News and events
Electricity pricing review
Electricity Network Association (ENA) Chairman Ken Sutherland today responded to several recent public comments by electricity retailers, which he characterised as ‘attempts to influence’ the looming Government review of electricity generation and retail pricing.
New ENA board members elected
Three new board members were elected at the ENA annual general meeting on October 20. They are:
New government plans "full-scale review into retail power pricing"
The incoming coalition government released an outline of its respective member parties' agreed policy intentions this week. Included in the agreement signed between Labour and NZ First was a commitment to a "full-scale review of retail power pricing".
LFC barrier to electric vehicle update in New Zealand
Getting more electric vehicles on our roads and lowering emissions is the focus of a submission the electricity sector has made to the Productivity Commission.
Energy policies suggest the end is nigh for low fixed charge
Labour and National have released their energy policies, but with little fanfare and only a few days before the election.
Fire ruling highlights need for change
A recent High Court judgment against Marlborough Lines is disappointing, but there is hope that new fire legislation will improve the situation, says ENA Chief Executive Graeme Peters.
New ComCom restrictions should end calls for ringfencing
A tougher approach from the Commerce Commission on related-party transactions should halt calls for Electricity Distribution Businesses (EDBs) to ‘ringfence’ competitive services from their regulated monopoly business.
Final pricing guidance report published
ENA has published the final version of guidance on new pricing options for electricity distributors.
Consumers prefer simplicity for pricing
Consumers overwhelmingly value simplicity in pricing and don't want to have to think too much about their electricity pricing options
Badly maintained trees near power lines causing outages in storms
The prolonged power outages during storms this July for consumers in lines company Powerco’s Taranaki and central-north Island area were mostly the result of trees damaging lines.
