Transmission Pricing Advisory Group (TPAG)

The Authority established an ad-hoc advisory group in January 2011, the Transmission Pricing Advisory Group (TPAG), to recommend a preferred transmission pricing option.

The members of TPAG:

  • Graham Scott (chairperson)
  • John Clarke (nominated by Transpower)
  • Glenn Sullivan (nominated by Fonterra)
  • Bruce Girdwood (nominated by Vector)
  • Ray Deacon (nominated by RTANZ)
  • John Woods (nominated by Contact)
  • Bob Weir (nominated by Genesis
  • Guy Waipara (nominated by Meridian)
  • Peter Calderwood (nominated by TrustPower)
  • David Reeve (nominated by Mighty River Power)

TPAG published a Discussion Paper for consultation on 7 June 2011. The deadline for submissions was 14 July 2011.

TPAG held a briefing to outline the Transmission Pricing Discussion Paper on Wednesday 29 June 2011.

TPAG provided a report on its analysis and recommendations to the Authority Board on 2 September 2011. The report, the presentation by the Chair to the Board and a note on beneficiary-pays is published below. The Authority has also published its acknowledgment of the report and the excellent work undertaken by TPAG.

Meridian Energy provided a memo by Professor Lewis Evans on Dr Biggar's review of TPAG's Discussion Paper. TPAG received the memo after its final meeting and did not consider Professor Evans' memo in finalising its views. TPAG has provided the memo to the Authority.

Information Papers

TPAG workplan

workplan.pdf | pdf | 276 KB | Last Changed: 07/06/2011 4:49pm

Related Documents

Consultation Charter - December 2012

consultation-charter.pdf | pdf | 79 KB | Last Changed: 30/01/2013 5:03pm

Charter about Advisory Groups - December 2010

AG-charter.pdf | pdf | 176 KB | Last Changed: 31/05/2011 4:00pm

Interpretation of the Authority's statutory objective - February 2011

statutoryobjective.pdf | pdf | 240 KB | Last Changed: 18/03/2011 2:44pm

Group Papers

Memo from Professor Lewis Evans to Meridian on the Biggar Review of TPAG's Discussion Paper

Evans-Memo-to-Meridian.pdf | pdf | 175 KB | Last Changed: 03/10/2011 11:06am

TPAG report presentation

TPAG-report-presentation.pdf | pdf | 126 KB | Last Changed: 13/09/2011 8:31am

Letter from TPAG Chair and Report

Letter-from-TPAG-Chair-Report.pdf | pdf | 2.1 MB | Last Changed: 16/09/2011 2:01pm

Letter to Graham Scott

Letter-to-Graham-Scott.pdf | pdf | 43 KB | Last Changed: 13/09/2011 8:31am

Note on beneficiary-pays approach

Note-on-beneficiary-pays.pdf | pdf | 99 KB | Last Changed: 13/09/2011 8:31am

Terms of reference

TOR.pdf | pdf | 454 KB | Last Changed: 07/06/2011 4:49pm

Revised schedule for TPAG workplan

revised-activities-schedule.pdf | pdf | 175 KB | Last Changed: 07/06/2011 4:49pm

This document replaces table 3 of the TPAG workplan