No.

Code clauses

1.

Clause 10.13 of Part 10

2.

Clause 10.22 of Part 10

3.

Clause 10.23A of Part 10

4.

Clause 10.48 of Part 10

5.

Clause 1 of Schedule 10.6 of Part 10

6.

Clause 2 of Schedule 10.6 of Part 10

7.

Clause 41(2)(d) of Schedule 10.7 of Part 10

8.

Clause 45 of Schedule 10.7

9.

Clause 11.8A(1) of Part 11

10.

Clause 1 of Schedule 11.4 of Part 11

11.

Clause 7 of Schedule 11.4 of Part 11

No.

Code clause(s) to which the condition relates (if applicable)

Terms and conditions

General terms and conditions

1.

In this Notice:

a. “Primary ICP identifier” refers to the consumption ICP identifier; and

b. “Secondary ICP identifier” refers to the export ICP identifier.

2.

For the purposes of Bluecurrent’s participation in the trial and as the context requires references to the singular may include the plural, and vice versa, including in clauses 10.22, 10.23A and 41 of Schedule 10.7 (as specified in this Table 2).

3.

Bluecurrent will deal only with Wellington Electricity Lines Limited as the distributor for the purposes of the trial.

4.

Bluecurrent will deal only with an export retailer that holds the required exemption(s) to participate in the trial.

5.

For all ICPs that are intended to be part of the trial, and in respect of which Bluecurrent is the metering equipment provider (“MEP”), Bluecurrent will:

a. notify the Electricity Authority of the ICP number; and

b. confirm that the ICP number complies with all applicable terms and conditions in this Notice.

6.

Only the following metering installations will be used in the trial:

a. a meter that is a Category 1 meter; and

b. a meter that is not bridged; and

c. a meter that complies with the Code; and

d. a meter that will not require recertification during the trial; and

e. a metering installation that does not have unmetered load or shared unmetered load.

7.

If Bluecurrent discovers that a metering installation does not comply with Condition 6, Bluecurrent will:

a. notify the Electricity Authority within 30 days and remove the metering installation from the trial. In its notification to the Electricity Authority, Bluecurrent will state why the metering installation was removed from the trial; and

b. notify Wellington Electricity Lines Limited so Wellington Electricity Lines Limited can recombine the ICPs and decommission the secondary ICP identifier.

8.

If, for the purposes of the trial, Bluecurrent identifies that it requires an exemption from an additional Code clause or that an existing exemption under this Notice requires modification, it will notify the Electricity Authority of the proposed amendment to this Notice, and the Electricity Authority will consider such amendment in accordance with section 11(4).

9.

Bluecurrent will notify the Electricity Authority immediately of any issues arising from the trial that the Authority may need to address urgently.

Terms and conditions relating to exemptions in respect of clauses in Part 10 of the Code

10.

Clause 10.13, clause 10.48, clause 1 of Schedule 10.6

Bluecurrent will not modify any correct data from the register, in accordance with clauses 10.13, clause 10.48 and clause 1 of Schedule 10.6, so that such data can remain raw meter data within the definition of “raw meter data” in clause 1.1 of the Code.

11.

Clause 10.22

If, in accordance with clause 10.22, Bluecurrent ceases to be the MEP in respect of an ICP that is part of the trial, it will notify Wellington Electricity Lines Limited, the export retailer and the Electricity Authority, and that ICP will cease to be part of the trial unless another MEP that has been granted an exemption in respect of the trial assumes responsibility for the ICP.

12.

Clause 10.23A

If Bluecurrent is required to remove an ICP from the trial, Bluecurrent must ensure it removes the ICP from the trial before decommissioning a metering installation and, if applicable, before the primary identifier is decommissioned.

13.

Clause 10.48(3)

The references to “reconciliation participant” in clause 10.48(3) and (4), and clauses 34(5)(a) and 35(1)(a) of Schedule 10.7 will be read as “reconciliation participants at the ICP”.

14.

Clauses 1 and 2 of Schedule 10.6

Under clause 1 of Schedule 10.6, Bluecurrent will only provide information for the primary ICP to the consumption retailer and information for the secondary ICP to the export retailer.

15.

Clause 41(2)(d) of Schedule 10.7

Bluecurrent will note the existence of, and ICP identifier for, the secondary ICP on its records for the consumption metering installation and remove that note when the exemption expires.

16.

Clause 45 of Schedule 10.7

Bluecurrent will carry out its obligations under clause 45 of Schedule 10.7 in respect of the metering installation and, if any defects are found, will notify the secondary trader and will correct raw meter data relating to the secondary ICP identifier, if necessary.

Terms and conditions relating to exemptions in respect of clauses in Part 11 of the Code

17.

Clause 11.8A(1)

For the purposes of the trial, the reference to “each metering installation” in clause 11.8A(1) will be read as “ICP identifier for each ICP involved in the trial”.

18.

Clause 1 of Schedule 11.4

If Bluecurrent seeks to change the meters involved in the trial, it will coordinate the meter change with the both the consumption retailer and the export retailer and update both ICPs in the registry.

19.

Clause 7 of Schedule 11.4

No. 2 of Table 1 of clause 7 of Schedule 11.4 will be read to require a sequential number that is unique to each ICP to identify the metering installation.

Reporting to the Electricity Authority

20.

To allow the Electricity Authority to assess the implications of the trial regarding policy development relating to multiple trading relationships and the Code, Bluecurrent will provide the Authority with a report every six months (“six-monthly report”) beginning on the date which is six months after the date on which this Notice takes effect. This will be one consolidated report produced in collaboration with Ara Ake, Kāinga Ora and any market participants granted exemptions in respect of the trial, and will include the information listed below:

a. the number of ICPs in the trial at the date of the six-monthly report;

b. aggregated volume information for the total number of ICPs involved in the trial at the date of the six-monthly report;

c. any issues that have occurred or were raised since the last six-monthly report relating to trial participants (including consumers and market participants granted exemptions in respect of the trial), Ara Ake, Kāinga Ora, and any other market participants or observers not directly involved in the trial, and how these issues were managed;

d. any information that may inform consideration of potential future Code changes, specific to the trial, or to multiple trading relationships more widely;

e. a register which lists notifications from any other participant about the trial, including the substance of the notification and when the notification was received; and

f. any other information that Bluecurrent considers relevant.

Termination

21.

If Bluecurrent intends to terminate its involvement in the trial, it will give the Electricity Authority four months’ written notice of such intention to enable the Electricity Authority to revoke this and any other exemption relating to the trial in accordance with section 11(4) of the Act.