December 2006
Commission receives application for EIR Act exemption from Top Energy Limited
21 December 2006
The Commerce Commission has received an application from Top Energy Limited, seeking exemption from section 17 of the Electricity Industry Reform Act 1998 (EIR Act) in relation to its proposal to expand its geothermal power plant Ngawha, near Kaikohe.Relates to: Electricity
Transpower proposes new prices
4 December 2006
Transpower has told the Commerce Commission that it is advising customers today of its proposed prices for 2006/07 and 2007/08.Relates to: Electricity
November 2006
Consultation begins on Unison administrative settlement
9 November 2006
The Commission today released its consultation package on an administrative settlement offer proposed by Unison Networks as an alternative to the imposition of regulatory control.
Relates to: Electricity
October 2006
Vector proposes settlement and agrees to rebalance prices
13 October 2006
Vector has proposed to rebalance its power prices from 1 April next year and comply with the Commerce Commission's price path threshold for the remainder of the current five-year regulatory period.Relates to: Electricity
September 2006
Unison to rebalance power prices in Hawke's Bay, Rotorua, Taupo
27 September 2006
Unison Networks will voluntarily reduce its average prices from 1 December this year and will comply with the Commerce Commission's price path threshold for the remainder of the current five-year regulatory period.Relates to: Electricity
August 2006
Review of 2005/06 electricity asset management plans
16 August 2006
The Commerce Commission has today released a summary report of its review of the 2005/06 asset management plans of electricity lines businesses.
Relates to: Electricity
Commission process takes account of investment incentives
15 August 2006
"The public can be assured that providing for appropriate investment is a key part of the regulatory regime enforced by the Commerce Commission," Commerce Commission Chair Paula Rebstock said today.Relates to: Electricity
Intention to declare control of Vector Limited published
9 August 2006
The Commerce Commission has published its intention to declare control of the electricity distribution services supplied by Vector Limited.Relates to: Electricity
July 2006
Commission and Vector in administrative settlement talks
19 July 2006
The Commerce Commission is discussing with Vector Ltd an administrative settlement after the company breached price thresholds set under Part 4A of the Commerce Act.Relates to: Electricity
March 2006
Transpower seeks settlement with Commission, customers won't face 19% price rise on 1 April
31 March 2006
Electricity transmission business Transpower has told the Commerce Commission its customers will not pay the planned 19% price rise on 1 April, while Transpower seeks to negotiate an administrative settlement with the Commission.Relates to: Electricity
Commission grants Electricity Industry Reform Act exemption to Unison Networks
21 March 2006
The Commerce Commission has granted Unison Networks a limited exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act in relation its proposed investment in a wind farm. The proposed wind farm is to be built in the Maungaruru and Te Waka Ranges by way of a joint venture with Hydro Tasmania. Unison will not supply electricity from the wind farm to customers connected to its own network.
Relates to: Electricity
Commission declines to grant Electricity Industry Reform Act exemption to Eastland Networks
21 March 2006
The Commerce Commission has declined to grant Eastland Networks Limited an exemption under the Electricity Industry Reform Act. The exemption related to Eastland's proposed investment in a wind farm to be built in Mokairau near Gisborne. Eastland intended to retail the electricity generated by the wind farm directly to customers on its own network.
Relates to: Business Competition, Electricity
Unison to reverse electricity price rises for Rotorua, Taupo
17 March 2006
Electricity distribution business Unison Networks has told the Commerce Commission it will reverse its most recent distribution price rises in Taupo and Rotorua from the first of April.
Relates to: Electricity
February 2006
Commission publishes expanded Transpower reasons
17 February 2006
The Commerce Commission has published an expanded version of its reasons for its intention to declare control of the electricity transmission services supplied by Transpower New Zealand Limited.
Relates to: Electricity
January 2006
Commerce Commission's reasons for intention to declare control of Transpower's transmission services
31 January 2006
The Commerce Commission today published its reasons for its intention to declare control of the electricity transmission services supplied by Transpower New Zealand Limited, the owner and operator of the national grid. Transpower is a monopoly and is subject to Government regulation administered by the Commerce Commission and Electricity Commission.
Relates to: Electricity
