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 (Offer and Forecasting Provisions for Intermittent Generators) 2025 (“amendment”).

2. The amendment comes into force on 31 July 2025.

3. The amendment amends clause 1.1 and Subparts 1 and 2 of Part 13 of the Code to implement hybrid forecasting arrangements for intermittent generators.

4. The amendment:

• updates requirements for intermittent generators when submitting offers for trading periods in which the intermittent generator is prepared to sell electricity
• specifies when the first offer for a trading period must be made
• requires that offers include a forecast of generation potential
• specifies that a forecast of generation potential must use an approved forecast provided by an approved forecaster adjusted as necessary for any bona fide physical reason or planned outage
• provides for the Authority to agree use of an alternative self-forecast in place of an approved forecast, adjusted as necessary for any bona fide physical reason or planned outage
• requires intermittent generators to report adjustments to forecasts of generation potential
• specifies how often forecasts of generation potential must be provided, and
• makes consequential amendments related to the above.

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

6. A copy of the amendment and the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (“Code”) is available on the Authority’s website at: http://www.ea.govt.nz/code-and-compliance/the-code/.

7. 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 19th day of June 2025.

ANNA KOMINIK, Chair, Electricity Authority.