A reminder that nominations for membership of the Retail Advisory Group and the Wholesale Advisory Group are due by 5pm on Tuesday, 14 April 2015. 

Nominations and accompanying documents should be emailed to rag@ea.govt.nz or wag@ea.govt.nz with ‘Nomination for Retail Advisory Group’ or ‘Nomination for Wholesale Advisory Group’, whichever applies, in the subject line.

• RAG nomination form
• Further information on the RAG
• WAG nomination form
• Further information on the WAG

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of three members to the Security and Reliability Council (SRC). Vince Hawksworth and Erik Westergaard have been reappointed to the Council and will be joined by new member Nigel Barbour. As the Chief Executive of Powerco, a member of the Boards of the Electricity Networks Association and the Gas Industry Company, and a former Transpower employee, Mr Barbour brings extensive experience of network businesses to the SRC.

The three members have been appointed for three year terms expiring 31 March 2018.

The SRC provides independent advice to the Authority on reliability of supply issues and on the performance of the electricity system and the system operator. The SRC comprises senior members of the New Zealand electricity industry, including consumers.

• Further details about the SRC and membership

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We reported to the Minister of Energy and Resources in February on our proposed appropriations for 2015/16. The report follows the consultation undertaken between 29 October and 12 December last year and recommends the appropriations for 2015/16, as outlined in the consultation paper.

The Minister has agreed to submit our appropriations request into the 2015 Budget process. 

We have also published the summary of submissions from the consultation.

• Consultation paper and summary of submissions

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Information plays an important part in building market confidence and strength.

To assist interested parties in tracking market development, the Authority publishes NZ electricity hedge contracts as a standard section of its weekly Market Brief.

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