1. Under section 38 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010 (“Act”), and having complied with section 39 of that Act, the Electricity Authority (“Authority”) gives notice of making the Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Definition of Connected Generation) 2024 (“amendment”).

2. The amendment comes into force on 1 June 2024.

3. The amendment amends Part 6A of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”) to insert a new definition of “connected generation” and revoke the definition of “total capacity” so that Part 6A applies to all generation technology, including non-rotating generation technologies such as batteries.

4. The amendment is secondary legislation for the purpose of the Legislation Act 2019 and is administered by the Authority.

5. A copy of the amendment and the Code is available on the Authority’s website at: http://www.ea.govt.nz/code-and-compliance/the-code/.

6. A copy of the amendment and the Code may also be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Authority, Level 7, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of April 2024.

ANNA KOMINIK, Chair, Electricity Authority.