The Electricity Authority (Authority) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) have released a joint consultation paper on the proposed 2013/14 annual appropriations and their respective work programmes. The paper covers Authority appropriations and those EECA and Consumer Affairs activities that are funded by the levy on industry participants. As well as appropriations, input is sought on:

The appropriations proposed by the Authority are unchanged from previous appropriations apart from an increase in capital expenditure for service providers, the most significant being for the system operator. The Authority is seeking greater transparency from the system operator so that levy payers can understand the projects for which additional funding is sought. An information paper containing these details is being prepared by the Authority with input from the system operator and will be made available for public comment shortly.

The consultation period begins today (25 September 2012) and submissions are due by 2 November 2012. Submissions should be sent individually to each of the Authority or EECA depending on which appropriations and work priorities are commented on. Feedback from the consultation will be used to provide input for the Treasury-led Estimates of Appropriations (Government Budget) and their Statements of Intent.

The consultation paper and an optional template for submissions are available at:

Information about the planning process is available at:

The Authority is planning to release a consultation paper on the Transmission Pricing Methodology Review on 10 October 2012. The consultation period will be split into two phases – a standard consultation period followed by cross submissions. The period for consultation is still to be determined by the Authority and will be announced with the release of the consultation paper. A forum is planned for Wellington on 10 October, 10am-12noon, to coincide with the paper’s release. Discussion forums will also be held in Wellington (17 October), Christchurch (18 October) and Auckland (19 October), 10am-12noon. People interested in attending the forums can email info@ea.govt.nz with “TPM Forum” and the date of the forum(s) you are interested in attending in the subject line. Invitations and further details of the forum will be released in future editions of Market Brief.

Before the new Part 10 comes into force, metering records require a clean-up to ensure they are of sufficient quality to be added to the registry. The Authority has established a Data Clean-up Technical Group to plan and coordinate this work. The Authority is calling for nominations for the group. Membership is expected to comprise representatives from:

The Terms of Reference and information on how to make a nomination are available at:

Nominations close at 5pm on 4 October 2012.

Frequently asked questions about the Part 10 implementation project have been updated and are available at:

Minutes for the Retail Advisory Group meeting of 30 August are available at:

The Authority's latest compliance update is available at:

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