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Advisory groups, working groups & technical groups

This section contains information and documents about the Authority's advisory groups and any associated working groups used by these advisory groups, along with information and documents relating to a number of technical groups and project teams used by the Authority.

• Current Advisory Groups
• Security and Reliability Council (SRC)
• Current technical groups
• Earlier groups

Current Advisory Groups

The Authority has established two standing advisory groups: the Wholesale Advisory Group (WAG) and the Retail Advisory Group (RAG). 

• Retail Advisory Group (RAG)
• Wholesale Advisory Group (WAG)

An ad hoc advisory group, the Transmission Pricing Advisory Group (TPAG), was established for a limited period and was chaired by Dr Graham Scott. The group reported to the Board on 2 September 2011 and ceased operation on that date. A Transmission Advisory Group may be  established at a later date.

Security and Reliability Council (SRC)

• Security and Reliability Council (SRC)

Current technical groups

The Authority utilises a number of technical groups and project teams:

• Code of Practice 10.5 Review Panel (previously Code of Practice D5 Review Panel)
• Data Clean-up Technical Group
• Locational Price Risk Technical Group
• Loss Factor Review Panel
• Multiple Frequency Keepers Project: AGC Technical Stakeholders Group
• Settlement and Prudential Security Technical Group (SPSTG)
• Standing Data Formats Group

Earlier groups

The following advisory groups have been disestablished:

• Common Quality Advisory Group
• Hedge Market Development Steering Group
• Investment Advisory Group
• Market Development Advisory Group
• Retail and Consumer Advisory Group
• Retail Market Advisory Group
• Security Advisory Group, 2004 - 2009
• Security Advisory Group, 2009 - 2010
• Transmission Advisory Group, 2004 -2008
• Transmission Pricing Advisory Group, 2011
• Transmission Pricing Advisory Group, 2004 - 2007
• Transmission Pricing Technical Group (TPTG), 2009 - 2011
• Wholesale Market Advisory Group

The following technical groups and project teams are now inactive:

• AMI Working Group
• Compressed Air Systems (CAS) Best Practice Stakeholder Group
• Constraints Issues Group
• Distribution Pricing Administrative Issues Working Group
• Distributor Retailer Information Exchange Protocols Subgroup (DRIEPS)
• Lighting Efficiency Stakeholder Group
• Load Management Existing Capability Working Panel
• Model Distribution Arrangements Review Panel
• Motor Rewind Consultation Group
• Reconciliation Implementation Project Team
• Retail/Social Agency Protocol Working Group
• Registry Review Project Team
• Scarcity Pricing Forum
• Scarcity Pricing & Default Buyback Technical Group
• Value/Price Working Panel
• Wind Generation Investigation Project: Technical Stakeholders Group

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