Briefings to the Minister for Energy

We provide regular reports and briefings to the Minister for Energy on our activities.

We provide formal briefings to the Minister on substantive items and decision papers. Here is a list of briefings provided in 2024.

Briefing Date

Potential trader default

12 August 2024

Determination of the 2024 electricity allocation factor under the Climate Change Response Act 2002

25 July 2024

Renumeration level of Electricity Authority Advisory Group

4 July 2024

Electricity Authority final Statement of performance expectations 2024-25 and final Statement of intent 2024-28

27 June 2024

Northland review - Update for the Minister for Energy

26 June 2024

Decision supporting consumers to compare and switch electricity plans

26 June 2024

Risk Management Review letter

14 June 2024

Electricity Authority draft Statement of performance expectations 2024-25 and draft Statement of intent 2024-28 second review

14 June 2024

Background on materially large contracts Code provisions

31 May 2024

How the Authority’s data work programme will improve consumer outcomes, and the interaction with the consumer data right

31 May 2024

Wholesale electricity market competition and connection pricing

29 May 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (transmission pricing methodology related amendments) 2024

15 May 2024

Briefing and key messages: Data for better performance and consumer data right

15 May 2024

Electricity Authority draft Statement of Performance Expectations 2024/25 and draft Statement of Intent 2024-28

1 May 2024

Decision: Preliminary paper on possible UTS

1 May 2024

Publication of update paper on distribution pricing reform

24 April 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (updating and clarifying part 6A obligations) 2024

22 April 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (definition of connected generation) 2024

22 April 2024

Electricity Authority Advisory Group (update)

15 April 2024

Decision: Code review programme number 5

15 April 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (controllable load) 2024

4 April 2024

Electricity Authority four-monthly report to the Minister of Energy

25 March 2024

Future electricity price increases and consumer bill impacts

8 March 2024

Electricity Authority 2024/25 levy funded appropriation - further information

1 March 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment: Controllable load

March 2024

Response to the Market Development Advisory Group’s final recommendations report - price discovery in a renewables-based electricity system

23 February 2024

Proposed amendments to the transmission pricing methodology 2024

14 February 2024

Recommended levy funded appropriations 2024/25

9 February 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment: Benefit-based charge adjustment event: new customer

February 2024

Decision: Dispatch notification enhancement and clarification

12 January 2024

Release of Concept’s generation investment survey 2023 update

8 January 2024

Consultation: The future operation of New Zealand’s power system

23 January 2024

Market monitoring: January

12 February 2024

Decision: Code review programme number 5

15 January 2024

Decision: Pause distribution pricing scorecards

12 January 2024

The Authority’s consumer focused work programme and decision to strengthen consumer care protections

19 January 2024

Updates to the consultation charter and the Code amendment request process

26 January 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment: Dispatch notification enhancement and clarifications

January 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment: Part 6A dispensation for specified persons

January 2024

Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment: Transmission pricing methodology amendments

January 2024