New Zealand Gazette – 2006 – No. 123

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✨ Electricity Efficiency Measures



3610 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 123 30 OCTOBER 2006

Electricity efficiency

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The Electricity Commission has as a key goal the efficient provision and use of electricity. Electricity efficiency and demand side management help reduce demand for electricity, thereby reducing pressure on prices, scarce resources and the environment. The Commission should ensure it gives full consideration to the contribution of the demand side as well as the supply side in meeting the Government’s electricity objectives.

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As part of its research and information activities, the Commission, in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), should undertake a comprehensive review of the potential of electricity efficiency to contribute cost effectively to achievement of the Government’s electricity objectives, including estimating the level of investment required to realise this potential.

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The Commission should also put in place arrangements and programmes to promote efficiency in the following components of the electricity sector:

Generation

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Hydro, thermal and other fuels resources should be used efficiently in the generation of electricity. Disclosure of information, such as on hydro spill, is expected to help avoid unnecessary waste of resources.

Wholesale market

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The Commission should facilitate and promote stronger demand-side participation in the wholesale market in support of the Government’s overall objectives.

Conveyance

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Electricity should be conveyed efficiently on the national grid and distribution lines. Transmission and distribution companies should have better incentives to manage transmission and distribution losses and constraints. The Commission should promote pricing structures that provide appropriate signals to manage those losses and constraints.

End-use

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The Commission should promote the efficient use of electricity. It should seek this objective in multiple and mutually-reinforcing ways:

• by promoting and facilitating the efficient use of electricity by end-users, including providing financial incentives for investment in electricity efficiency where it is cost-effective to do so and in response to market failures and barriers

• by promoting cost-reflective pricing

• by seeking innovative ways to enable residential and other consumers without time-of-use meters to respond to pricing incentives to use electricity more efficiently



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Statutory Objectives for the Electricity Commission (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electricity, Efficiency, Demand Side Management, Generation, Wholesale Market, Conveyance, End-use, Pricing