Pursuant to Regulation 194(5)(d) of the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003 (“Regulations”), the Electricity Commission gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 86 (Transpower New Zealand Limited)) Exemption Amendment Notice 2008.
(2) In this notice, the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 86 (Transpower New Zealand Limited)) Exemption Notice 2008* is called the “principal notice”.
(3) This notice comes into force on the day after the date on which it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Amendment to principal notice—(1) The principal notice was granted under urgency in reliance on Regulation 194(4) of the Regulations and provides an exemption to Transpower New Zealand Limited, in its capacity as system operator, from the requirement to comply with Rule 6 of Section IV of Part C of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003.
(2) The principal notice is amended by omitting the date on which the exemption is stated to expire (5 September 2008) and substituting 30 November 2008.
3. Reasons for amendment—The reasons for this amendment are as follows:
(a) No performance issues have been raised since the Huntly Power Station started offering the frequency keeping service on 18 June 2008;
(b) no submissions were received opposing the exemption;
(c) proposed changes in the draft procurement plan
for 2008/2009, supporting the conditions of the exemption, have not been contested by submitters on the plan in the 2008 annual review process; and
(d) allowing more plant to provide the frequency keeping service without degradation of the quality
of the service is a positive step towards exerting downward pressure on the frequency keeping costs in the marketplace.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of August 2008.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.
*New Zealand Gazette, 12 June 2008, No. 98, page 2603