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The Electricity Commission, Meridian Energy and Orion have launched an $800,000 campaign to market 200,000 compact fluorescent lamps that could save around 150GWh of electricity demand by householders installing energy efficient lamps.

• Published: 07 November 2005 03:36 PM

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The Commission has published the Market Design Report which reviews the different elements of the current wholesale market design, market development tasks on the current work plan, and the various suggestions that have been made to refine or develop elements of the market design.

• Published: 13 October 2005 09:35 AM

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The Electricity Commission has published a report and summary of submissions as well as the next steps in its consideration of possible alternatives to Transpower's proposed Whakamaru - Otahuhu transmission upgrade.

• Published: 21 September 2005 11:52 AM

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The Commission is seeking to determine the electricity efficiency potential in the industrial, commercial and residential sectors. On review of the potential study, the Commission will implement an electricity efficiency programme to support the uptake of electricity efficiency to complement transmission and generation.

• Published: 06 September 2005 12:26 PM

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The Commission has published its expectations on the terms and conditions that should apply between retailers and domestic consumers being supplied delivered electricity under an interposed agreement. It has also published its expectations on the terms and conditions that should apply for the purchase of small surpluses of electricity from small scale distributed generation.

• Published: 01 September 2005 02:55 PM

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More than 120 submissions to the Electricity Commission’s consultation paper on alternatives to Transpower’s proposed Whakamaru-Otahuhu transmission upgrade are available on the internet.

• Published: 03 August 2005 06:55 PM

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The submissions received on the Auckland transmission alternatives consultation paper are now published.

• Published: 29 July 2005 04:35 PM

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The Electricity Commission has today published a consultation paper, 'Options for Enabling Transmission Alternatives'. This paper asks industry stakeholders for their views on various policy options to enable the consideration and provision of transmission alternatives.

• Published: 31 May 2005 05:55 PM

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The Electricity Commission seeks consultation on transmission Statement of Opportunities (SOO)(10 May 2005).

• Published: 10 May 2005 11:00 AM

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On 1 April 2005, the Commission made a recommendation to the Minister of Energy for the inclusion of the GRS. The Commission's recommendation was agreed to by the Minister on 5 April 2005.

• Published: 08 April 2005 11:01 AM

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The Electricity Commission Board is sponsoring a conference/workshop on load management and metering.

• Published: 29 March 2005 04:04 PM

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Commission Chair Roy Hemmingway addressed the 7th Annual New Zealand Power Summit 'Investing in Electricity Networks and Distribution' held in Auckland this week.

• Published: 16 March 2005 11:43 AM

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The Commission has made the decision not to seek additional reserve generation for winter 2006.

• Published: 01 February 2005 02:30 PM

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The Commission made its recommendation to the Minister of Energy on the Grid Investment Test (GIT) on 17 December 2004.

• Published: 20 December 2004 05:00 PM

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Expressions of interest to develop a $2.2 million pilot electricity efficiency programme sought by the Electricity Commission.

• Published: 27 October 2004 10:12 AM

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