The Commission supports the provision of standardised information exchange formats to enable the low cost, standardised and reliable information exchange between participants. In some cases, the use of those formats is mandatory, e.g. where there are interfaces with the registry and reconciliation manager, and in others, it is voluntary, e.g. interfaces between participants.

The Standing Data Formats Group has been established to:

• Consider suggestions by affected parties for the addition of new, or changes to the Electricity Information Exchange Protocols (EIEPs) made through the EIEP review process
• Consider suggestions by affected parties for the addition of new, or changes to existing file formats between participants and the service provider positions of the registry or the reconciliation manager; and
  
• Progress the development of new file exchange formats or recommend changes to the Commission for existing file exchange formats where it is agreed that participants would benefit.

 The Commission called for nominations in February 2010. The members of the SDFG are:

• Nick Bennetts (Independent Chair)
• Tony Ahern (Arc Innovations)
• Danny McManamon (Contact Energy)
• Stefan Kirkwood (Energy Market Services)
• Jason Christini-Crawford (Genesis Energy)
• Helen Youngman (Meridian Energy)
• Zane Khan (Mighty River Power)
• Peter Smith (Northpower)
• Alex Nisbet (Orion New Zealand Limited)
• Sue Simons (Powerco)
• Joan Purdie (Vector)
  

• Terms of reference February 2010 pdf [102 KB]

Meeting papers

• 16 June 2010
  
• Minutes from 13 November 2008 pdf [145 KB]
• 13 November 2008
  
• 9 May 2007