Code change to remove avoided cost of transmission payments
Consultation
From September to November 2022, we consulted on amending the Code to make it clear that payments by distributors to eligible distributed generation for avoided cost of transmission (ACOT) are no longer required.
Our consultation paper presented two options:
- Removing all provisions for ACOT payments from April 2023 (our preferred option); or
- Phasing out ACOT payments over the next two pricing years.
After our consultation, we put further questions to Transpower, as the grid owner, to better understand their view on specific issues and selected submissions on grid reliability. Following Transpower’s response, we then invited further feedback.
Thank you to everyone who lent their inputs and experience to this work. You can see the results of this consultation in the ACOT decision paper and ACOT Code amendment instrument.
Transpower's response on grid-reliability
Following receipt of cross-submissions, we put some questions to Transpower, as grid owner, seeking to better understand their view on specific aspects of the consultation paper and select submissions regarding grid reliability.
Transpower responded on 10 November 2022. We then invited stakeholder feedback on Transpower's response to ensure we had all relevant viewpoints. To follow are the responses received.
-
Transpower response on grid reliability17 November 2022
-
Horizon Networks23 December 2022
-
IEGA23 December 2022
-
Manawa Energy23 December 2022
-
Northpower23 December 2022
-
Top Energy23 December 2022
Cross-submissions
We invited cross-submissions on the individual submissions received on the ACOT consultation paper.
-
Electra17 November 2022
-
Horizon Networks17 November 2022
-
IEGA17 November 2022
-
Manawa Energy17 November 2022
-
MEUG17 November 2022
-
Transpower17 November 2022
-
Vector17 November 2022
Submissions
-
Aurora9 pages
-
EA Networks3 pages
-
Electra4 pages
-
ETNZ4 pages
-
Horizon Networks7 pages
-
IEGA13 pages
-
KCE7 pages
-
The Lines Company3 pages
-
Manawa Energy6 pages
-
Manawa-Energy Appendix 1 Case Study36 pages
-
MEUG2 pages
-
Meridian Energy2 pages
-
Ngawha7 pages
-
Northpower5 pages
-
NTL2 pages
-
Powerco2 pages
-
Top Energy3 pages
-
Transpower5 pages
-
Unison4 pages
-
Vector1 page
-
WEL Networks4 pages