The Authority has appointed John Hancock as the new chairperson of the Innovation and Participation Advisory Group (IPAG) for a 25 month term, beginning 1 May 2018. Mr Hancock replaces Lindsay Cowley who stepped down in February 2018.
John is the Director of Signature Consulting and draws on several years of experience in the electricity industry. He is also a former chairperson of the Authority’s Wholesale Advisory Group.
John’s full biography is available on our website.
Project update: Efficient procurement of extended reserve
During the implementation of the Efficient procurement of extended reserves (EPER) project, a number of technical and design issues arose. In October 2017, the Authority decided to pause implementing the project, to investigate and resolve these issues.
The Authority has decided it would be prudent, prior to any further implementation of the EPER scheme, to obtain the findings from the system operator’s scheduled technical requirements review (TRR). The review of the TRR will further inform the resolution of the design issues.
As part of the TRR, the system operator will contact potential extended reserve providers over the next two months. The review of the TRR is expected to take four months and will inform the technical requirements schedule (TRS). The TRS forms the basis of the design of the extended reserve scheme.
Further information on the EPER project is available on our website.
Work programme report for the year to 28 February 2018
We have published our work programme report for the period covering 1 July 2017 to 28 February 2018. This is a progress report against the work programme that we published in July, and covers our priority one, two, and three projects.
The work programme and the report are available on our website.
We recently published three new reports on the Electricity Market Information (EMI) website that show insights into the degree of consumer choice in each region, and entry and exit in the retail market.
The consumer choice dashboard, drawing from the consumer choice reports, highlights increasing choice across the years.
Sign up to EMI and follow the EMI news tag if you want to be notified of changes to the website or the release of new content. Users can construct their own dashboards of report views, so updated market insights are only a click away.
Nominations for a new member of the IPAG close at 5pm today.
In addition to the skills and experience generally required of IPAG members, the Authority is particularly interested in nominations from people with experience in representing household consumer perspectives.
More details, including the nomination form, charter, and terms of reference, are available on our website.
Energy Trader Forum Auckland: Fonterra, carbon/ETS panel, enabling market participation
As part of its work to provide insight and updates for participants in the electricity market, the Energy Trader Forum is hosting its quarterly meeting at Rydges Hotel in Auckland on Wednesday, 9 May from 1.30pm – 6pm.
Linda Thompson, Sustainable Energy & Utilities Group Manager from Fonterra, will be talking about the company’s energy demand and new targets to reduce emissions.
The meeting will also feature a panel discussion on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. The panel will consist of representatives from Genesis Energy, Fonterra, and the Ministry for the Environment, and will be facilitated by OMF’s Nigel Brunel.
This is the Forum's only meeting of the year in Auckland so register early to avoid missing out.
Consultation on proposed guidelines for connection and electrical connection
We have published a consultation paper on our proposed connection and electrical connection guidelines. The guidelines discuss the process and Code requirements for connecting a point of connection (POC) to a network, and the subsequent electrical connection of the POC.
Consultation on proposed amendments to enable the system operator’s Dispatch Service Enhancement project
We have published a consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Code and the Approved Systems Document that would enable the system operator’s dispatch service enhancement (DSE) project.
The proposed amendments to the Approved Systems Document would allow for the current GENCO software to be replaced as the approved system used to issue electronic dispatch instructions. We also propose additional amendments to Part 13 of the Code that would increase the benefits from adopting new communication protocols for issuing electronic dispatch instructions.
