Electricity Commission (New Zealand)

The New Zealand Electricity Commission was a government authority set up in 2003 to regulate the electricity sector in New Zealand. It was succeeded by the Electricity Authority in November 2010.

Electricity Commission

Agency overview
Formed	2003 (2003)
Dissolved	2010 (2010)
Superseding agency	Electricity Authority (New Zealand)
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Status	Dissolved
Headquarters	Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington

The Commission was established under the Electricity Act to regulate the operation of the electricity industry and markets (both wholesale and retail) in accordance with government energy policy. The Commission was established following extremely dry hydro years in 2001 and 2003, which led to government concerns that the electricity market did not provide adequate security of electricity supply.

The first Electricity Commissioner was Roy Hemmingway, who was succeeded by David Caygill in 2007.

See also

• Electricity Authority (New Zealand)

External links

• Electricity Commission website of 11 August 2010 archived at Internet Archive