4166 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 166 16 DECEMBER 2004

Section 172F (3) provides that the Commission is not required to comply with section 172F (1) (assessment) if it is satisfied that the effect of the recommendation is minor and will not adversely affect the interests of any person in a substantial way.

Accordingly, no such assessment has been carried out under section 172F (1) of the Act.

Recommended Amendment to the Rules
The recommended amendments are to correct errors in the Rules relating to the allocation of voltage support costs to zone 1 distributors as described below:

(a) Rule 11.6 of section IV, Part C of the Rules is amended, and a new defined term "distributor kvar reference node" is inserted into Part A of the Rules, to allow the voltage support cost allocation methodology to be performed on an aggregate rather than GXP basis;

(b) the new Rule 11.6.4 of section IV, Part C, means that generators are excluded from the definition of "distributor" for the purposes of Rule 11.6; and

(c) references to "reconciled quantity" are replaced by references to "metered information" in Rule 11.6.3 of section IV, Part C, to ensure that the clearing manager uses the appropriate information.

A copy of the Commission’s recommendation (and assessment) is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/govern/regs/index.html

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 2004.

For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
ROY HEMMINGWAY, Chair.
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Making of a Recommendation and Assessment Concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 – Rule Amendment Proposal No. 44
This notice of a recommendation and assessment concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("Rules"), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 44, is issued by the Electricity Commission ("Commission"), established under the Electricity Act 1992 ("Act"), pursuant to section 172E (2) (c) of that Act.

Recommendation
Section 172E (2) (c) of the Act provides that, no later than 10 working days after making a recommendation concerning the Rules to the Minister of Energy ("Minister"), the Commission must publicise the recommendation and the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.

The Commission made a recommendation to the Minister on 10 December 2004 that:

(a) Rules 4.2 and 9.1 of section III of Part F of the Rules be amended, the defined terms "initial statement of opportunities" and "interim grid reliability standards" be inserted into Part A of the Rules, and the defined terms "statement of opportunities" and "grid reliability standards" be amended in Part A of the Rules. A copy of the assessment carried out under section 172F (1) is available on the Commission’s web site; and

(b) Rules 9.7 and 17.1 of section III of Part F and the cross references in the defined terms "grid reliability standards" and "statement of opportunities" in Part A of the Rules be amended in reliance on section 172F (3) of the Act. Section 172F (3) provides that the Commission is not required to comply with section 172F (1) if it is satisfied that the effect of the recommendation is minor and will not adversely affect the interests of any person in a substantial way. Accordingly no such assessment has been carried out under section 172F (1).

Recommended Amendments to the Rules
The recommended amendments to the Rules were:

(a) to provide for a special process for the first statement of opportunities, defined as the "initial statement of opportunities", and, as part of this process, to use a set of simplified grid reliability standards, defined as "interim grid reliability standards"; and

(b) to correct typographical and cross-referencing type errors.

A copy of the Commission’s recommendation (and assessment) is available, at no cost, on the Commission’s web site:

http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/govern/regs/index.html

For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
ROY HEMMINGWAY, Chair.
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000

Energy Efficiency (Amendments to Incorporated Material) Notice 2004
Pursuant to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000, the Minister of Energy gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Under section 37 (4) of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000, I give notice that the following amendments to the following standards which are listed in Schedules 1 and 2 of the Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 are part of the Regulations:

Amendments 2 and 3 to AS/NZS 4474.1:1997 Performance of household electrical appliances – Refrigerating appliances
Part 1: Energy consumption and performance; and

Amendments 1, 2 and 3 to AS/NZS 4474.2:2001 Performance of household electrical appliances – Refrigerating appliances
Part 2: Energy labelling and minimum energy performance standard requirements.

2. These amendments take effect as part of the Regulations on the seventh day after the date of publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 2004.