Meridian Energy : submission - Code amendments to support the implementation of the new TPM - May 2022

18 May 2022

Submissions

Electricity Authority

By email: [e-mail]

Code amendments to support the implementation of the new transmission

pricing methodology

Meridian appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the Authority on the proposed Code amendments needed to implement the new transmission pricing methodology (TPM).

We are supportive of the proposed amendments to the Code and the smooth implementation of the new TPM.

Please contact me if you have any queries regarding this submission.

Nāku noa, nā

Evealyn Whittington

Senior Regulatory Specialist

Meridian Energy Limited	Level 2, 55 Lady Elizabeth Lane	Phone [phone]
	PO Box 10-840	Fax [phone]
	Wellington 6143	www.meridianenergy.co.nz
	New Zealand

Responses to questions raised in the consultation

	Question	Response
1	Do you agree with the Authority's	Yes. It is important that Transpower has
	proposal to enable Transpower to	adequate information to be able to make
	access additional information to	accurate calculations to inform transmission
	more accurately calculate gross	charges.
	energy?
2	Do you agree with the Authority's	Yes. We also support the proposed safeguard
	proposal to allow the system	to ensure that the information is not used for
	operator to disclose information	any purpose other than calculating
	to Transpower that is needed to	transmission charges.
	calculate transmission charges?
3	Do you agree that the process	Yes.
	requirements in Subpart 4 should
	not apply to amendments to the
	TPM that are technical and non-
	controversial, or where there is
	widespread support, or adequate
	prior consultation?
4	Do you agree that the process	Yes.
	requirements in Subpart 4 should
	not apply to amendments to the
	TPM that are desirable in the
	public interest to be made
	urgently?
5	Do you agree with the objectives	Yes.
	of the proposed amendments? If
	not, why not?
6	Do you agree the benefits of the	Yes.
	proposed amendments outweigh
	their costs?
7	Do you agree there are no viable	Meridian has not considered whether there
	alternatives to the proposed	are viable alternatives.
	amendments? If you disagree,
	please explain your preferred
	alternative option in terms
	consistent with the Authority's
	statutory objective in section 15
	of the Electricity Industry Act
	2010.
8	Do you agree the Authority's	Yes.
	proposed amendment complies
	with section 32(1) of the Act?
9	Do you have any comments on	No.
	the drafting of the proposed
	amendments?

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Meridian Submission - Code amendments to support the implementation of the TPM - 18 May 2022