1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”), I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”) under section 172H of
the Act.
2. The empowering provisions for the Electricity Governance Regulations, in relation to which the amendments to the Rules are made, are sections 172D (1) (3) and 172D (1) (4) of the Act.
3. The amendments are to the definition of “synchronised” in Part A (Interpretation) and to Rule 3.6.3.3 in section II of Part G of the Rules.
4. Pursuant to section 172Z (4) of the Act, the reasons for my decision to amend the Rules are to:
(a) clarify that asynchronous generators are not exempt from the obligation to contribute to voltage and frequency management; and
(b) clarify that intermittent generators (i.e. wind generators), like other generators, must purchase must-run auction rights to price their electricity
at $0.00.
5. These rules come into force on 1 March 2007.
6. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level Seven, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
7. The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission’s web site:
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rules
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 2006.
DAVID PARKER, Minister of Energy.