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Seeking feedback on 11 July 2025 under-frequency event
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback from participants who may be substantially affected by the under-frequency event of 11 July 2025.
Exemptions from the Code for 2025
This year, the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko approved 11 exemptions and three exemption amendments from obligations in the Electricity Industry Particip…
Electricity Authority lodges formal complaint over alleged Code breach
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has lodged a formal complaint with the Rulings Panel alleging a breach of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 20…
Next steps on multiple trading relationships and switching
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko would like to thank everyone who provided feedback in our June-July consultation on multiple trading relationships…
Clarification on small business eligibility for peak export rebates
In July 2025 we introduced a requirement that, from 1 April 2026, electricity distribution businesses will need to pay negative charges (rebates) to households…
Sarah Gillies: Ngā mihi nui from the Authority
As we head into the holiday season, I want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who engaged with the Authority this year.
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New generation projects flowing through the investment pipeline
New electricity generation projects are expected to significantly boost New Zealand’s energy system over the next two years. As at October 2025, there were 288 projects in the pipeline, with a combined total capacity of 44.3GW. This
Consumer feedback supports better billing for New Zealanders
The Electricity Authority would like to thank everyone who gave their feedback in November 2025 as part of our Improving electricity billing in New Zealand con…
How marginal electricity spot pricing reflects cost
In the New Zealand wholesale electricity market, the price paid to dispatched generators is the nodal ‘spot price’, which is priced to reflect the ‘margina…
Update on our distributor guidance to support a competitive flexibility services market
We’re finalising our ‘Guidance for distributors involved in the flexibility services market’, which is expected to be published in early 2026.
Updates to the Authority’s compliance strategy and monitoring framework
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko has published updates to its compliance strategy and monitoring framework to ensure our approach is fit for purpose and …
Electricity Authority Board appoints KordaMentha to deliver organisational design review
Independent advisory and investment firm KordaMentha has been appointed by the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko to lead an organisational design review, foll…
Consultation extended: more time to have your say on connection pricing proposals
You now have until 4 February 2026 to share feedback on the two main proposals in our consultation paper, ‘Reducing barriers for new connections’.
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Changes in demand and price ‘peakiness’ since 2005
This article analyses long-term trends in electricity demand ‘peakiness’ in New Zealand over the last 20 years. The first half of this article analyse long-term trends in electricity demand peakiness and the second half analyses electricity spot price peakiness.
Quarterly update from Chief Executive Sarah Gillies
Recently, I had the opportunity to share what we’ve been up to at our Quarterly Update – our last one for 2025. The end of the year is a good opportunity to reflect on progress we’ve made (which you can see in our recently published Annual Report) and look ahead to what we need to achieve in the future (some of which is outlined in our Levy Consultation for the 2026/27 year).
New monthly hedge market summary report
In the interests of transparency, and to help equip market participants, the Electricity Authority is keen to gather and share as much data about market and in…
Code finalised to make connecting to networks faster and easier
We have finalised the Code giving effect to new requirements that improve the application processes for connecting to networks.
Strengthening visibility of disconnections in the retail electricity market
The Electricity Authority has published a disconnections for non-payment dashboard. It includes prepay disconnections and shows how often and how long customer…