Welcome
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 RSSSecurity and Reliability Council (SRC)
21/05/2013 09:14am
Minutes from 8 November 2012 and papers from 13 May 2013 published
Transmission pricing methodology conference - May 2013
10/05/2013 04:46pm
Updated draft agenda published. This is subject to Board approval.
We are currently consulting on:
Options for increasing consumers propensity to compare and switch retailers
Starting: 09/04/2013, Ending: 04/06/2013 5:00pm
Review of domestic contracting arrangements – issues paper
Starting: 16/04/2013, Ending: 11/06/2013 5:00pm
Removal of technology-specific references from frequency keeping provisions
Starting: 14/05/2013, Ending: 21/06/2013 5:00pm
Allocation of constrained-on and constrained-off amounts to system operator
Starting: 14/05/2013, Ending: 25/06/2013 5:00pm
Latest News
Market Brief - 21 May 2013
21/05/2013 9:57am
21 May 2013 - Consumer and stakeholder surveys
21/05/2013 9:54am
Market brief - 14 May 2013
14/05/2013 10:29am
Market Brief - 7 May 2013
07/05/2013 9:04am
Market Brief - 30 April 2013
30/04/2013 9:21am
Events
Transmission pricing methodology conference - May 2013
29/05/2013–31/05/2013
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.
