Market Brief

Market brief - 15 May 2012

Published 15/05/2012 8:59am

In this Market brief:

  • Final prices for 26 March 2011 close to publication
  • New market data and reporting portal
  • Settlement and prudential security review: discussion paper
  • Part 10 implementation: consultation on proposed changes to ICP switching
  • Automatic under-frequency load shedding information paper
  • Authority review of system operator performance
  • July 2012 quarter stress tests published
  • Stress test setup and trial
  • Disclosure of information to Authority: quantity of electricity sold by connected retailers
  • Talk to an investigator
  • Complaint laid with Rulings Panel over system operator breaches
  • Security and Reliability Council: 10 May 2012
  • Submissions on consultation paper: Voluntary consultation guidelines for proposed changes to distributors' tariff structures
  • Submissions on discussion paper: wholesale market information project
  • Summary of submissions on demand-side bidding and forecasting consultation paper
  • Conforming and non-conforming grid exit points and criteria for determining a GXP to be non-conforming
  • New wholesale information and trading system (WITS) screens
  • Nominations sought for advisory groups
  • Updated centralised dataset DVD
  • Compliance Update
  • Current consultations
  • NZ electricity hedge contracts

 

Market brief - 8 May 2012

Published 08/05/2012 10:18am

In this Market brief:

  • High Court grants leave to appeal on UTS decision
  • Transmission pricing methodology review: decision-making and economic framework  
  • Decision-making and economic framework for distribution pricing methodology review consultation paper
  • Stress test update  
  • Nominations sought for advisory groups
  • Possible advisory group work programmes
  • Consultation on 2012 system operator draft policy statement
  • Update to Authority website: Part 3 of the Act
  • New wholesale information and trading system (WITS) screens
  • Electricity Authority’s submission on Consumer Law Reform Bill  
  • Pole 3 of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link: minor Code amendments  
  • Part 10 implementation: proposed changes to installation control point switching  
  • Submissions published on demand-side bidding and forecasting consultation paper  
  • Consultation calendar updated  
  • Current consultations  
  • NZ electricity hedge contracts

Market brief - 1 May 2012

Published 03/05/2012 1:13pm

In this Market brief:

  • Part 10 implementation: proposed guideline for metering equipment providers
  • Part 10 implementation: frequently asked questions
  • Revised stress tests
  • FTR regulations to come into force on 1 June 2012
  • Final decision: Mighty River Power Limited and James Miller request for exemption
  • Participant registration and requirement to update information
  • New point of connection
  • Retail Advisory Group: 23 April 2012
  • Wholesale Advisory Group: 20 April 2012
  • Current consultations
  • NZ electricity hedge contracts

 

Market brief - 24 April 2012

Published 24/04/2012 8:59am

In this Market brief:

  • Nominations sought for Advisory Groups
  • Revised stress tests
  • Submissions received on model use-of-system agreements consultation paper
  • Draft decision: Mighty River Power Limited and James Miller request for exemption
  • FTR implementation: Financial Markets Authority has made declarations on FTRs
  • Clearing manager to hold workshop on draft FTR prudentials methodology  
  • Compliance Update  
  • Demand-side bidding and forecasting: revised WITS automation manual  
  • Current consultations  
  • NZ electricity hedge contracts

Market brief - 17 April 2012

Published 17/04/2012 9:37am

In this Market brief:

  • Part 10 review: nomination of metering equipment provider and access to metering data 
  • What's My Number achieving significant market change 
  • Information paper on hedge market performance
  • Review of compliance framework underway 
  • Asset commissioning and testing issues 
  • Mandatory population of new fields in the registry  
  • Submissions received on proposed amendments to Electricity Information Exchange Protocols   
  • Exemption granted for Payless Energy Limited   
  • Vietnamese electricity industry delegation visits   
  • Current consultations   
  • NZ electricity hedge contracts