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November 2012

New pricing limits for 16 electricity distribution businesses

30 November 2012

The Commerce Commission has today released its final decision to reset the default price-quality paths for 16 electricity distributors.

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Commission welcomes Supreme Court ruling on input methodologies

15 November 2012

The Commerce Commission welcomes a Supreme Court decision today confirming that the Commission is not required to determine a starting price input methodology for electricity distribution and gas pipeline services. This confirms the decision by the Court of Appeal in June 2012.

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October 2012

Transpower’s maximum allowable revenues adjusted for coming two year period

31 October 2012

The Commerce Commission has completed its review of Transpower’s performance in 2011/12 against prices set in the Individual price-quality path and has adjusted Transpower’s maximum allowable revenue (MAR) for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 years.

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Commerce Commission releases new information disclosure requirements for electricity and gas businesses

1 October 2012

The Commerce Commission has today released new information disclosure requirements for suppliers of electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services. Under the new requirements, regulated businesses will publicly disclose information about investment and innovation, financial performance, pricing and network management.

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Commerce Commission releases further input methodologies

1 October 2012

The Commerce Commission has today released input methodologies for the default price-quality paths that apply to electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services.

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August 2012

Commission issues draft decision on electricity distribution default price-quality path

21 August 2012

The Commerce Commission today released its draft decision to reset the default price-quality path for 16 electricity distributors.

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June 2012

Commerce Commission releases draft input methodologies

15 June 2012

The Commerce Commission today released draft input methodologies for electricity distribution services and gas pipeline services.

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January 2012

Commerce Commission finalises input methodology for approving Transpower's national grid spending

31 January 2012

The process for approving investment in the national grid took an important step forward today with the release of the Commerce Commission's final determination of Transpower's Capital Expenditure Input Methodology.

 

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