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Senior Data Engineer opportunity
We’re on the hunt for a Senior Data Engineer to join an established and supportive team at the Electricity Authority. We’re inviting applications by Sunday 15 …
Board members reappointed
Allan Dawson and Lana Stockman have been reappointed to the Board of the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko by the Governor-General. Allan and Lana have each b…
Default distributor agreement and consumption data template improvements
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the default distributor agreement and consumption data templates. These templ…
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Security of supply while two thermal generators are on outage
The ability of electricity supply to meet demand over time is referred to as 'security of supply'. It's about the availability of enough generation capacity each day to meet peak electricity demand and enough fuel to generate electricity over the longer term. These are referred to as ‘capacity’ security of supply and ‘energy’ security of supply.
Financial transmission rights price curves published
We’ve published Financial Transmission Rights price curves to show time trends for Financial Transmission Rights prices and volumes between two given nodes. Th…
Cross-submissions invited on dispatch notification consultation
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko invites cross-submissions on its consultation to enhance and clarify dispatch notification. We would like to thank all s…
Investigation into alleged breach by South Pacific Energy Limited
The Electricity Authority has started an investigation into an alleged breach of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) by South Pacific Energ…
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How firming renewables will impact the electricity sector
Aotearoa New Zealand’s electricity system is transforming. More renewable electricity generation, like wind and solar farms, are being built to meet increasing electricity demand and the Government’s renewable energy targets.
Southern lakes, the HVDC and thermal powered generation
Electricity demand and generation differ across New Zealand’s two main islands. The South Island has abundant hydro generation, while the North Island contains more people and consumes more electricity. HVDC cables allow electricity from one island to flow to the other. Typically, electricity flows northward during the day, and southward overnight. However, when South Island hydro inflows are high, the HVDC can continuously flow northward.
Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission combined work programmes 2023/24
The Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission have published a combined calendar of our respective work programmes to improve the visibility of the range o…
Disconnection data provision
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is formally notifying industry that retailers with domestic installation control points are no longer expected to volunt…
We're hiring!
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our established and supportive finance team at the Electricity Authority. We’re inviting applications by T…
Join our quarterly update in October
The Electricity Authority will run quarterly updates for participants and interested parties to learn about our projects and priorities. We are pleased to invi…
GridEx 2023: an exercise to test readiness
Transpower is running its biennial GridEx simulation exercise on 14 and 15 November 2023. GridEx simulates an emergency affecting New Zealand’s energy system, …
System operator’s ancillary service procurement plan unchanged
The system operator’s existing procurement plan for ancillary service will remain in force following a review. Clause 8.42A(1) of the Electricity industry Part…