Pursuant to Regulation 194 of the Electricity Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission ("Commission") gives the following notice.
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1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption No. 112 (Clearing Manager)) Exemption Notice 2010.
(2) This notice comes into force on the day after the date it is notified in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Exemption-The Clearing Manager is exempted from compliance with Rules 5.3.1A, 5.3.1B, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and
6.3 of Section V of Part G of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("Rules"), to the extent those rules relate to constrained on amounts for ancillary service agents.
3. Reasons for granting the exemption-The reasons for granting this exemption are:
(a) a rule change that requires the Clearing Manager to calculate constrained on amounts for instantaneous reserve came into force on 1 May 2010. This change also required the System Operator to make changes to its billing systems as the billing system provides data files to and from the Clearing Manager;
(b) the System Operator was not able to complete these changes prior to 1 May 2010; and
(c) granting this exemption allows the Clearing Manager to be compliant with the Rules until the System Operator completes the changes to its billing systems.
4. Terms and conditions-This exemption is granted on the condition that it expires on the earlier of:
(a) the date on which the System Operator notifies the Commission that the changes to its billing systems, necessary for the Clearing Manager to give effect
to Rules 5.3.1A, 5.3.1B, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and 6.3 of Section V of Part G of the Rules, have been implemented; and
(b) 31 August 2010.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of May 2010.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.