UPCOMING EVENTS 2024-25
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Description |
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DECEMBER |
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| 12 Dec |
Data |
MBIE Energy Quarterly to September 2024 | MBIE Electricity cost and price monitoring |
| 13 Dec |
Consultation |
This consultation seeks feedback on the Electricity Authority’s levy-funded appropriations for 2025/26, as well as our draft regulatory strategy and indicative work programme for 2025/26. | Find out more. |
| 18 Dec | Review | Electricity Authority: Risk management options for electricity retailers – issues paper | Feedback on the review findings is sought by 18 December 2024. Find out more. |
| 19 Dec | Data | Gross domestic product: September 2024 quarter | Stats NZ |
| 20 Dec | Consultation | Distribution connection pricing proposed Code amendment. Submissions due 20 December 2024 | In this consultation, the EA is seeking feedback on proposed changes to pricing methodologies and mechanisms to support implementation. Find out more. |
| 20 Dec | Consultation | Network connections project – stage one. Submissions due 20 December 2024 | In this consultation the EA proposes Code changes that aim to remove barriers and create efficiencies in the application process for connecting distributed generation (like solar farms) and large load (like industrial plant) to networks. We think these changes will make connecting to the network easier, faster, more equitable and more consistent across New Zealand. Find out more. |
| Legislation | 2024 Proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 | New Zealanders will be able to have their say on proposed changes during the Select Committee process following the introduction of the Amendment Bill in the second half of 2024. | |
| Legislation | Introduction of Offshore Renewable Energy Bill |
Find out more, including an indicative timeline for the proposed regulatory regime.
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JANUARY 2025 |
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| 28 January |
Consultation |
The Electricity Authority is seeking feedback on a new Electricity Information Exchange Protocol (EIEP) to support retailers’ upcoming obligations under the Consumer Care Obligations to share information with distributors about medically dependent consumers on their networks. |
Submissions are due 28 January 2025 |
