Transmission Pricing Methodology: release of the Options working paper
The Electricity Authority will release a Transmission Pricing Methodology (TPM) options working paper for consultation on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 at 9am. The consultation period will run until Tuesday 11 August 2015.
We will hold an initial stakeholder briefing on this working paper. The briefing will be held from 10am – 11.30am on Tuesday, 16 June at The Wharewaka, Odlins Square, 15 Jervois Quay, Wellington Waterfront. We intend to live stream the briefing and then make this available in video format via our website. If you would like to attend the briefing in person, please email conference@ea.govt.nz with ‘16 June TPM stakeholder briefing’ in the subject line.
We will also arrange one-on-one meetings with parties who request them, and will convene more detailed workshop sessions. The workshop sessions will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill in late June and early July. Details of the workshop sessions will be notified in a future issue of Market Brief.
Joint system operator and Electricity Authority reserves and frequency management programme – June forum
The second industry forum with the system operator, to discuss the joint reserve and frequency management (RFM) programme of work, will be held in Wellington on Friday 19 June for industry participants.
The time, venue, agenda and how to register for the forum are on the RFM Programme page on the system operator’s website.
Every participant who submitted hedge information during the year 1 April 2014–31 March 2015 must submit a declaration certificate by 30 June 2015. The requirements for these certificates are contained in clause 13.230 of the Code.
If you need to submit a declaration certificate please send it, on company letterhead and using the Hedge Disclosure Declaration form, to marketoperations@ea.govt.nz
We are investigating breaches self-reported by Transpower New Zealand Limited as the system operator and as the grid owner. The breach by the grid owner concerns the opening of an incorrect circuit breaker, causing a loss of supply to all load at the Albury grid exit point. The investigation of the system operator concerns three events when the system operator incorrectly modelled reserve requirements.
We will hold a reconciliation participant forum at Cliftons, 100 Willis Street, Wellington on 23 June 2015, starting at 9.00 am.
The forum includes a workshop session to discuss operational issues and problems. Participants may suggest additional topics to be included in discussion.
If you are interested in attending the forum, please email your name, contact details and any additional topic requests to marketoperations@ea.govt.nz with ‘June 2015 reconciliation participant forum’ in the subject line. Please note that the venue size means we may have to limit the number of people per organisation who can attend.
