Electricity Authority (New Zealand)
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{{Short description|New Zealand government entity for electricity regulation}}
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| type = Crown entity
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| formed = {{Start date|2010|11|df=yes}}
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| headquarters = Level 7, 1 Willis Street, Wellington
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| minister1_name = Simon Watts
| minister1_pfo = Minister for Energy
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| chief1_name = Sarah Gillies
| chief1_position = Chief Executive
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| website = {{URL|http://www.ea.govt.nz/}}
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The Electricity Authority ({{langx|mi|Te Mana Hiko}}) is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market.{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.govt.nz/about-us/|title=About us |publisher=Electricity Authority}} The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review{{cite web| url=http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/StandardSummary____41689.aspx |title=Ministerial Review of Electricity Market performance 2009| date=9 December 2009| publisher=MED}} 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.
Functions and responsibilities
The key functions performed by the Authority{{cite web|url=http://www.ea.govt.nz/act-code-regs/code-regs/the-code/ |title=Electricity Industry Participation Code |publisher=Electricity Authority |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811105123/http://www.ea.govt.nz/act-code-regs/code-regs/the-code/ |archivedate=2011-08-11 }} 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
- Electricity efficiency – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
- Reserve energy and emergency campaigns – Transpower
- Security of supply information and forecasting – Transpower
- Transmission network upgrades approval – Commerce Commission
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ea.govt.nz/ Electricity Authority]
{{NZ crown entities/Crown agents}}
Category:New Zealand independent crown entities
Category:Electric power in New Zealand