Responsibility for Retailers' Wholesale Market Obligations [Closing date: 2008/11/24 17:00:00 GMT+13]

Posted 10 October 2008

The Electricity Commission invites submissions on the consultation paper "Responsibility for Retailers' Wholesale Market Obligations".

The proposal aims to resolve issues around how retailers interact with the wholesale market in respect of operations, trading and settlement. The issues have arisen because the rules as amended from 1 May 2008 may make it more complex and costly for smaller retailers to participate in the wholesale market, and may unnecessarily restrict the ways in which the risk of retailer default can be managed.

• Consultation paper pdf [189 KB] 

The Commission invites submissions on the proposal by 5pm on 24 November 2008.

The Commission’s preference is to receive submissions in electronic format (Microsoft Word).  The electronic version should be emailed with ”Responsibility for Retailers’ Wholesale Market Obligations” in the subject header to submissions@electricitycommission.govt.nz. If submitters do not wish to send their submission electronically, they should post it in hard copy form to:

Maree McGregor
Electricity Commission
Level 7, ASB Bank Tower
2 Hunter Street
P O Box 10041
WELLINGTON

The Commission will acknowledge receipt of all submissions electronically.  Please contact the Commission if you do not receive electronic acknowledgement of your submission within two business days of sending it.

Your submission is likely to be made available to the general public on the Commission’s website.  Submitters should indicate any documents attached, in support of the submission, in a covering letter and clearly indicate any information that is provided to the Commission on a confidential basis.  All information provided to the Commission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982.