• At a glance - what's new on the reconciliation webpage pdf [17 KB]

Reconciliation – background

The reconciliation rule change has been signed off by the Minister of Energy and came into effect on 1 May 2008. Subsequent minor rule amendments came into effect on 1 November 2008.

The reconciliation project, amongst other things, changes the market reconciliation process from differencing reconciliation to global reconciliation and introduces a new compliance regime. The retail market will be reconciled using all meter readings, not just those submitted by the non-incumbent retailers and any unaccounted for electricity will be shared amongst buyers. In addition, there will be links between the registry and reconciliation systems that will enable the allocation of unaccounted for electricity to be done on a fair basis.

• Approved rule changes implemented 1 May 2008
• Approved rule changes implemented 1 November 2008

Participant identifiers/codes

Participants use four letter participant identifiers to access the registry and provide submission information to the reconciliation manager. The spreadsheet below contains all known current and historic participant identifiers. Historic identifiers have been end dated.

As at 1 May 2008, reconciliation participants must obtain and use participant identifiers to correctly identify that reconciliation participant’s submission information. To have a participant identifier created, please fill out the relevant sections in the registry access application form.

• List of participant identifiers/codes 19 October 2009 xls [44 KB]
• Link to registry application form
  

Participant communication

• ISO 9001:2008: deemed as an equivalent for AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 PDF [169 KB]
• Notification to all participants: further reconciliations for March, April, May, and July 2007 pdf [172 KB]
• Distributors: changes to part E of the Rules as at 1 November 2008 pdf [43 KB]
• Q-Base: deemed as an equivalent for AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 pdf [182 KB]
• Memo: seasonal adjustment shapes for the transitional review period pdf [183 KB]
• Purchaser: obligations with regard to certified reconciliation participant status
• Generator: obligations with regard to certified reconciliation participant status
• Distributor: obligations under the Electricity Governance Rules 2003
  
• Default thresholds to be used under the Rules
  

Guidelines and information papers

• Guidelines on electricity supplied
• Balancing area guidelines and network supply point implementation details v2.0 
• Unmetered load management guidelines v1.0 pdf [696 KB]
• Certified reconciliation participant application form
  
• Secondary networks
• Profile guide
• Approved profiles
• Guidelines on the calculation and use of loss factors for reconciliation purposes Note: this document will be reviewed by the Loss Factor Review Panel in early 2009
  

A complete list of retail guidelines and information papers can be found on the information papers page.

Forums

• Switching forum 8 October 2009
  
• Reconciliation participant forum 25 and 26 March 2009
  
• Reconciliation participant forum 23 July 2008
• Switching and Registry forum 24 July 2008
  
• Reconciliation participant forum 16 June 2008

Reconciliation manager information

• Reconciliation Manager functional specifications as at 5 May 2008 pdf [793 KB]
• Reconciliation Manager reports
  

• Reconciliation archives