Current exemptions from the Code

Regulations have been made under Section 110 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 that exempts two classes of industry participants from the obligation under Section 9 from having to register as participant with the Electricity Authority:

• owners of distributed generation with less than 100 kWh of nameplate capacity connected to a distribution network
• metering equipment owners (MEOs) who are consumers of electricity at the ICP and who own metering equipment only for the purpose of measuring electricity at the ICP.

Full details of the exemption is on our Regulations page(external link)