The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko wants to hear your feedback on its proposals in its fifth Code amendment Omnibus.

The EA uses the “Code amendment omnibus” when it’s beneficial to consult on multiple discrete proposals to amend the Code concurrently. This streamlines the process to make it easier for participants to provide feedback and enables the EA to progress amendments quickly.

Please provide your feedback to policyconsult@ea.govt.nz by 5pm, Friday 4 March 2025 

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The Energy Competition Task Force has identified new ways to give consumers more control over their energy costs and to harness the power of rooftop solar and batteries. The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is now seeking feedback on three proposed changes to regulation to promote competition, reliable power supply, and efficient operation of the electricity market for the long-term benefit of all New Zealanders.

Have your say before 5pm 26 March.

The Commerce Commission has published two cross-submissions received on its draft decision reasons paper and determinations on its proposed amendments to input methodologies for electricity distribution businesses and Transpower (reopeners and other matters). 

These documents are available on the Commerce Commission website here.

The Commission intends to make its final decision on this matter at the end of March 2025.

UDL's Annual Forum 2025: 

Keep Calm and Carry on Resolving
Dealing with growing complaint numbers and changing technologies

UDL is bringing together a range of experts to explore important topics and give you new tools you can use to manage day-to-day life in complaint management.

Thursday 3 April
9am - 4:30pm
Icon Room, Te Papa
55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011

Find out more and register.

 

Book an online meeting with Rob Bernau – Progamme Lead for the Energy Competition Task Force programme – to discuss any unanswered questions about the Task Force's proposal to introduce mandatory non-discrimination obligations that the generator retailers would have to follow. These sessions are between 1.00pm to 5.00 pm on Monday 7 April and are for 30 minutes.

Transpower and the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko are hosting an Industry Exercise to help prepare for dry winter situations.

Market participants are invited to register and participate, so that in the event of future extended electricity supply shortages parties can work together effectively to ensure the best outcomes for.

There will be webinars on 4 and 18 March that participants will also need to attend.

Find out more.

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko is seeking feedback on a proposal to introduce a new electricity industry rule called ‘mandatory non-discrimination obligations’ that the generator-retailers – Genesis, Contact, Meridian and Mercury – would have to follow.

This new rule would prevent the gentailers from giving preferential treatment to their retail arms for hedge contracts. 

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko welcomes feedback on the proposal by 5pm, Wednesday 23 April.

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The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko aims to release a full consultation on a working paper which aims to improve settings in relation to power purchase agreements (PPAs). 

It plans to release decisions in June.

The Commerce Commission will publish its final decision on Transpower's major capex project (MCP) proposal.

The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko aims to release decisions on a working paper which aims to improve settings in relation to power purchase agreements (PPAs). Submissions were due 28 February 2025 and the full consultation was due for release in April (see above). 

The Government's Review of New Zealand's electricity market, launched in November 2024, is expected to conclude in late June 2025.