Explanatory note

This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) comes into force on 9 January 2017.

The amendment amends Parts 6 and 17 of the Code to provide that the incremental cost of providing connection services to distributed generation is net of the transmission costs that an efficient distributor would be able to avoid as a result of the connection of the distributed generation, but only if the distributed generation is included in a list published by the Authority for that purpose.


Legislative information

Title Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Distributed Generation) 2016
Principal or amendment Amendment
Consolidated version No
Empowering Act and provisions Electricity Industry Act 2010, section 38
Replacement empowering Act and provisions Not applicable
Maker name Electricity Authority
Administering agency Electricity Authority
Date made 6 December 2016
Notification date 8 December 2016
Commencement date 9 January 2017
End date Not applicable
Consolidation as at date Not applicable
Related instruments Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010