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Electricity topics which are no longer current can be found in the archive section. These documents may no longer be updated or contain the most current information but are still provided for your reference.

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Inquiry into the Auckland Power Supply Failure
Documents relating to the Ministerial inquiry into the Auckland power supply failure.
Commerce (Controlled Goods or Services) Amendment Bill Information Package
The Commerce (Controlled Goods or Services) Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 May 1999 and placed electricity line businesses under price control and updated the provisions in Part IV of the Commerce Act to allow for modern price control.
Establishment of Electricity Commission
On 20 May 2003, as part of a package of decisions on the security of electricity supply, the Government announced the establishment of an Electricity Commission
Electricity Reform
Information relating to the New Zealand Electricity Reform.
Electricity Supply Security
On 20 May 2003, Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Energy Minister Pete Hodgson announced significant changes to the electricity sector designed to deliver long-term electricity supply security. The Ministry released copies of submissions received on the Reserve Generation discussion paper on 16 July 2003.
Financial Transmission Rights and the Allocation of Loss and Constraint Rentals
Information on Financial Transmission Rights, including the Government Policy Statement on Electricity Financial Transmission Rights, Consultation documents on the Government Policy Statement and the Final Report.
Information Disclosure Electricity
Documents relating to the Electricity (Information Disclosure) Regulations 1999.
Ministerial Inquiry into the Electricity Industry: Website
The Ministerial Inquiry into the Electricity Industry website was set up to to ensure that those who wished to keep up to date, and access public announcements and material relating to the Inquiry as they became available, had the electronic means to do t
Electricity Post Winter Review: Website
The Electricity Post Winter Review has now been completed, and because this site is no longer being updated and may contain out of date information it has been decided to discontinue the Electricity Post Winter Review website. Below is the content which was available on the site. Introduction by Hon Pete Hodgson, Minister of Energy The prospect of electricity supply shortages this winter...
Proposal for the Operation of the Specific Thresholds for Price Control for Electricity Line Businesses
This paper is structured into the following sections. Changes to the proposed design, Proposed amendments to the Electricity Information Disclosure Regulations, Role of the Commerce Commission, Proposed commencement date and Legislative issues.
Reports
Archived reports relating to Electricity in general.
Supply Security 2004: Website
An independent website for information on energy supply for 2004-2005. The website monitors supply and provides information to consumers, is co-ordinated and updated by MED with contributions from industry participants. Site content has been passed to Electricity Commission to manage. LinksElectricity Commission - Security of energy supply [link to Electricity Commission website]