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 ...

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