1. Pursuant to section 38(3)(b) of the Electricity Industry Act 2010, the Electricity Authority ("Authority") gives notice of the making of the Electricity Industry Participation (Metering Arrangements) Code Amendment 2011.
2. The amendment comes into force on 6 June 2013.
3. The amendment replaces the current Part 10 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 ("Code") with a new Part 10, and makes parallel and consequential amendments to Parts 1, 11, and 15 of the Code. The amendment addresses material inconsistencies within
the current Code provisions and updates the Code to better accommodate technological developments (both existing and future) such as in regard to smart meters.
4. The new Part 10, and the amendments to Parts 1, 11, and 15 of the Code:
(a) ensure the accuracy of the clearing and settlement
of electricity trading by regulating how metering installations are used to accurately measure and record electricity conveyed;
(b) allocate responsibility for ensuring metering installations are in place and compliant;
(c) set out processes and procedures that apply to:
(i) testing, calibrating, and certifying metering installations;
(ii) auditing approved test houses ("ATHs") and metering equipment providers;
(iii) approving ATHs; and
(iv) submitting information to the registry and for the purposes of Part 15;
(d) regulate the data use, handling, storage, and transmission processes associated with metering installations and metering data; and
(e) address other related matters, processes, and procedures.
5. A copy of the amendment and the Code is available on the Authority’s website
www.ea.govt.nz/act-code-regs/code-regs/code-changes/2011/
6. A copy of the amendment and the Code may also be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Authority, Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 2011.
HON ROGER SOWRY ONZM, Electricity Authority.