Outage Protocol
The Outage Protocol specifies the circumstances in which Transpower may temporarily remove or reduce the capacity of any grid assets which are otherwise required to be provided under the Benchmark Agreement and Interconnection Rules. It also provides for procedures and policies for Transpower to plan for and carry out outages, and the management of unplanned outages on the grid.
The Outage Protocol had not been developed at the time of implementation of the Part F Rules. Instead, Section VII of Part F contained a process for preparing an Outage Protocol.
The Outage Protocol was subsequently developed by the Electricity Commission and recommended to the Minister of Energy and Resources. Following approval, it was included in the Electricity Governance Rules as Schedule F7 of section VII of part F.
The Outage Protocol is included in the Code as clause 12.139(2) and (3).
An outage plan prepared under an Outage Protocol must include all reasonably foreseeable connection and interconnection asset outages in the outage plan year. The Outage Protocol specifies the process to be used by Transpower for developing an outage plan and what Transpower must take into consideration when doing so. It also includes the conditions under which unplanned outages may be carried out, and policies and procedures for dealing with unplanned outages.
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