Standardised Demand Flexibility Product Co-design Group

Call for nominations

We are calling for nominations for members to join the Standardised Demand Flexibility Product Co-design Group.

New members will be voluntary appointed based on their level of knowledge and experience in the supply and purchase of demand flexibility. We are seeking a broad range of perspectives to be in the group.

Interested parties are invited to read our membership criteria and apply by completing and returning the nomination form by 5pm, 25 November 2025 to OperationsConsult@ea.govt.nz

Role

The Co-design Group will work with the Authority to develop a standardised demand flexibility product from December 2025 to June 2026. Any product implementation would start later in 2026.

The intended work of the Co-design Group is to develop a product that supports arrangements between buyers (such as electricity retailers) and sellers of demand flexibility, including industrial users and aggregators of residential and small commercial consumers.

It aims to spark innovation and make it easier to offer and access demand flexibility services. The Groups’ work will focus on a capacity management product, and it is not proposed to focus on the development of a product for seasonal demand response (such as dry year cover).

The Energy Competition Task Force included this project as a key measure in its proposed industrial flexibility roadmap. However, we see the development of a standardised demand flexibility product bringing a wide range of flexibility sources into the electricity market. It also implements part of recommendation 8 from the Market Development Advisory Group’s report on Price discovery in a renewable-based electricity system.

The development of a standardised demand flexibility product is part of a broader package of proposed initiatives to reward industrial demand flexibility and support a more resilient electricity system

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