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Transparency Of Power Price Increases To Help Prevent ‘price Shock’

Thursday, 19 December 2024, 4:12 pm | Electricity Authority

The Authority’s Acting General Manager Retail and Consumer Daniel Griffiths says: "This is an important step towards increased transparency and monitoring of planned price increases to help prevent consumer price shock. More >>

New Super-peak Hedge Contract Available

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 4:18 pm | Electricity Authority

A new standardised flexibility product will soon be available to help improve competition in the wholesale electricity market. More >>

Feedback Welcomed On Faster, Simpler Electricity Connections

Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:03 am | Electricity Authority

These proposals are designed to help us achieve a secure and resilient, efficient and affordable energy system that improves long-term outcomes for all consumers and Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>

Electricity Authority Publishes New Consumer Protections

Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:12 am | Electricity Authority

The two key protections - prohibiting retailers from disconnecting customers they know to be medically dependent and requiring any fees or charges to be reasonable - will apply from 1 January 2025. More >>

Authority Seeks Increase To Cover Rising Service Provider Costs

Friday, 15 November 2024, 8:59 am | Electricity Authority

Electricity Authority Chief Executive Sarah Gillies says the Authority is seeking support for Option 3, which would enable it to maintain third-party service levels and deliver high impact work faster. More >>

Electricity Consumers To Get Better Protections

Friday, 8 November 2024, 9:13 am | Electricity Authority

The two key protections - prohibiting retailers from disconnecting customers for non-payment they know to be medically dependent on electricity and requiring any fees or charges to be reasonable - will apply from 1 January 2025. More >>

Review Identifies Risk To Retail Electricity Competition

Thursday, 7 November 2024, 8:58 am | Electricity Authority

The Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission’s Energy Competition Task Force will pick up on the review’s analysis as it develops actions focused on enabling new generators and independent retailers to enter, and better compete, in the market. More >>

Electricity Authority Proposals To Help Businesses And Infrastructure Get Connected

Friday, 25 October 2024, 10:53 am | Electricity Authority

The two sets of proposed rule changes are expected to remove barriers to getting manufacturers, data centres, new housing developments, EV charging stations and other businesses connected to the electricity network. More >>

Authority Welcomes Government Policy Statement On Electricity

Friday, 11 October 2024, 12:35 pm | Electricity Authority

"We share the Government’s desire for consumers to have access to an electricity system that is competitive, efficient, secure and resilient. We want an energy system that fosters economic growth and social well-being," says Electricity Authority chief ... More >>

WEL Networks Exemption Supports More Solar Energy Generation In The Waikato

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 9:49 am | Electricity Authority

WEL Networks has demonstrated that their plans for more distributed generation on their network will facilitate a redistribution of power away from reliance on a central grid, towards better community and regional control with increased consumer agency. More >>

Authority Decides No Undesirable Trading Situation After High Court Ruling

Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 1:08 pm | Electricity Authority

"Our initial assessment was finely balanced and the input from the sector was important to assess market confidence to help inform the final decision," says Airihi Mahuika, General Manager, Legal, Monitoring and Compliance. More >>

Electricity Authority Seeks Improved Data Collection From Retailers

Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 12:24 pm | Electricity Authority

Policy decisions relating to network pricing, demand response, flexibility and competition will all benefit from these data collection improvements, and the Authority plans to publish its findings. More >>

Northland Tower Collapse Report Released

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2:36 pm | Electricity Authority

The report is not intended to apportion blame to individuals, but rather to understand the underlying causes at a company and system wide level to prevent recurrence, particularly focusing on responsibility for training and quality assurance. More >>

Authority Opens New Pathway For Energy Innovators

Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 8:22 pm | Electricity Authority

The Pathway provides innovators with easier, more efficient access to regulatory information and support to enable them to bring new ideas to market faster, including local solutions for specific regions. More >>

Energy Competition Task Force Considers Eight Actions To Strengthen Electricity Market

Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:59 am | Electricity Authority

The Task Force brings together regulatory and competition experts from the Commerce Commission Te Komihana Tauhokohoko and Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko, with representatives from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as observers. More >>

Energy Competition Task Force Set Up To Improve Electricity Market Performance

Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 5:59 pm | Electricity Authority

The Task Force brings together government market regulators to consider the complex factors underlying wholesale prices and put in place a suite of measures to help address the current issues across the energy system. More >>

Market Brief - 22 August 2024

Thursday, 22 August 2024, 10:25 am | Electricity Authority

Today's Market Brief shares the system operator's decision to raise the contingent storage release boundary for a limited time. More >>

Electricity Authority Seeking A Better View Of Generation And Investment Plans

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 1:27 pm | Electricity Authority

Electricity Authority chief executive Sarah Gillies said the Authority has a significant programme of work to support and encourage more investment and competition in the market, and these two documents are important parts of the data collection workstream. More >>

Electricity Authority Releases First Energy Margin Dashboard

Monday, 19 August 2024, 8:54 pm | Electricity Authority

The data in the dashboard is based on figures provided by the generators to the Electricity Authority, and then a standard formula was used to generate an indicative energy margin for the week for each of the six companies modelled. More >>

Electricity Authority Working With Manawa Energy And Prime Energy To Ensure Managed Resolution For Customers

Friday, 9 August 2024, 7:34 pm | Electricity Authority

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) is working with Manawa Energy and Prime Energy to come to a managed resolution for its customers in relation to the recent termination of Prime Energy’s electricity supply and services agreement ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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