Archive - Investigations with no settlement
If the parties to an investigation do not enter into a settlement, under regulation 23 of the Electricity Industry (Enforcement) Regulations, the Authority must decide whether to discontinue the investigation or lay a formal complaint with the Rulings Panel.
Decisions to discontinue an investigation
Self-reported breach by the system operator. The breach concerns the system operator’s failure to correctly apply a security constraint causing a high spring washer effect on 11 September 2012.
Investigation of alleged breach of rule 6.1 of Technical Code B of Schedule C3 of part C of the Rules from 1 March 2004 to 31 October 2010 and a breach of clause 7.2 of Technical Code B of Schedule 8.3 of the Code from 1 November 2010 to 31 December 2012 by the Transpower New Zealand Limited as the grid owner.
Investigation of a self-reported breach of clause 13.82 of the Code on 15 November 2011 by Genesis Power Limited.
Investigations of the self-reported breaches of rule 2.2.1 of schedule J3 of part J of the Rules on 17 March 2009 and from 21 April 2009 to 17 July 2009 by TrustPower Limited.
Investigations of the self-reported breaches of rule 11.4.9.5 of part J and rule 2.2.1 of schedule J3 of part J of the Rules by Contact Energy Limited and the alleged breach of rule 11.4.9.2 of part J by NZX Limited, acting as the Reconciliation Manager.
Investigation of alleged breaches of regulation 14, clause 20 of schedule 2 and clause 2(2) of schedule 3 of the Electricity Governance (Connection of Distributed Generation) Regulations by The Lines Company Limited.
Investigation of self-reported breaches of rule 1.2 of part J of the Rules by Contact Energy Limited.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.2 and alleged breach of rule 2.2 of part J of the Rules by TrustPower Limited.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.2 of part J of the Rules by TrustPower Limited.
Investigation of self-reported breaches of clauses 9 and 10 of schedule 11.1; clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 18 of schedule 11.3 and clause 8(1) of schedule 15.1 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code by Meridian Energy.
Investigation of alleged breach of clause 33.1 of the Policy Statement by the System Operator.
Investigation of a self-reported breach of rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G and alleged breaches of rules 1.3.1.3 and 1.3.2.4 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules by the System Operator.
Investigation of self-reported breaches of rule 2.2.5 of section II of part C of the Rules by the System Operator.
Investigation of alleged breach of rule 2.3 of schedule E2 of part E of the Rules by Genesis Energy and rule 2.4.2.1 of schedule E2 of part E of the Rules by Meridian Energy.
Investigation of alleged breaches of rules 3.2.1 and 5.2 of section II and rule 8.2 of section III of part F of the Rules by the Grid Owner and Mighty River Power.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 4.4.1.2 of technical code A of schedule C3 of part C and the alleged breach of rule 5.5.2 of section II of part G of the Rules by the Grid Owner.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 4.11 of section III of part G of the Rules by Meridian Energy.
Investigation of alleged breaches of rule 2 of part E and rule 4.5 of schedule E2 of part E of the Rules by Vector.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules by the System Operator.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 4.11 of section III of part G of the Rules by Genesis Energy.
Investigation of admitted breach of rule 4.11 of section III of part G of the Rules by TrustPower.
Investigation of alleged breach of rule 4.2 of schedule G7 of part G of the Rules by Meridian Energy.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules by the System Operator.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules by the System Operator.
Investigation of alleged breaches of rule 5.5.2 of section VI of part G of the Rules by the Kiwi Income Property Trust.
Investigation of self-reported breach of rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules by the System Operator.
System Operator (Wairakei Whakamaru constraint investigation - rule 22 of part C schedule C4 of the Rules).
System Operator (reserves investigation - rule 2 and 4.2 of section III and rules 1.3.4.9, 4.2, 4.3.3, 5.5 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules).
Grid Owner (rule 3.5.1.2 and 3.3.2.1 of section V of part G of the Rules).
Grid Owner (rule 3.5.1.2 and 3.3.2.2 of section V of part G of the Rules).
System Operator (rule 20.5 of schedule C4 of part C of the Rules).
Whareroa Co-generation Joint Venture (rule 4.11 of section III of part G of the Rules).
16 November 2005 (dismissal)
System Operator (rule 1.3.4.7 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules).
16 November 2005 (dismissal)
Grid Owner (rule 3.5.1.2 of section V of part G of the Rules).
Clearing Manager (rules 4.5 and 5.3 of section V of part G of the Rules).
Contact Energy (rule 4.11 of section III of part G of the Rules).
TrustPower (rules 3.1.2 and 2.15 of section II of part G of the Rules).
Genesis Energy (rules 6.3.3, 6.12, 6.13, and 6.14 of section II of part G of the Rules).
Todd Energy, TrustPower, and the System Operator (rules 3.6, 3.15, and 3.17 of section II and 1.3.4.5 of schedule G6 of part G of the Rules).
