✨ Regulatory Decisions
4460 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 185 14 DECEMBER 2009
4. Decisions Not to Declare Control
The Commission has determined that it is consistent with section 57E of the Act to not make a declaration of control under Part 4A in respect of electricity distribution services supplied by Horizon Energy Distribution Limited and Westpower Limited, for the following reasons:
Horizon Energy Distribution Limited
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The Commission’s review of Horizon, in response to breaches of the quality threshold, found no evidence of inappropriate engineering, management practices, or poor network condition;
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During the engineering review the Commission assessed the circumstances of the breach, and found there were extraordinary impacts on system reliability experienced in 2004 and 2005;
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Horizon’s reliability results since the 2005 assessment do not indicate a deterioration in its performance against its thresholds; and
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The Commission has no other section 57E concerns.
Westpower Limited
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The Commission’s review of Westpower, in response to breaches of the quality threshold, found no evidence of inappropriate engineering, management practices, or poor network condition;
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During the engineering review, the Commission assessed the circumstances of the breach, and found there were extraordinary impacts on system reliability experienced in 2004 and 2005;
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Westpower’s reliability results do not indicate deterioration in its SAIDI performance against its threshold. However, the Commission will continue to monitor both Westpower’s SAIFI and SAIDI statistics to identify any long term decline in reliability; and
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The Commission has no other section 57E concerns.
A more comprehensive explanation of the reasons for the Commission’s decisions not to declare control is contained in the paper titled Commerce Commission, Regulation of Electricity Lines Businesses, Targeted Control Regime, Reasons for Not Declaring Control of the Electricity Distribution Businesses: Horizon Energy Distribution Limited and Westpower Limited dated 4 August 2008 (updated to reflect this notice as at 14 December 2009). A copy of this paper can be located on the Commission’s website: www.comcom.govt.nz.
Any comments and questions on this notice may be sent by email to: electricity@comcom.govt.nz; or by mail to Network Performance Branch, Commerce Commission, P.O. Box 2351, Wellington; or by facsimile (04) 924 3700.
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