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Subpart 2 of Part 14 of the Electricity Act 1992 provides for the making of regulations governing the electricity industry, including (but not limited to) a low fixed charge tariff option for domestic consumers, a code of access for beneficiaries of customer and community trusts, reserve energy, distributed generation and electricity governance. Electricity governance regulations may be made to cover the wholesale market, generation, transmission, and distribution and retailing.

Part 15 of the Act provides for the Electricity Commission [external website] to be responsible for developing recommendations on electricity governance regulations or rules that give effect to its principal objectives and specific outcomes. Part 15 also sets out the Electricity Commission's functions and accountability requirements.

• Electricity Line Owners (Commerce Commission Costs) Levy Regulations 2001
  The levy relates to the cost of performing the Commerce Commission’s functions, powers and duties under Part 4A of the Commerce Act
• Electricity Governance (Connection of Distributed Generation) Regulations 2007
  Information on proposed regulations that provide for the connection of small scale electricity generation to local lines networks.
• Electricity (Levy of Industry Participants) Regulations 2005
  Electricity Commission costs are recovered by way of a levy from every industry participant (or class of industry participants), as prescribed by these regulations.
• Electricity Governance Regulations 2003
  The Electricity Governance Regulations 2003 provide for the monitoring and enforcement of the Electricity Governance Rules.
• Electricity (Low Fixed Charge Tariff option for Domestic Consumers) Regulations 2004
  These regulations require retailers to offer domestic consumers low fixed charge tariff options of no more than 30c per day.
• Transitional Enforcement of Transpower's Pricing
  A page providing links to submissions regarding the proposal that regulations be promulgated to provide for Transpower’s existing pricing methodology.
• Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations
  Material on new regulations governing the trimming of trees near power lines, which are designed to promote safety and help maintain power supplies.