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Better Bills Will Help Consumers Find Better Plans, Says Electricity Authority
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 2:45 pm | Electricity Authority
The Authority is asking for feedback on changes to give people more choice, more control and better value on their electricity. More >>
Proposed Changes To Double The Electricity That Residential Solar Can Supply Local Networks
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 1:44 pm | Electricity Authority
Distributed generation - including solar and battery systems installed in homes and businesses - is on the rise, supporting the national electricity grid that runs the length of the country. More >>
Electricity Retailer South Pacific Energy Defaults
Friday, 3 October 2025, 1:06 pm | Electricity Authority
The distributor issued the termination notice after South Pacific Energy failed to pay its distribution charges, triggering the Electricity Authority’s trader default process. More >>
Electricity Authority Welcomes Outcome Of Electricity Market Review
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 10:15 am | Electricity Authority
The Government’s response and the recommendations announced today recognise the Authority must be fit-for-purpose to protect and promote the interests of New Zealand consumers. More >>
Electricity Authority Lodges Formal Complaints Over Alleged Code Breaches
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 11:06 am | Electricity Authority
The Code sets out the duties and responsibilities for all participants in New Zealand's electricity industry. The Authority can enforce compliance with the Code to ensure improved industry practice. More >>
Electricity Authority And Gas Industry Company Align To Deliver Better Outcomes For Energy Consumers
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 10:02 am | Electricity Authority
The agreed principles between the Authority and Gas Industry Co will guide their collaboration, particularly in relation to their work programmes and any information sharing between them. More >>
Electricity Authority Moves To Level The Power Playing Field
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 10:57 am | Electricity Authority
The level playing field options were developed by the Authority, the Commerce Commission Te Komihana Tauhokohoko (Commerce Commission) and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment under the Energy Competition Task Force. More >>
Electricity Authority Investigates Business Claims About Energy Markets
Thursday, 14 August 2025, 10:11 am | Electricity Authority
After initial checks, the Authority believes the issue needs a closer look. The Authority has broad powers under the Electricity Industry Act 2010 to investigate and hold market participants accountable. More >>
Electricity Authority Seeks Feedback On Emergency Reserve Scheme
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 12:12 pm | Electricity Authority
Under the proposed ERS, organisations willing and able to reduce their power consumption on request - to make it available to the grid - could opt-in to the scheme and be paid to reduce their demand for short periods, where it makes commercial sense to ... More >>
Making It Easy To Get The Best Deal For Your Power
Friday, 25 July 2025, 12:54 pm | Electricity Authority
Over the coming year the Authority will be engaging with the sector on the proposals, all designed to give consumers access to better information and more choice. More >>
New Rules Unlock Network Connection Barriers To Support Electrification
Friday, 18 July 2025, 8:41 am | Electricity Authority
The Authority consulted on a package of changes late last year, with a focus on reducing the time and cost to connect infrastructure such as public EV charging stations, manufacturing, and solar farms. More >>
New Zealanders Get More Choices For How We Use, Buy And Sell Electricity - And Lower Our Power Bills
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 10:52 am | Electricity Authority
The Authority is changing the electricity market rules to give New Zealanders more control over their power use and costs. The changes, led by the Energy Competition Task Force (Task Force), will benefit all electricity consumers by putting downward ... More >>
Better Data To Unlock Better Deals For Consumers
Tuesday, 15 July 2025, 9:48 am | Electricity Authority
The lack of standardised data and access rules in the electricity sector is a major barrier to helping consumers get the best possible plan. More >>
Electricity Authority Appoints Daylight To Deliver New Comparison And Switching Service
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 11:10 am | Electricity Authority
Daylight will deliver the new service by the end of this year and work with the Authority to evolve its capabilities over time, leveraging emerging technologies, improvements in data standardisation and a future consumer-data-right. More >>
Electricity Authority Supports Rule Change To Boost Impact Of Rooftop Solar
Friday, 13 June 2025, 3:36 pm | Electricity Authority
People with rooftop solar on their homes or businesses and other small electricity generators will see a better return if they can supply more power to the network. But more importantly, wider voltage limits support lower prices for all New Zealanders ... More >>
How Data And Technology Could Help Shape Our Future Electricity System
Thursday, 12 June 2025, 10:44 am | Electricity Authority
The Authority wants to expand its view of emerging technology so it can remain agile and responsive to changes happening in the sector and adjust the market rules to ensure regulation supports innovation while also protecting consumers’ interests. More >>
Electricity Authority Lodges Formal Complaint Against Transpower
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 1:43 pm | Electricity Authority
The complaint alleges Transpower failed to adhere to good electricity industry practice in connection with the maintenance of an interconnection asset, namely the transmission tower at Glorit, Northland when it collapsed on 20 June 2024. More >>
Authority Confirms New Next-Gen Switching Service; Proposes Multiple Trading Relationships For Consumers
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 11:48 am | Electricity Authority
In 2022, the Authority’s functions were expanded to include protecting the interests of domestic and small business consumers, and we began broadening our view of consumer mobility, says Authority Chief Executive Sarah Gillies. More >>
New Online Dashboard Shines A Light On Regional Power Prices
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 5:04 pm | Electricity Authority
Authority General Manager Retail and Consumer Andrew Millar explains: "We want to support New Zealand households and businesses to make more active, informed decisions about their power use and costs by providing them with better information. More >>
Energy Competition Task Force Roadmap To Reward Industrial Demand Flexibility
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:33 am | Electricity Authority
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (the Authority) is seeking feedback on an industrial demand flexibility issues and options paper that sets out the vision and roadmap. The paper seeks input into how best to unlock more industrial demand flexibility. More >>
