The New Zealand Electricity Authority (Māori: Te Mana Hiko) is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review of the electricity industry, and replaced the Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had.
The key functions performed by the Authority are:
Registering industry participants
Developing and administering the Electricity Industry Participation Code
Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Code
Acting as Market Administrator and contracting providers of market operations services
Facilitating market performance through information, best-practice guidelines and related services; and
Undertaking sector reviews
Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include:
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