Gas pipelines input methodologies
Input methodologies are the rules, requirements and processes that underpin regulation under Part 4 of the Commerce Act.
Current input methodologies for gas pipeline business
The consolidated determinations below include the input methodologies that apply for information disclosure regulation, Gas Distribution Services Default Price-Quality Path Determination 2022 [2022] NZCC 19, and Gas Transmission Services Default Price-Quality Path Determination 2022 [2022] NZCC 20.
The consolidated determinations below do not include the amendments to the input methodologies in “Gas Distribution Services Input Methodologies (IM Review 2023) Amendment Determination 2023 [2023] NZCC 37” (GDB Amendment Determination 2023) and “Gas Transmission Services Input Methodologies (IM Review 2023) Amendment Determination 2023 [2023] NZCC 36” (GTB Amendment Determination 2023) that apply for:
- information disclosure regulation from the commencement of disclosure year 2026;
- a default price-quality path which commences on or after 1 October 2026; and
- a customised price-quality path application made on or after 14 December 2023, and any customised price-quality path resulting from that application.
Interested persons should use the GDB Amendment Determination 2023 and GTB Amendment Determination 2023 below to identify the input methodologies that apply for:
- information disclosure regulation from the commencement of disclosure year 2026;
- a default price-quality path which commences on or after 1 October 2026; and
- a customised price-quality path application made on or after 14 December 2023, and any customised price-quality path resulting from that application.