Pursuant to Regulation 194(2) of the Electricity
Governance Regulations 2003, the Electricity Commission ("Commission") gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement-(1) This notice is
the Electricity Governance Regulations (Exemption
No. 67 (The Reconciliation Manager)) Exemption Notice 2008.
(2) This notice comes into force on 1 May 2008.
2. Exemption-The Reconciliation Manager ("RM") is exempted from compliance with Rule 10 of Schedule J4 of Part J of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("Rules").
3. Conditions-This exemption is granted on the following conditions:
(a) It only applies to the following networks:
(i) Tuaropaki;
(ii) Atiamuri;
(iii) Aniwhenua;
(iv) New Zealand Steel;
(v) Southpark; and
(vi) Tararua Wind Farm.
(b) It is subject to the RM allocating all unaccounted for electricity ("UFE"), on each of the networks listed above, to the corresponding unmetered installation control point listed below;
Network Unmetered Points of Connection
Tuaropaki Mokai generators
Atiamuri Atiamuri generators
Aniwhenua Aniwhenua generator
New Zealand Steel New Zealand Steel plant
Southpark Southpark network
Tararua Wind Farm TrustPower generators
and
(c) it will expire on 30 April 2010.
4. Reasons for granting the exemption-The reasons for granting this exemption are:
(a) Without an exemption, the traders (other than those at the unmetered points of connection listed above) on each network will incur significant expenditure with the allocation of UFE;
(b) the historical nature of the connections and impracticability of complying strictly with the Rules; and
(c) the exemption will have little or no impact on other participants and service providers and will not affect any other rules.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of April 2008.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.