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Vector’s health and safety DPP reconsideration request

  • Updated February 14, 2025

ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the reconsideration of Vector’s health and safety DPP. ENA disagrees with the Commission's narrow interpretation of legislative changes and highlights the need for recognising the broader context of these changes in assessing their impact on electricity distribution businesses (EDBs).

WACC review

  • Updated February 10, 2025

ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about adjustments to the cost of capital framework to better support the decarbonisation needs of New Zealand. The submission emphasises maintaining or increasing the WACC percentile, suggests improvements in modelling financeability, and discusses potential benefits for end consumers through enhanced policies facilitating electrification and decarbonisation.

Water service entities

  • Updated February 7, 2025

ENA submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee about the potential risks and concerns relating to the Water Services Legislation Bill. The submission highlights the issues of empowering Water Service Entities to modify electricity infrastructure, citing significant health, safety, cost, and operational challenges.

Wetlands regulations submission

  • Updated February 12, 2025

ENA submission to the Ministry for the Environment about the impact of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 and the Resource Management Regulations on electricity distribution networks. The submission highlights concerns about the constraints these regulations impose on infrastructure development necessary for maintaining and upgrading electricity networks, which could hinder New Zealand's climate change goals.