Posted 8 September 2009

The Electricity Commission invites submissions on the consultation document “Proposed amendments to parts E and J of the Rules (and consequential amendments to parts A and H of the Rules”.

The reconciliation rules (Reconciliation Rules) became effective on 1 May 2008. They were notified by the Minister of Energy pursuant to section 172H of the Electricity Act 1992 by Gazette notice on 7 November 2006. Subsequent minor amendments came into effect on 1 November 2008.

The Reconciliation Rules were implemented to ensure that the Rules reflected the recommendations for enhancing the reconciliation system, contained in the Electricity Commission’s Reconciliation Implementation Project Team final report.

As a result of rule change submissions from participants and the Commission’s observations of the operation of the Rules, the Commission proposes changes to parts of the Rules to support and enhance the reconciliation, registry and the customer switching processes.

• Consultation paper on proposed amendments to parts E and J of the Rules (and consequential amendments to parts A and H of the Rules) pdf [212 KB]
• Appendix 1: format for submissions doc [81 KB]
• Appendix 2: Consideration against objectives and outcomes pdf [39 KB]
• Appendix 3: Table of detailed reasons for each proposed amendment pdf [223 KB]
• Word version of Appendix 3 doc [460 KB] (added 23 September 2009)
  
• Appendix 4: Marked-up version of parts A, E, J and H of the Rules
• Part A pdf [51 KB]
• Part E pdf [301 KB]
• Part J pdf [940 KB]
• Part H pdf [94 KB]
• Appendix 5: A clean version of parts A, E, J and H that shows what the Rules will look like if the proposed amendments are approved
• Part A pdf [31 KB]
• Part E pdf [173 KB]
• Part J pdf [748 KB]
• Part H pdf [70 KB]
• Appendix 6: Objective of proposed amendments and cost-benefit analysis of other reasonably practicable options pdf [77 KB]

Questions and Answers

The Commission has received a number of questions and requests for clarification which have been published below.

• Questions and answers as at 7 October 2009 pdf [31 KB]

The Electricity Commission invites submissions on the proposals by 5.00 pm on Friday 16th October 2009.

The preference is to receive submissions in electronic form (Microsoft Word format or pdf) with “Proposed reconciliation rule changes” 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:

Kate Hudson
Electricity Commission
Level 7, ASB Bank Tower
2 Hunter Street
PO Box 10041
WELLINGTON
Tel: (04) 460 8860
Fax: (04) 460 8879

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

Where possible, submissions should be provided in the format shown in Appendix 1 of the consultation paper. Submitters should indicate any documents attached in support of their submission in a covering letter.

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.