Working together to meet the needs of New Zealanders
Consultation
The purpose of this green paper is to start the necessary discussion and debate among all electricity stakeholders around decentralisation and the future of our energy system.
The Authority welcomes feedback from people and organisations with an interest in the energy system. This includes iwi and hapū leaders, local government and civil defence groups, community groups, consumer representatives, housing developers, education facilities, industrial and commercial organisations, and, of course, the wider energy sector.
We will use this feedback to help shape its regulatory thinking about what a more decentralised electricity system might look like for Aotearoa New Zealand, how this might benefit consumers, and what might be needed to gain these benefits.
Arrange a discussion
The Authority also welcomes people and organisations with an interest in the energy system to join us in initial discussions.
We will use these discussions to shape its regulatory thinking about what a more decentralised electricity system might look like for Aotearoa New Zealand, how this might benefit consumers, and what might be needed to gain these benefits.
If you would like to arrange a discussion to the discuss the contents of this paper, please email decentralisation@ea.govt.nz.
Make a submission
Please send feedback on the below questions to decentralisation@ea.govt.nz with “Decentralisation green paper” in the subject line by 5pm Wednesday 4 June 2025.
You can send through a PDF of this document that includes your embedded responses, or you can send your responses to the questions separately.
If you cannot send your submission electronically, please contact the Authority decentralisation@ea.govt.nz or 04 460 8860) to discuss alternative arrangements.
We will publish all submissions we receive. If you consider that the Authority should not publish any part of your submission, please:
- indicate which part should not be published and explain why,
- provide a version of your submission that the Authority can publish (if we agree not to publish your full submission. If you indicate part of your submission should not be published, the Authority will discuss this with you before deciding whether to not publish that part of your submission.
All submissions, including any parts that the Authority does not publish, can be requested under the Official Information Act 1982.