✨ Grid Reliability and Investment
30 OCTOBER 2006 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 123 3621
• stakeholders and the public are kept well-informed about how grid reliability is to be maintained throughout the development and consideration of any grid upgrade plans.
Connection to and use of the national grid
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The national grid is essential to all connected parties, and should be maintained and operated to a common set of grid reliability standards. These common standards should be embodied in grid rules that recognise the interconnected nature of the network.
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Grid reliability standards should apply to agreements between Transpower and its customers dealing with connection to and use of the grid, investment planning (including replacement), transmission system design and construction, and transmission system maintenance.
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The common standards for the grid should be determined by the Electricity Commission, following consultation with Transpower and affected parties. The Electricity Commission should ensure that the standards promote a secure and reliable grid and that the interests of end-customers are properly taken into account.
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Transpower’s customers should have some flexibility over standards (which could be higher or lower than the norm), so long as the integrity of the core grid is not compromised. The Commission should ensure that arrangements are in place to protect the interests of third parties when Transpower and one of its customers agree to a local variation from common standards.
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All transmission customers should be required to have a transmission agreement with Transpower, and the Commission should develop a benchmark agreement as a default if the parties are unable to agree.
Investment in and maintenance of the transmission network
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As part of its modeling and forecasting work, the Electricity Commission should provide for the development of statements of opportunities relating to transmission. These should:
i incorporate electricity demand and supply forecasts
ii enable identification of potential opportunities for:
• efficient management of Transpower’s transmission network including investment in system expansions, replacements and upgrades
• transmission alternatives (notably investment in local generation, demand-side management, and distribution network augmentation)
iii facilitate long term planning for timely securing of easements and resource consents
iv be prepared at least biennially.
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Transpower should develop and submit grid upgrade plans to the Electricity Commission for approval.
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NZ Gazette 2006, No 123
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NZ Gazette 2006, No 123
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