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Summary of digitalisation workshop feedback
The Electricity Authority held a series of workshops during September to discuss what’s needed to help New Zealand transition to a more digital electricity…
Proposed changes to market making arrangements
The Authority is seeking to strengthen price discovery and confidence in the electricity forward markets by changing market making arrangements.
Join our quarterly update on 3 December
The Electricity Authority invites you to our last quarterly update of the year, on Thursday 3 December 10.30-11.30am.
Reminder: Stress test disclosure due no later than 23 December
The stress testing regime requires certain participants in the wholesale electricity market to test their exposure to changes in spot electricity prices and …
Review of wholesale market arrangements to unlock benefits of battery energy storage systems
We're seeking feedback on proposed options to improve wholesale market operations for utility-scale battery storage systems. This fits into our wider BESS-rela…
Call for experts to develop a standardised demand flexibility product for the wholesale market
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is calling for nominations for a new voluntary technical group to co-design a standardised demand flexibility product.
Technical amendments to improve transmission pricing methodology
We’ve amended the transmission pricing methodology to ensure it continues to function as intended and delivers long-term benefits to consumers.
New priority framework for monitoring effectiveness of Consumer Care Obligations
We have published a framework that sets out how we will monitor the effectiveness of the Consumer Care Obligations, including our enduring priority areas and s…
Future security and resilience indicators refreshed
We’ve refreshed the Future Security and Resilience indicators and transitioned them to our new platform. These indicators are now directly embedded in our webs…
Proposal to collect and publish energy margin information
We want to collect and publish information on generators’ energy margins, and we want to hear your views about our proposed approach.
Workshop on retail price consistency assessments guidance in December
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko invites industry to register for an in-person workshop in Wellington on 9 December 2025. The workshop will focus on guid…
Upcoming consultation and webinar: proposals to reduce barriers for new connections
On Monday 17 November we are publishing a consultation paper with proposals to address inefficiently high up-front charges some face when wanting to connect to…
Register for collaborative workshops on improving access to electricity data
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking input on the design and structure of two of our Electricity Information Exchange Protocols. We would like fee…
Electricity Authority consults on definition of "small business" for rebates eligibility
In July 2025 we introduced a requirement that electricity distribution businesses will need to pay rebates to reward households and small businesses for supply…
Reminder for distributors to add distributed generation information to the Electricity Registry
Distributors are required under the Code to add detailed data about distributed generation to the Electricity Registry.