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 Rules are amended by incorporating the information in Transpower's 2009 annual report provided under
Rule 9 of Section VI of Part F of the Rules into Schedule F6 of the Rules.
4. Pursuant to section 172Z(4) of the Act, the reasons for my decision to amend the Rules are that:
(a) this amendment is part of the "asset availability" approach of the Rules that require Transpower
to make its interconnection assets available in accordance with specified measures;
(b) this amendment updates the capacity service measures in Schedule F6 of the Rules; and
(c) the measures can be used by grid users to note exactly what interconnection assets must be made available, how they are configured, and at what capacity.
5. These rules come into force on 1 June 2010.
6. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
7. The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission's website
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rules
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 2010.
HON GERRY BROWNLEE, Minister of Energy and Resources.