Exemption Notice 2009
Pursuant to Regulation 194 of the Electricity
Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission (“Commission”) gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 103 (New Zealand Steel Limited)) Exemption Notice 2009.
(2) This notice comes into force on 3 September 2009.
2. Exemption—New Zealand Steel Limited (“NZ Steel”) is exempted from compliance with Rules 6.1, 6.4 and 6.5
of Technical Code B of Schedule C3 of Part C of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003.
3. Terms and conditions—This exemption is granted on the following conditions:
(a) this exemption expires at the close of 31 March 2010; and
(b) the exemption only applies to the applicant’s requirement to provide automatic under-frequency load shedding (“AUFLS”) at the GLN0331 and GLN0332 grid exit points.
4. Reasons for granting the exemption—The reasons for granting this exemption are:
(a) The circumstances of the exemption are consistent with those of AUFLS exemptions already granted by the Commission; and
(b) granting the exemption will allow time for the Commission to further consult with the electricity industry on the appropriateness of the exemption test in Rule 6.6 of Technical Code B of Schedule C3 of Part C of the Rules and to investigate a rule change to address any issues arising from the consultation.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of September 2009.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.