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Electricity Authority
Te Mana Hiko (Māori)
Crown entity overview
FormedNovember 2010 (2010-11)
HeadquartersLevel 7, 1 Willis Street, Wellington
Minister responsible
Crown entity executive
  • Sarah Gillies, Chief Executive (Acting)
Websitewww.ea.govt.nz

The Electricity Authority (Māori: Te Mana Hiko) is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market.[1] The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review[2] of the electricity industry, and replaced the Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had.

Functions and responsibilities

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The key functions performed by the Authority[3] are:

  • Registering industry participants
  • Developing and administering the Electricity Industry Participation Code
  • Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Code
  • Acting as Market Administrator and contracting providers of market operations services
  • Facilitating market performance through information, best-practice guidelines and related services; and
  • Undertaking sector reviews

Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About us". Electricity Authority.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Review of Electricity Market performance 2009". MED. 9 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Electricity Industry Participation Code". Electricity Authority. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
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