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 (Inflation Adjustment to Prescribed Maximum Fees) 2024 (“amendment”).

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

3. The amendment amends Schedule 6.5 of the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”) to increase the prescribed maximum fees that distributors charge distributed generators for applications under Part 1, Part 1A and Part 2 of Schedule 6.1. The increase to prescribed maximum fees is calculated using the industry-specific Labour Cost index.

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 Electricity Authority's website 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 Electricity Authority, Level 7, Aon Centre, 1 Willis Street, Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of October 2024.

ANNA KOMINIK, Chair, Electricity Authority.