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2025 reset of the electricity default price-quality path
Published11 Sep 2024
The current default price quality path for electricity distribution businesses (DPP3) is due to expire on 31 March 2025 and we must make a decision by 30 November 2024 on the next default price-quality path to apply (DPP4).
We are setting DPP4 in the context of an energy transition to increased electrification, climate change impacts, high inflation, and significant cost pressures facing both EDBs and consumers.
We have also published a webpage explaining more about the estimated impact of these decisions on consumer electricity bills. You can read more about this on our website.
Current step in the process
On 29 May 2024 we published our draft decision and Commissioner Vhari McWha hosted a presentation to stakeholders and media and Q&A session. Details on the draft decision reasons paper, models, determination can be found in the ‘Documents’ section at the bottom of this page.
On 18 July 2024, we published 39 publicly available submissions received in response to our draft decision. On 12 August 2024 we published 12 publicly available cross-submissions to our draft decision. We thank submitters for their feedback and engagement. These submissions and cross-submissions can be found in the ‘Documents’ section at the bottom of this page.
On 27 July 2024, we announced an upcoming workshop to be held on ‘Implementation design and application process for the innovation and non-traditional solutions allowance (INTSA)’, occurring Wednesday 14 August 2024 at 10:00am – 11:30am, and will be online only via MS Teams. On 12 August 2024, we published the materials for the INTSA workshop– the workshop slide pack and draft INTSA guidance + PEA template. These materials were also emailed to those who RSVP’d on 8 August 2024.
Submissions on the workshop are due 5pm Wednesday 28 August 2024. Submissions should be addressed to:
- Ben Woodham, Electricity Distribution Manager
- c/o infrastructure.regulation@comcom.govt.nz
Please include “Submission on EDB DPP4 innovation and non-traditional solutions workshop – implementation design” in the subject line of your email.
On 3 September 2024, we published the draft reasons paper on the proposed amendments to input methodologies for electricity distribution businesses, gas pipeline businesses and Transpower relating to insurance entitlements, other compensatory entitlements, and other regulated income. Submissions will close on Friday 20 September, and cross-submissions on Monday 7 October 2024.
Project Timeline
Final decision due | November 2024 |
Cross-submissions on draft IM amendment determinations and draft reasons (relating to insurance entitlements, other compensatory entitlements, and other regulated income) due | 7 October 2024 |
Submissions on draft IM amendment determinations and draft reasons paper (relating to insurance entitlements, other compensatory entitlements, and other regulated income) due | 20 September 2024 |
Draft IM amendment determinations and draft reasons paper published relating to insurance entitlements, other compensatory entitlements, and other regulated income | 3 September 2024 |
14 August 2024 | |
2 August 2024 | |
Submissions on draft decision | 12 July 2024 |
29 May 2024 | |
Workshops: | |
14 August 2024 | |
4 March 2024 | |
26 February 2024 | |
Issues paper on the Financeability of electricity distribution services in the default price-quality path published | 22 February 2024 |
26 January 2024 | |
19 December 2023 | |
2 November 2023 | |
23 June 2023 | |
25 May 2023 |
Workshops
We've run a series of workshops with electricity distribution businesses and other stakeholders as we work towards our final decision. This can be viewed on our events page.
Electricity distribution businesses subject to DPP4
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*Aurora Energy is currently on a customised price-quality path which expires 31 March 2026, when it will be transitioned onto DPP4.
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Note: these dates are indicative only and are subject to change.
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11 Sep 2024
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03 Sep 2024
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Draft IM amendment determinations and draft reasons paper relating to insurance entitlements, other compensatory entitlements, and other regulated income
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14 Aug 2024
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Workshop: Implementation design and application process for the innovation and non-traditional solutions allowance (INTSA)
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02 Aug 2024
Completed
Cross-submissions received on our draft decisions
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31 Jul 2024
Completed
Issuance of s53ZD notice for non-exempt EDBs - Operating leases and depreciation of existing assets
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12 Jul 2024
Completed
Submissions received on our draft decisions
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03 Jul 2024
Completed
Issuance of s53ZD notice for non-exempt EDBs – Quality of Service
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02 Jul 2024
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Notice of Intention – Potential amendments to input methodologies for electricity distribution services
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18 Jun 2024
Completed
Draft decisions - Publication of updated and new models
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29 May 2024
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Presentation to stakeholders and media: Draft decisions for the reset of the Transpower and electricity distribution price-quality paths (RCP4 and DPP4) - hosted by Commissioner Vhari McWha
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29 May 2024
Completed
Draft decision published
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22 May 2024
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Other correspondence
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20 May 2024
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Notice of Intention - IM Amendments - Electricity Distribution Services, Gas Distribution Services, Gas Transmission Services and Transpower
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29 Mar 2024
Completed
Cross-submissions due on DPP4 Issues paper on the Financeability of electricity distribution services in the default price-quality path
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20 Mar 2024
Completed
Issuance of s53ZD Notice: Information Request for non-exempt EDBs
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04 Mar 2024
Completed
Workshop - Innovation and non-traditional solutions, and submissions received
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26 Feb 2024
Completed
Workshop - Capital expenditure framework design, and submissions received
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22 Feb 2024
Completed
Preliminary version of the DPP4 financial model
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22 Feb 2024
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Issues paper on the Financeability of electricity distribution services in the default price-quality, and submissions received
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26 Jan 2024
Completed
Cross Submissions due on DPP4 Issues paper
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21 Dec 2023
Completed
Reponses to s53ZD notice due
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19 Dec 2023
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Submissions due on DPP4 Issues paper
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07 Dec 2023
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Response to query on opex modelling in DPP4 Issues paper
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10 Nov 2023
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Issuance of s53ZD Notice: Information Request for non-exempt EDBs
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02 Nov 2023
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Publication of the DPP4 Issues paper
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23 Jun 2023
Completed
Submissions due on Process paper
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25 May 2023
Completed
Publication of DPP4 Process paper
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16 Dec 2022
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Submissions due on Workshop 1: Expenditure forecasting – Completed
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07 Nov 2022
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Workshop 1: Expenditure forecasting – Completed