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Fibre regulatory processes and rules IM

  • Updated February 12, 2025

ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the draft decision on Fibre Input Methodologies, focusing on the regulatory processes and rules. The submission highlights the importance of consistency in economic regulation and discusses issues with current pass-through cost provisions, particularly in relation to disputes schemes and local body rates.

Finance and Expenditure Committee's Inquiry into climate adaptation

  • Updated February 7, 2025

ENA submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee about climate adaptation discusses the critical need to enhance infrastructure resilience amidst the increasing frequency of extreme weather events due to climate change. The submission also highlights the importance of regulatory changes, particularly regarding the Electricity Industry Act 2010, to facilitate more flexible electricity distribution and infrastructure retreat in vulnerable locations.

Financial transmission rights market review

  • Updated February 11, 2025

ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about the failures and funding mechanisms of the Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) market. The submission stresses the market's inability to enhance competition while imposing a financial burden on consumers, and suggests reforms to ensure the FTR market is financially self-sustaining without reliance on loss and constraint excess.

First steps in improving outage coordination

  • Updated February 7, 2025

ENA submission to the Electricity Authority about the consultation paper on improving outage coordination. The submission addresses potential ambiguities regarding the inclusion of Electricity Distribution Businesses (EDBs) in the proposed changes and requests clarification to avoid unnecessary burdens on distributors.

Fnanceability issues paper

  • Updated February 7, 2025

ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the financeability concerns regarding electricity distribution services. The submission addresses issues related to decarbonisation expenditure, regulatory discretion, and the importance of maintaining certain credit metrics to ensure financial sustainability without resorting to complex processes like a CPP.