December 2013

In this Market Brief:

• RFP for service provider software review
• Review of switching requirements
• Transmission pricing methodology forum on the beneficiaries-pay working paper
• Submissions on Under-Frequency Management (UFM) initiatives consultation
• Evaluation of distribution pricing methodologies
• Annual review of the system operator’s performance
• Code amendments for the new settlement and prudential security regime
• Code amendments for the modified dispatchable demand regime
• Exemptions
• Updated reserve supply determination
• Updates to three system operator documents in the Code
• Migration of registry FTP interactions to SFTP
• Wellington Anniversary Day (20 January 2014): non-business day
• Electricity Authority holiday business hours
• Next Market Brief
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contract - 13 December 2013

In this Market Brief: 

• Request for Proposals for service provider software review
• Consultation on amendments to clearing manager invoices 
• Nominations for Chair of the Security and Reliability Council
• Retail Advisory Group minutes
• Stress test scenarios unchanged for the January-March quarter of 2014
• Draft determination of causer of under-frequency event on 29 October 2013
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contract - 6 December 2013

In this Market Brief:

• Authority to study retailer saves and win-backs
• Review of the liability arrangements set out in the Enforcement Regulations
• Operational review of Part 6 of the Code - second consultation
• Exemptions granted by the Authority
• Electricity information exchange protocols
• Decision not to take further action on breaches by the market administrator
• Appointment of investigator
• First quarter report on progress against the work programme
• Current consultations
• Information on the Market 
• NZ electricity hedge contract - 29 November 2013