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Electricity Industry Act 2010

Electricity industry governance - Who does what - Industry participants and specified persons

8: Transpower is system operator

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“Transpower manages New Zealand's electricity system and keeps it running smoothly”

Transpower is the system operator for the electricity industry in New Zealand. You should know that Transpower has some important jobs to do. They need to give information and make short to medium-term predictions about how well the electricity supply will meet demand. They also have to handle any emergencies that might happen with the electricity supply.

There’s a set of rules called the Code that says what Transpower should do as the system operator. The Code tells Transpower how to do its job and what kind of information it needs to share with others. It also sets out how well Transpower should be doing its job.

If Transpower doesn’t do the things it’s supposed to do as the system operator, it’s treated the same as if they broke the rules in the Code. This means they could get in trouble if they don’t do their job properly.

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Part 2 Electricity industry governance
Who does what: Industry participants and specified persons

8Transpower is system operator

  1. The system operator is Transpower.

  2. As well as acting as system operator for the electricity industry, the system operator must—

  3. provide information, and short- to medium-term forecasting on all aspects of security of supply; and
    1. manage supply emergencies.

      1. The Code must—

      2. specify the functions of the system operator; and
        1. specify how the system operator's functions are to be performed; and
          1. set requirements relating to transparency and performance.

            1. A failure to comply with subsection (2) is to be treated, for the purposes of enforcement under this Part, as a breach of the Code.

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