The
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
Electricity Authority ( mi, Te Mana Hiko) is an independent
Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the
New Zealand electricity market
The New Zealand electricity market (NZEM) is a decentralised electricity market regulated by the Electricity Industry Participation Code administered by the Electricity Authority (EA). The authority was established in November 2010 to replace th ...
. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review of the electricity industry, and replaced the
Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had.
The key functions performed by the Authority
are:
* Registering industry participants
* Developing and administering the Electricity Industry Participation Code
* Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Code
* Acting as Market Administrator and contracting providers of market operations services
* Facilitating market performance through information, best-practice guidelines and related services; and
* Undertaking sector reviews
Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include:
* Consumer protection – Consumer Affairs at
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE; mi, Hīkina Whakatutuki) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with "delivering policy, services, advice and regulation" which contribute to New Zealand's economic p ...
* Electricity efficiency –
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) is a New Zealand government/Crown agency responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation.
The EECA was set up by the Fourth National Government of New Zealand in 1992 to encourage, ...
* Reserve energy and emergency campaigns –
Transpower
* Security of supply information and forecasting – Transpower
* Transmission network upgrades approval –
Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission ( mi, Te Komihana Tauhokohoko) is a New Zealand government agency with responsibility for enforcing legislation that relates to competition in the country's markets, fair trading and consumer credit contracts, and regul ...
See also
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Electricity sector in New Zealand
The electricity sector in New Zealand uses mainly renewable energy, such as hydropower, geothermal power and increasingly wind energy. , 82% of electricity is generated from renewable sources, making New Zealand one of the countries with the lo ...
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Electricity Commission (New Zealand)
References
External links
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