Consultation on dispatchable demand – options [Closing date: 2009/11/16 17:00:00 GMT+13]

Published 25 September 2009

The ability of demand-side participants to respond actively to wholesale electricity market conditions is an important component of an efficient wholesale market.  While there are existing mechanisms in place to encourage this response, several policy problems have been identified with those arrangements.  A dispatchable demand regime offers one way of addressing those policy problems.

The Commission is consulting on four high level dispatchable demand options.

• Consultation Paper pdf [269 KB]
  

The Commission invites submissions on the proposal by 5pm on 16 November 2009.

The Commission’s preference is to receive submissions in electronic format (Microsoft Word).  The electronic version should be emailed with ” Consultation on dispatchable demand - options” 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
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.