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Welcome to the Electricity Authority (Authority) website which contains information on the regulation and operation of the New Zealand electricity market for consumers, industry participants and other stakeholders.
Recent Site Updates
Recent Site Updates RSSSubmissions on amending the Policy Statement
06/12/2013 04:27pm
Cross-submission on policy statement amendments published.
We are currently consulting on:
Under Frequency Management initiatives – second consultation
Starting: 29/10/2013, Ending: 10/12/2013 5:00pm
Retail advisory group options paper on domestic contracting arrangements
Starting: 05/11/2013, Ending: 17/12/2013 5:00pm
Transmission Pricing Methodology: Avoided cost of transmission (ACOT) payments for distributed generation
Starting: 19/11/2013, Ending: 31/01/2014 5:00pm
An operational review of Part 6 of the Code - second consultation
Starting: 03/12/2013, Ending: 31/01/2014 5:00pm
Latest News
Market Brief - 3 December 2013
03/12/2013 10:04am
Market Brief - 26 November 2013
26/11/2013 9:24am
Market Brief - 19 November 2013
19/11/2013 9:34am
Market Brief - 14 November 2013
14/11/2013 11:26am
Market Brief - 12 November 2013
12/11/2013 9:52am
Events
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Hot Topics
Implementation of inter-island financial transmission rights
On 29 June 2012 the Authority approved the FTR manager's draft FTR allocation plan and the clearing manager's draft Prudential Security Assessment Methodology. These two documents set out some of the key details about how the upcoming new financial transmission right (FTR) auctions will function. The documents are available on each service provider's website.
Decisions & claims
Final decision and actions regarding 26 March 2011 UTS
Programmes
Priority projects
The priority projects are focused on developments to strengthen competition, improve investment and supply signals, and monitor industry and market performance, in line with the priority areas identified in the Government's Ministerial Review of Electricity Market Performance 2009.
Work programmes
This section contains the Authority's current and earlier work programmes relating to: the priority projects, the wholesale and retail market, power system operations and common quality, and transmission.
