent ‘price shock’
The Commerce Commission’s recent review of the revenue limits for Transpower and most local lines companies has indicated that household electricity bills will…
Feedback welcomed on faster, simpler electricity connections
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has extended two consultations on proposed changes that would make it easier for businesses and public services to conne…
Electricity Authority publishes new consumer protections
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published the Consumer Care Obligations, mandating key protections for electricity consumers in New Zealand. The Aut…
Authority seeks increase to cover rising service provider costs
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has today opened consultation on its levy-funded appropriations for 2025/26.