1. Pursuant to section 172I of the Electricity Act 1992 (“Act”), I notify the amendment of the Electricity Governance Rules 2003 (“Rules”) under section 172H of the Act.
2. The empowering provision for the Electricity Governance Regulations in relation to which the amendments to the Rules are made is section 172D(1)(1)(c) of the Act.
3. The existing Rule 3 of Schedule G6 of Part G of
the Rules is amended. The amendments are to allow for the system operator’s scheduling, pricing and dispatch software that will be upgraded as part of the market systems project to be compliant with the Rules regarding the forming of constraints.
4. The amendments are made in reliance on section 172F(3) of the Act.
5. Pursuant to section 172Z(4) of the Act, the reason for my decision to amend the Rules is to ensure that the Rules do not inadvertently form a barrier to the provision of improved functionality being delivered through the system operator’s market systems project.
6. These Rules come into force on 30 March 2009.
7. Copies of the Rules may be inspected free of charge, or purchased, from the Electricity Commission, Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington.
8. The Rules can also be viewed on the Electricity Commission’s website
http://www.electricitycommission.govt.nz/rulesandregs/rules
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of January 2009.
HON GERRY BROWNLEE, Minister of Energy and Resources.