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Peak load management

  • Updated February 11, 2025

ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about managing peak loads and improving system security and reliability during winter 2023. The submission focuses on the need for clear incentives for Electricity Distribution Businesses to manage discretionary loads like ripple control to reduce peak demand and facilitate a smoother transition towards a more flexible electricity market.

Powerco’s default price path transition

  • Updated February 11, 2025

ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about Powerco’s default price path transition, supporting operational cost adjustments and emphasis on smart meter data procurement within operational expenditure allowances. The submission underscores the importance of updating expenditure benchmarks to reflect current operating environments in support of New Zealand's net carbon zero goals.

Pricing guidelines for electricity distributors 2022

  • Updated December 16, 2024

ENA's pricing guidelines for electricity distributors is a handbook for pricing practitioners and was last updated in September 2022. It supports the standardisation of definitions, formats and structures used in electricity delivery pricing.

Pricing issues paper

  • Updated February 10, 2025

ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about the targeted reform of distribution pricing to facilitate New Zealand's transition to a low-emission economy. The submission emphasizes the need for the Authority to provide clear guidance to Electricity Distribution Businesses (EDBs) on efficient pricing methods to benefit consumers, while expressing concerns over potential regulatory interventions that might delay pricing reforms.

Privacy Amendment Bill

  • Updated February 7, 2025

ENA submission to the Justice Select Committee about the Privacy Amendment Bill. The submission discusses the potential implications of the new disclosure obligation IPP3A on electricity distribution businesses' operations and highlights the need for amendments to existing agreements to accommodate these changes while ensuring consumer information protection.

Proposal to close the retailer debt deferral scheme

  • Updated February 12, 2025

ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about the proposal to close the COVID-19 Retailer Debt Deferral Scheme. The submission supports this proposal, discusses the fairness of the May Code change, and emphasises the need for strategic responses to future economic shocks, including potential enhancements to regulatory frameworks and income support measures.