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Trends in available residential pricing plans
A new report on the trend in available residential pricing plans, or tariffs, over time is available on the Electricity Market Information website.
Market options were available to large energy users in winter 2024
Business closures prompted the Electricity Authority to investigate the options available – we found that hedges available tended to be lower than the overlapp…
Energy Competition Task Force - request for level playing field measures
We are calling for early input from stakeholders to help to ensure that our level playing field measures work is comprehensive.
Improving the Default Distributor Agreement and consumption data templates
We’re improving regulations and processes for when a retailer seeks to operate on a distributor’s network. The changes are to Part 12A of the Electricity Indus…
Strengthening the wholesale market: quarter two update
The Electricity Authority has published its second quarterly report on our delivery of the recommendations from the Market Development Advisory Group’s report …
Consultation on first steps in improving outage coordination
We are seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the Electricity Industry Participation Code to improve outage coordination. This will remove ambiguity and be…
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Energy Competition Task Force considers eight actions to strengthen electricity market
Experts from the Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission are focused on two packages of work that collectively aim to encourage investment in new generation, bolster competition and provide more opportunities for consumers to manage their own electricity use and costs.
Update from Sarah Gillies
It’s been a busy quarter and there’s more to come. Last Thursday we had the pleasure of hosting 156 people online for our latest Quarterly Update, which genera…
Watch our October update
Thanks to everyone who joined our October quarterly update. Our Chief Executive, Sarah Gillies, opened the session with an overview of how the Authority has re…
Energy Competition Task Force information release
We’ve published our Task Force work programme calendar and August ministerial briefing slides.
Proposed Code changes to implement a hybrid forecasting arrangement
We are seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Code that are necessary to give effect to a hybrid forecasting arrangement.
Updated guidelines on the Authority’s information-gathering powers
We have updated our Guidelines on information gathering powers. This is to reflect changes to the Electricity Industry Act 2010 and to align with our Informati…
Authority welcomes Government Policy Statement on electricity
The Electricity Authority welcomes the release today of the Government Policy Statement on electricity with its particular focus on updating the wholesale elec…
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Generation investment data and dashboard – now and in the future
The dashboard summarises the data on current generation and the expected new generation from the Authority-commissioned 2022 and 2023 investment surveys. We’ve also published a list of investment projects which have been publicly announced, with information on each project’s status as used in the surveys.
Electricity Authority releases first Energy Margin Dashboard
The Energy Margin Dashboard shows the energy margins generators are making when selling into the wholesale electricity market. It gives consumers much clearer visibility of which generators are doing well out of the electricity market each week and how New Zealand maintains security of supply.
Changes to wind and solar forecasting set to improve electricity system reliability
This article explains how the Electricity Authority has developed a new hybrid forecasting arrangement for intermittent generators and how this change will ben…
Update on alleged Code breach by grid owner
The Electricity Authority is progressing its investigation into an alleged breach of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 20210 (Code) by Transpower as …
Register now: Registry Manager training course
The Electricity Authority and Registry Manager (Jade Software) are running a two-day Registry Manager training course on 26 and 27 November in Auckland (Clif…