May 2013

In this Market Brief:

• Scarcity pricing in effect from 1 June 2013
• Wholesale Advisory Group discussion paper on pricing in pivotal supplier situations
• Draft determination of causer of under-frequency event on 16 April 2013
• Part 10: updated participant transition plan
• Part 10 industry testing: updated UAT calendar and test scenarios
• Proposed guideline for metering equipment provider audits: submissions published
• Review of undesirable trading situation provisions: submissions published
• Distributed generation: statistics
• Reminder to Directors: Disclosure of information about quantity of electricity sold by connected retailers
• Authority approval of settlement agreement
• Changes at the Electricity Authority
• Current Consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 24 May 2013

In this Market Brief:

• Participant readiness reporting for the new Part 10
• Consumer and stakeholder surveys - 2013 update
• Transmission pricing methodology conference: clarification of views in submission – draft agenda
• 2013-2016 Statement of Intent published
• Hedge market performance update: information paper
• Reminder to Directors: Disclosure of information about quantity of electricity sold by connected retailers
• Current consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 17 May 2013

In this Market Brief:

• Updated Centralised Dataset DVD
• Draft determination of causer of under-frequency event on 4 April 2013
• FTRs not to be disclosed on hedge disclosure website
• Under Frequency Management (UFM) Consultation - Workshop
• Removal of technology specific references from frequency keeping provisions
• Consultation on changes to allocation of constrained-on and -off amounts to system operator
• Stress test scenarios unchanged for the July-September quarter of 2013
• Work programme report to 31 March 2013
• Extension to Part 10 effective date
• Wholesale Advisory Group membership
• Retail Advisory Group membership
• Reminder to Directors: Disclosure of information about quantity of electricity sold by connected retailers
• Submissions on advisory group review
• Reminder: Participant registration and information update
• Current consultations
• Information on the Market - effects of commissioning Pole3
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 10 May 2013

In this Market Brief:

• Locational Price Risk Technical Group membership
• Electricity Authority decides not to invoke minor pricing error
• Retail Advisory Group: 17 April 2013
• Current Consultations
• NZ electricity hedge contracts - 3 May 2013