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Greater Access To Thermal Fuel Generation Information Will Boost Confidence And Competition
Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 10:26 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority is reviewing the rules around thermal fuel generation information disclosure to increase confidence and competition in the wholesale electricity market. More >>
Electricity Authority Publishes Preliminary Decision On UTS Claim
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 8:53 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority’s Board has published a preliminary decision in response to the undesirable trading situation (UTS) claim made by Haast Energy Trading, Ecotricity, Electric Kiwi, Flick Energy, Oji Fibre, Pulse Energy Alliance and Vocus (the ‘claimants’). ... More >>
Transmission Pricing For A Low Carbon Future
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 9:25 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority has decided on new guidelines for transmission pricing. James Stevenson-Wallace, Chief Executive of the Electricity Authority says the new guidelines will deliver significant benefits to consumers, through lower electricity ... More >>
Electricity Authority Puts Potential Approaches For An Enduring Market Making Solution On The Table
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 11:43 am | Electricity Authority
The Authority puts potential approaches for an enduring market making solution on the table for consultation The Electricity Authority has released a consultation paper outlining approaches to an enduring market making solution for the New Zealand ... More >>
Metering Installations Where Certifications Expire
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 11:23 am | Electricity Authority
The COVID-19 response has made it difficult for approved test houses and metering equipment providers to maintain the certification of metering installations. If certifications for grid exit point or grid connected generation metering are due to expire and cannot ... More >>
The Electricity Authority Update In Response To COVID-19
Friday, 20 March 2020, 9:31 am | Electricity Authority
The Authority is taking action in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We have established our critical events team and initiated our business continuity plan so we can continue to operate in a pandemic situation. Our people are our priority ... More >>
Phased Release Of Changes To Make It Easier For Consumers To Share Their Consumption Data
Friday, 28 February 2020, 4:03 pm | Electricity Authority
On Sunday 1 March, we are starting to roll out some changes to make it easier for consumers to share their electricity consumption data with businesses and organisations they trust. The changes include: an amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation ... More >>
Better Deals For Consumers On The Horizon As Electricity Authority Bans Retailer-initiated Win-backs
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 10:15 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority is promoting more choice for consumers and pushing for more retail competition in the electricity market by banning retailer-initiated win-backs for 180 days after a customer has switched to another retailer. “Banning win-backs ... More >>
Urgent Code amendment
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 12:02 pm | Electricity Authority
The Authority has made an urgent Code amendment to insert a dormant mandatory market making scheme into the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code). The amendment will come into force on 3 February 2020. More >>
Merging price comparison sites with Consumer NZ
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 9:19 am | Electricity Authority
Since 2011, the Authority’s What’s My Number campaign and Consumer NZ’s Powerswitch website have helped New Zealanders check for potential savings, compare plans and switch their power deals. More >>
Authority seeks more information on the futures market
Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 10:06 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority has released a discussion paper to inform its review of the performance of the futures market and current market making arrangements. More >>
Electricity Authority proposes 180 day ban on win-backs
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 9:52 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority is consulting on a proposal to ban retailer initiated saves and win-backs for 180 days after a customer switches retailer. More >>
Electricity Authority welcomes EPR report
Thursday, 3 October 2019, 12:17 pm | Electricity Authority
The Authority welcomes the Government’s response to the Electricity Price Review’s final report released today. More >>
Proposed TPM changes to benefit consumers
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 9:36 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority today released a proposal to reform the transmission pricing methodology (TPM) that determines how Transpower sets charges to recover the costs of operating the national electricity transmission grid. More >>
Release of TPM issues paper postponed
Monday, 8 July 2019, 8:43 pm | Electricity Authority
The Authority’s Board has decided to postpone the release of its issues paper on the transmission pricing methodology review. More >>
Decision on alleged undesirable trading situation
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 9:33 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority’s Board has completed its investigation of the undesirable trading situation (UTS) claim made by Electric Kiwi, Flick Energy, Pulse Energy, Switch Utilities (Vocus), and Vector. More >>
October 2018 power switching stats released
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 1:30 pm | Electricity Authority
The latest monthly statistics show 38,870 New Zealand households changed electricity supplier during October. More >>
Jump in size of solar panels on homes
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 10:42 am | Electricity Authority
18 October 2018 There’s been a jump in the size of solar panels being installed on New Zealand homes, says the Electricity Authority. The Authority is the electricity market regulator and closely monitors trends. Solar installation capacity is now ... More >>
Electricity Authority appoints new Chief Executive
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 12:36 pm | Electricity Authority
17 July 2018 Electricity Authority Chair Brent Layton today announced the appointment of James Stevenson-Wallace as the Authority's new Chief Executive. More >>
Electricity Authority update on transmission pricing
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:05 pm | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority has today updated stakeholders about the next steps for its review into transmission pricing guidelines. More >>
