New Zealand Gazette – 2009 – No. 75

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✨ Electricity Efficiency Guidelines



1732 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 75 27 MAY 2009

Electricity efficiency

  1. 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 that it gives full consideration to the contribution of the demand side as well as the supply side in meeting the Government’s electricity objectives.

  2. As part of its research and information activities, the Commission, in conjunction with EECA, has undertaken 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. This work should continue.

  3. A number of Government agencies have responsibilities that support improved energy efficiency in the stationary energy demand sector. These include EECA, the Commission, MED, MfE, MAF, DBH and Housing New Zealand Corporation. It is the government’s intention that EECA be the primary service delivery agency for energy efficiency programmes in this sector.

  4. EECA and the Commission have a common objective: to promote the use of electricity in an efficient and environmentally sustainable manner. In undertaking its electricity efficiency activities, the Commission should work closely with EECA. It is important that the Commission’s activities complement the work of EECA and that duplication of effort is avoided. Through its membership of the Senior Energy Officials Group, the Commission will work with the group to develop priority energy efficiency programmes and will reflect this in its work programme to promote the efficient use of electricity.

  5. EECA has expertise in the management of energy efficiency programmes. The Commission should draw on this expertise in designing, administering and delivering its programmes, and good procurement practice. This will promote concentration of expertise and coordination of effort. As EECA builds its capability in a wider range of areas, EECA will work as the delivery agent for more actions developed and funded by the Commission.

  6. All purchases by the Commission of services from EECA should be formalised in contracts which should be made available on the Commission’s website.

  7. The Government notes that the two agencies have developed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining how they will work together. The Government requests that this memorandum be reviewed to clarify the respective roles of each agency and to reflect the arrangements above.

Other arrangements and programmes

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

Generation

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


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏭 Electricity Efficiency and Demand Side Management (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Electricity Efficiency, Demand Side Management, Government Objectives, Energy Resources, Environmental Impact

🏭 Review of Electricity Efficiency Potential

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Electricity Efficiency, Research, Investment, Government Objectives

🏭 Government Agencies Supporting Energy Efficiency

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Energy Efficiency, Government Agencies, EECA, Commission, MED, MfE, MAF, DBH, Housing New Zealand Corporation

🏭 Collaboration Between EECA and the Commission

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Energy Efficiency, Collaboration, EECA, Commission, Senior Energy Officials Group

🏭 Expertise Sharing and Procurement Practices

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Energy Efficiency, Expertise, Procurement, EECA, Commission

🏭 Formalizing Contracts Between Commission and EECA

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Energy Efficiency, Contracts, Commission, EECA

🏭 Review of Memorandum of Understanding

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Energy Efficiency, Memorandum of Understanding, Government Request, Roles and Responsibilities

🏭 Promoting Efficiency in Electricity Sector Components

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Electricity Sector, Efficiency, Generation, Hydro, Thermal Fuels, Disclosure of Information