Emergency Reserve Scheme Code amendment proposal
Consultation
Following our consultation on establishing an Emergency Reserve Scheme, we are now seeking feedback on the proposed Code amendments necessary to establish an Emergency Reserve Scheme as an ancillary service in the electricity market.
The proposed amendments would enable industrials to be appropriately rewarded for providing generation capacity or reducing their power consumption on request to make it available to the grid, where it makes commercial sense to do so.
We have made the decision, in principle, to proceed with implementation of the Emergency Reserve Scheme to enhance the reliability of New Zealand’s electricity system and help ensure there is a secure supply of electricity. We will make a final decision about implementation once we have considered all feedback on the proposed Code amendment.
Make a submission
Our preference is to receive feedback in the format shown in Appendix C. Please email your feedback to operationsconsult@ea.govt.nz with ‘Emergency reserve scheme – Code amendment proposal’ in the subject line by 5pm 14 November 2025.
If you cannot send your submission electronically, please contact the Authority at operationsconsult@ea.govt.nz or call 04 460 8860 to discuss alternative arrangements.
We will publish all submissions. If you consider we should not publish any part of your submission, please:
- indicate which part should not be published and explain why, and
- provide a version of your submission the Authority can publish (if we agree not to publish your full submission).
All submissions, including any parts the Authority does not publish, can be requested under the Official Information Act 1982.