1. This notice of a recommendation and assessment concerning the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 ("Rules"), Rule Amendment Proposal No. 141 is issued by the Electricity Commission ("Commission"), pursuant to section 172E(3)(a)(iii) of the Electricity Act 1992 ("Act").
2. Section 172E(3)(a)(iii) of the Act provides that, where rules have been made in reliance upon the urgency provisions in section 172E(3) of the Act, and where the Commission makes a recommendation to the Minister of Energy ("Minister") to revoke, replace, or amend those rules in accordance with section 172E(3)(a)(ii) of the Act, the Commission must, no later than 10 working days after making the recommendation to the Minister, publicise the recommendation and the assessment completed under section 172F of the Act.
Recommendation
3. On 11 February 2009, the Commission recommended that Rule 6.5A of Technical Code B of Schedule C3 of part C of the Rules ("Rule 6.5A"), which had been made in reliance on the urgency provisions of section 172E(3) of the Act, be amended.
Recommended Amendment to the Rules
4. Rule 6.5A provides a process under which the system operator may issue a notice to one or more participants that has the effect of exempting that participant or those participants from specified requirements relating to the provision of an automatic under-frequency load shedding ("AUFLS") system.
5. The amendments recommended by the Commission clarify the operation of Rule 6.5A.
6. A copy of the Commission's recommendation and assessment is available, at no cost, on the Commission's website
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesand
regs/recommend
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of February 2009.
For and on behalf of the Electricity Commission:
HON DAVID CAYGILL, Chair.