This is the second regulatory period in which Transpower has had an individual price-quality path in place.


Transpower's revenue limits

We set new revenue limits for the 5 years of the regulatory period in the form of a forecast maximum allowable revenue, or ‘forecast MAR’. A key input into the forecast MAR figures for the period are the expenditure allowances we set in August 2014. Other forecast costs are used to calculate the forecast MAR figures at the start of the period; we update these revenue limits each year throughout the period to reflect the actual costs incurred by Transpower.

The forecast MAR is a significant component of Transpower’s total estimated revenue. Transpower’s total estimated revenue is derived from the forecast MAR along with the addition or subtraction of forecast voluntary revenue reductions that Transpower chooses to make, and additional 'pass-through and recoverable costs' that Transpower can't control or easily forecast.

Transpower uses total estimated revenue to set its pricing through the transmission pricing methodology (TPM). The TPM allocates how the revenue is collected from consumers and is overseen by the Electricity Authority.


Other features of Transpower's price-quality path

Other key features include:

  • incentives for Transpower to outperform its forecasts, and share efficiency gains with consumers,
  • quality standards and grid output measures that set out minimum quality of service expectations, and incentivise Transpower to efficiently maintain and invest in the grid where appropriate, and
  • additional reporting requirements to track Transpower's performance.

Transpower's price-quality path will be reset in 2019 for the next 4 to 5 year period beginning 1 April 2020.

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Note: these dates are indicative only and are subject to change.

  • 26 Nov 2018

    Completed

    Consolidated Transpower individual price-quality path determination 2015 incorporating all amendments as at 26 November 2018

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  • 31 Oct 2018
  • 08 Dec 2017

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    Amendments to asset health pilot reporting requirements

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  • 10 Nov 2017

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    Submissions on consultation on amendments to asset health pilot reporting requirements

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  • 03 Nov 2017
  • 24 Oct 2017

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    Consultation on amendments to asset health pilot reporting requirements

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  • 03 Nov 2016

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    Amendment to Transpower individual price-quality path 2015-2020

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  • 17 Aug 2016

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    Submissions on draft amendment to Transpower's individual price-quality path determination – exemptions and modifications to information disclosure requirements

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  • 18 Jul 2016

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    Draft amendment to Transpower’s individual price-quality path – exemptions and modifications to information disclosure requirements

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  • 11 Nov 2015
  • 28 Nov 2014

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    Final Transpower individual price-quality path determination

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  • 28 Nov 2014

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    Transpower’s Price-Quality Path from 2015 to 2020

  • 27 Nov 2014

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    Information gathering notice issued to Transpower

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  • 27 Nov 2014

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    Transpower’s response to information gathering notice

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  • 02 Oct 2014

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    Submissions on legal drafting of revised draft determination

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  • 12 Sep 2014

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    Final draft Transpower individual price-quality path determination

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  • 29 Aug 2014

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    Final decision on individual price-quality path

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  • 30 Jul 2014

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    Correspondence prior to decision on setting Transpower’s individual price-quality path

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  • 18 Jul 2014

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    Cross-submissions on asset health grid output measures

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  • 14 Jul 2014
  • 14 Jul 2014

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    Proposed drafting to give effect to RCP2 asset health grid output measures

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  • 14 Jul 2014

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    Submissions on asset health grid output measures

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  • 14 Jul 2014
  • 03 Jul 2014

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    Draft decision on asset health grid output measures

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  • 30 Jun 2014

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    Submissions on Transpower RCP2 draft decision

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  • 16 May 2014

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    Draft decision on individual price-quality path

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  • 03 May 2014

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    Draft Transpower Individual Price-Quality Path Determination

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  • 11 Mar 2014

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    Cross-submissions on Transpower RCP2 process and issues paper

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  • 04 Mar 2014

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    Submissions on Transpower RCP2 process and issues paper

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  • 10 Feb 2014

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    Issues paper for setting Transpower's individual price-quality path from 2015-2020

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  • 16 Dec 2013

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    Transpower's expenditure proposal for Regulatory Control Period 2015-2020

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  • 15 Nov 2013

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    Process paper for setting Transpower’s individual price-quality path for 2015 to 2020

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  • 04 Jul 2013

    Completed

    Information Requested from Transpower for Regulatory Control Period 2015-2020

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