✨ Commerce Act Amendment Details
29 MARCH 2010
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 35
| Indicator | Description | Guidance / Instruction |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Network | For Powerco this will mean the following networks: Hawke’s Bay; Manawatu/Horowhenua; Wellington; Hutt Valley & Porirua; Taranaki. | |
| Reporting Year | Is the business’ financial year (year end 30 June). | |
| Services | Services are the pipes used for the transport of gas from the main to the customer isolation valve. | |
| Third Party Damage Event | An event where a third party has caused damage requiring repair to Powerco’s network or associated equipment. | Third party damage excludes damage caused by related parties or contractors in the service of Powerco. |
| Time Taken to Answer Emergency Calls | The time taken from when a caller selects the emergency option in Powerco’s Automated Telephone Attendant System to when an individual answers that call. | This measurement will commence at the point the caller selects gas emergency option. This measurement will end at the time when the caller is connected to an individual in the Powerco call centre (NOC). The measurement relates only to calls to the Powerco emergency services number and only to calls which are validated as emergency calls. |
| Total Gas Input at Entry Points | Quantity of gas entering the system or systems during the reporting year. | Recorded in GJ as recorded by metering system. |
| Total Length of Mains | The average of: total length of mains measured at the start of the reporting year and total length of mains measured at end of the reporting year. | Calculated as: [Total length mains as at beginning of reporting year + total length mains as at end of reporting year] / 2 |
| Total Length of Pipeline | Total pipeline operated by Powerco. | Measured in kilometres. Includes services pipeline. Powerco must report pipeline length for each regional network. Calculated as [Total length as at beginning of reporting year + Total length as at end of reporting year] / 2 |
| Total Length of Pipeline Surveyed | Length of system (mains and services) surveyed. | Measured in kilometres. Includes DRSs, valves etc. Excludes GMSs and customer outlet pipe. |
| Transmission Fault | An occurrence of insufficient system capability to provide the required quantity of gas to a customer isolation valve due to a failure on the transmission network. | This includes instances where an interruption or poor pressure in Powerco’s network has been caused by pressure at a transmission system delivery point dropping below the minimum delivery pressure. |
| Unaccounted for Gas (UFG) | Total gas measured at transmission input stations minus all quantity of gas delivered. | The annual UFG factor as determined in accordance with the Gas (Downstream Reconciliation) Rules 2008. For the avoidance of doubt, this is to cover the 12-month period up to and including 30 June of the disclosure year. |
| Unplanned Interruptions | Any interruption that was not a planned interruption. |
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