Electricity Authority (New Zealand)

rdf:langString Electricity Authority (New Zealand)

rdf:langString Electricity Authority

rdf:langString November 2010

rdf:langString Level 7, 1 Willis Street, Wellington

rdf:langString ElectricityAuthorityNZ-logo.svg

rdf:langString Electricity Authority

rdf:langString The New Zealand Electricity Authority (Māori: Te Mana Hiko) is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review of the electricity industry, and replaced the Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had. The key functions performed by the Authority are: * Registering industry participants * Developing and administering the Electricity Industry Participation Code * Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Code * Acting as Market Administrator and contracting providers of market operations services * Facilitating market performance through information, best-practice guidelines and related services; and * Undertaking sector reviews Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include: * Consumer protection – Consumer Affairs at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment * Electricity efficiency – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority * Reserve energy and emergency campaigns – Transpower * Security of supply information and forecasting – Transpower * Transmission network upgrades approval – Commerce Commission

rdf:langString Sarah Gillies

rdf:langString Chief Executive

rdf:langString Minister of Energy and Resources