March 2013

In this market brief:

• Auditors pass Authority model after robust testing
• Authority defers FTR market start by one month to avoid an overlap with pole 3 commissioning
• Draft determination of causer of under-frequency event
• Wholesale market information disclosure obligations (clause 13.2) guideline
• Part 10 implementation project: registry functional specification update
• Part 10 implementation: proposed guideline for metering equipment provider audits
• Call for interest: metering equipment provider auditors
• Call for nominations for Locational Price Risk Technical Group membership
• Forum for approved test houses
• Authority presents at national wind energy conference
• Work programme
• Current consultations
• Information on the Market - Hedge trading in September-November 2012
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 22 March 2013

In this market brief:

• Appointment of chairpersons for the Retail Advisory Group and Wholesale Advisory Group
• Review of undesirable trading situation provisions
• Undesirable trading situation claims – update
• Part 10 implementation: Consultation on transitional Code amendments and minor operational matters
• Approved test house forum 
• Retail Advisory Group: 20 February 2013
• Exemption granted for Mighty River Power Limited (no 165)
• Amendment to exemption 150 granted for Payless Energy Limited
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 15 March 2013

In this market brief:

• Code amendment to provide flexibility for temporary transmission grid reconfigurations
• Undesirable trading situation claims

In this market brief:

• Strategic directions for market development
• One-week consultation – Authority proposes to delay FTRs due to delays in pole 3 commissioning
• Dispatchable demand
• Dispatch compliance during commissioning and testing: minor Code amendment
• Part 10 implementation: industry user acceptance testing of the registry
• Part 10 implementation: notice of consultation on transitional Code amendments and minor operational matters
• Presentation to Commerce Select Committee
• Third stress test results
• Rulings Panel decision
• Distributed generation reporting due by 1 April 2013
• Call for nominations for Retail Advisory Group and Wholesale Advisory Group members
• Retail Advisory Group: 20 February 2013
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 8 March 2013

In this market brief:

• Decision-making and economic framework for distribution pricing methodology review
• Distribution pricing: alignment review
• Release of the Authority briefing to the incoming Minister
• Review of advisory group administrative arrangements
• Transmission pricing methodology: submissions
• Part 10 implementation: submissions published
• New fact sheets: smart meters
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 1 March 2013