Wanganui-Stratford transmission investment proposal - archive
Final decision
No request for a public conference was received on the Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal, therefore the Commission’s decision to approve the Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal was final.
Transpower's application
Transpower submitted the Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal as a reliability investment on 11 September 2009. The proposal involves the reconductoring and upgrade of the Wanganui-Stratford A 110kV line. Transpower sought approval of up to $44.1 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 to provide designated transmission customers and parties affected by the proposals with an opportunity to:
- Provide written comments on Transpower’s proposals; and
- Request that the Commission consider alternatives to Transpower’s proposals.
Comments and/or requests were sought by the Commission by 5.00 pm on Tuesday, 6 October 2009. The Commission received 8 submissions.
Timetable
On 18 September 2009, a timetable for consultation and approval of the proposal was agreed with Transpower.
Notice of Intention
A notice of intention to approve the Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal was published on 10 November 2009.
Reasons for decision
The Reasons for Decision document presented the Commission’s analysis of the Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal and explained the reasons supporting the Commission’s intention to approve the proposal.
Key correspondence and supporting analysis documentation provided by Transpower assisted in the decision making and analysis.
Related Documents
Transpower's letter dated 11 September 2009 re Proposal
letter.pdf | pdf | 44 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Wanganui-Stratford Transmission Investment Proposal
proposal.pdf | pdf | 841 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Proposal attachment A - Grid Investment Test results
AttachmentA.pdf | pdf | 606 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Proposal Attachment B - Costing Report
AttachmentB.pdf | pdf | 290 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Proposal Attachment C - Technical needs analysis
AttachmentC.pdf | pdf | 1.4 MB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Proposal Attachment D - Covec demand forecast
AttachmentD.pdf | pdf | 1.1 MB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Proposal
Notice of Intention - 10 November 2009
Notice-intention.pdf | pdf | 555 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Reasons for Decision - 10 November 2009
Reasons-Decision.pdf | pdf | 480 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Letter from Transpower 27 October 2009
TP-ltr-27OCt09.pdf | pdf | 74 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Correspondence
Updated GIT results using the default values of unserved energy, 28 October 2009
GITtables.pdf | pdf | 48 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Supporting analysis
Waverley Grid Exit Point (GXP) and capital costs, 2 November 2009
SFD-WGN.pdf | pdf | 57 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Supporting analysis
Email from Transpower, 6 November 2009
TP-email-6Nov09.pdf | pdf | 42 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Supporting analysis
Email from Transpower, 6 November 2009 Attachment: Revised Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming (SDDP runs)
SDDP-runs.xls | xls | 45 KB | Modified: 25/10/2010 4:58pm
Supporting analysis
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