1 November 2011
 
Contents
Summary of Rio Tinto agreements

DSBF Implementation Project: Reminder to provide contact details

More Standardisation: Submissions published

  
Wholesale Advisory Group: 26 October 2011  
Clearing manager prudential security review: Consultation  
Current consultations  
Information on the market: Animated overview of the market  
Summary of Rio Tinto agreements

Following consultation with the parties to the Rio Tinto agreements, the Authority has prepared a revised summary of the cumulative effect of the Rio Tinto agreements.

The revised summary describes how the Rio Tinto agreements may affect each Rio Tinto party's ability to comply with clause 7.2 or 7.11, or Parts 8, 12 or 13 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code, and is available at:

   
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DSBF Implementation Project: Reminder to provide contact details

At the recent demand–side bidding and forecasting (DSBF) implementation forum, participants were requested to provide the Authority with the contact details of their DSBF Implementation Project representative(s) by 4 November 2011.

Participants should email these contact details to lori.martin@ea.govt.nz .

   
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More Standardisation: Submissions published

Submissions on the consultation paper ‘Standardisation: Model Use-of-System Agreements and Proposed Code Amendments’ relating to model use-of-system agreements have been published and are available at:

 
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Wholesale Advisory Group: 26 October 2011

Meeting papers for the 26 October meeting of the Wholesale Advisory Group (WAG) held on 26 October are available at:

 
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Clearing manager prudential security review: Consultation

The Authority confirms that submissions to the Clearing Manager’s consultation on the ‘Clearing Manager Prudential Security Review’ close at 09:00 on Friday 18 November 2011.

 
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Current Consultations

  • Fifth consultation - Part 10 review – Proposed amendment to the Code September 2011 The consultation papers are available at:

http://www.ea.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/priority-projects/Fifth-consultation-Part-10-review/

Starting: 22/09/2011, Ending: 02/11/2011 5:00pm

  • Call for suggestions to improve distributed generation connection process (DGCP)

A pre-consultation paper has been prepared to explain the background, scope of the DGCP review and items already planned for inclusion in the formal consultation and seek suggestions of other matters that could be considered in the review.

The paper is available at:

http://www.ea.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/retail/pre-consultation-connection-of-distributed-generation/

Starting: 11/10/2011, Ending: 04/11/2011 5.00pm

  • Consultation on regulations to implement the financial transmission right (FTR) market

As part of implementing an FTR market, to assist wholesale electricity market participants to manage their inter-island locational price risk, the Authority proposes some amendments to regulations.

The consultation paper is available at:

http://www.ea.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/code-regs/consultation-regulations-implement-FTR-market/

Starting: 21/10/2011, Ending: 17/11/2011 5:00pm

  • Clearing manager prudential security review

Proposed changes to the clearing manager's prudential security methodology

The consultation paper is available at:

http://www.ea.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/wholesale/clearing-manager-prudential-security-review/

Starting: 25/10/2011, Ending: 18/11/2011 9:00am

  • Proposed change to Advisory Group terms of reference to provide for staggered membership

The purpose of the consultation is to seek feedback on a proposal to revise the terms of reference for the Electricity Authority’s Advisory Groups so that members’ appointment terms can be staggered.

The consultation paper is available at:

http://www.ea.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/corporate/proposed-change-advisory-group-terms-reference-staggered-membership/

Starting: 25/10/2011, Ending: 22/11/2011 5:00pm

 
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Information on the market: Animated view of the market
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Animated overview of the market
 

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