Each year electricity distribution businesses are required to assess their compliance with the price-quality paths.
Summary of price-quality compliance for assessment periods between 2010 and 2020
The table below provides a high-level summary of compliance with the price path and quality standards for each completed assessment period between 2015 and 2020. For a summary of the entire 2010 to 2020 period please refer to the Excel document below.
The Commission has completed its assessment of the reported compliance for the years 2011 to 2019 and is presently assessing the reported compliance for 2020.
Electricity distribution business
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Price path
Quality
Price path
Quality
Price path
Quality
Price path
Quality
Price path
Quality
Price path
Quality
Alpine Energy Limited
X
Aurora Energy Limited
X
X
X
X
X
Centralines Limited
Eastland Network Limited
X
Electricity Ashburton Limited
X
Electricity Invercargill Limited
Horizon Energy Distribution Limited
X
Nelson Electricity Limited
X
Network Tasman Limited
Orion New Zealand Limited
OtagoNet Joint Venture
Powerco Limited
The Lines Company Limited
X
X
X
Top Energy Limited
Unison Networks Limited
X
Vector Limited
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Wellington Electricity Lines Limited
X
* These companies have customised price-quality paths: Orion (2014-2019), Wellington Electricity (2018-2021) and Powerco (2018-2023).
Note: Further instances of non-compliance with the requirements may be identified at a later stage. These will be communicated as and when they are identified.
Our price-quality enforcement responses
The enforcement responses to non-compliance with price-quality paths for electricity distribution businesses are available on our Case register. These include no-further-action letters, compliance advice letters, warning letters, administrative settlements, and Court proceedings.
