No. 106, 2006
1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 106, 2006, is issued by
the Electricity Commission (“Commission”), established under the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”), pursuant to section 172E (2) (c) of that Act.
2. Section 172E (2) (c) of the Act provides that, no later than 10 working days after making a recommendation concerning the Rules to the Minister of Energy, the Commission must publicise the recommendation and
the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.
Recommendation
3. On 7 December 2006, the Commission made a recommendation that amendments be made 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.
Recommended Amendments to the Rules
4. The recommended amendments to the Rules clarify that asynchronous generators are not exempt from the obligation to contribute to voltage and frequency management and that intermittent generators, like other generators, must purchase must-run auction rights to price their electricity at $0.00.
5. A copy of the Commission’s recommendation and assessment is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s web site:
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/recommend
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 2006.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
PETER HARRIS, Deputy Chair.