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Auto synchronisation points investment proposal - archive

On 23 December 2009, Transpower New Zealand Limited (Transpower) submitted to the Electricity Commission a reliability investment for approval under rule 13 of section III of part F of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003. The investment is part of the 2009 Grid Upgrade Plan.

Final decision

No request for a public conference was received on the Auto synchronisation points investment proposal, therefore the Commission’s decision to approve the Auto synchronisation points investment proposal was final.

Transpower's application

Transpower submitted the Auto Synchronisation Points Investment Proposal as a reliability investment on 23 December 2009. On 12 January 2010, Transpower submitted revised documentation in support of the proposal. The proposal involved installing auto synchronisation points at ten locations by 2013. Transpower sought approval of up to $9.5 million for the proposal.

Opportunity for comment

Under rule 13.3.2 and rule 13.3.5 of section III of part F of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003, the Commission gave notice providing designated transmission customers and parties affected by the proposal with an opportunity to:

• provide written comments on Transpower’s proposal; and

• request that the Commission consider alternatives to Transpower’s proposal.

Details of how interested parties can provide comments on the proposal and request the Commission consider alternatives are available on the Commission’s Auto Synchronisation Points Investment Proposal consultation page. The Commission received one submission.

Timetable

On 15 January 2010, a timetable for consultation and approval of the proposal was agreed with Transpower.

Notice of Intention

A notice of intention to approve the Auto Synchronisation Points Investment Proposal was published on 22 March 2010.

Reasons for decision

The Reasons for decision document presented the Commission’s analysis of the Auto Synchronisation Points Investment Proposal and explained the reasons supporting the Commission’s intention to approve the proposal.

Public conference

Under rule 15.2 of section III of part F of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003, a designated transmission customer, an authorised representative of parties substantially affected by the Grid Upgrade Plan, or Transpower, may, within 10 working days of the date of publication of the notice of intention (that is, by 5pm on 7 April 2010), request that the Commission hold a public conference if they consider that:

• The interests of end use customers are materially adversely affected by the cost or the service outcome of the reliability investment to which the notice relates; or

• The Grid Investment Test has not been applied properly to the Grid Upgrade Plan

The purpose of a public conference is to provide a final opportunity for comment on the reliability investment to which the notice relates.

If no request to hold a public conference is received, or if the Electricity Commission determines not to hold a public conference, the Electricity Commission’s decision, as set out in this notice of intention, is final.

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