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Notice of investigation of Contact Energy
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- Compliance
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is investigating alleged breaches of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) by Contact Energy Ltd (Contact).
The Authority alleges that from 1 January 2023, Contact breached clause 15.2(1) and clause 11 of Schedule 15.3 of the Code.
These events concern the failure of Contact to maintain an up-to-date database for the distributed unmetered load database ‘Christchurch City Council – Orion’ and the failure to take all practicable steps to ensure submission information is complete and accurate.
If any participant considers it is affected by the alleged breach and wishes to join the investigation, it should contact the appointed investigator by 5pm on 9 May 2025.
The investigator can be contacted by:
- emailing compliance@ea.govt.nz citing reference 2402CTCT1 in the subject line
- our Compliance portal
- post at Compliance Investigator, Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko, PO Box 10041, Wellington 6011.
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