1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act
1992, I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“the Rules”) under section 172H of the Electricity Act 1992.
2. The empowering provisions for the electricity governance regulations in relation to which the Rules are made are sections 172D (1) (1) (a) and 172D (1) (1) (c) of the Electricity Act 1992.
3. A brief description of the nature of the amendments are as follows:
The amendments will allow interruptible load to be offered and dispatched on an aggregated basis for a group of specified grid exit points (GXPs) rather than requiring this to be done by individual GXPs.
4. The amendment is made in reliance on section 172F (3) of the Electricity Act 1992.
5. Pursuant to section 172Z (4) of the Electricity Act 1992, the reasons for my decision to amend the Rules are that:
? the amendments will enhance the efficiency of the provision of interruptible load; and
? the amendments facilitate the provision of this ancillary service.
6. These Rules come into force on 5 May 2005.
7. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge or purchased from the Electricity Commission, Level Seven, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission web site:
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rulechanges
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of April 2005.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Energy.