The Commission made its input methodologies determinations for specified airport services, electricity distribution and transmission, and gas pipeline services on 22 December 2010. The input methodologies determination for Transpower’s capital expenditure (capex) proposals was made on 31 January 2012.

In making these determinations, the Commission carried out a significant amount of consultation with interested parties. The key steps in the consultation process were:

  • June 2009–November 2009: Consultation on the Input Methodologies Discussion Paper (including a conference and a workshop on the cost of capital)
  • December 2009–March 2010: Consultation on the Emerging Views Papers (including a range of workshops)
  • May 2010–September 2010: Consultation on Draft Input Methodologies Determinations and Reasons Papers
  • October 2010–November 2010: Technical consultation on Revised Draft Input Methodologies Determinations
  • December 2010 – March 2011: Consultation on the Transpower Capex Input Methodologies Discussion Paper (including workshops)
  • April - June 2011: Consultation on the Transpower Capex Emerging Views (including a range of workshops)
  • July – August 2011: Consultation on Draft Transpower Capex Input Methodologies Determinations and Reasons Papers

The Commission’s final reasons papers for specified airport services, electricity distribution and transmission, gas pipeline services and for Transpower’s capital expenditure proposals are as follows:

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Input Methodologies (Electricity Distribution and Gas Pipeline Services) reasons paper (December 2010) PDF (4 MB)

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Input Methodologies (Airport Services) reasons paper (December 2010) PDF (2 MB)

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Input Methodologies (Transpower) reasons paper (December 2010) PDF (883 KB)

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Input Methodologies (Transpower Capital Expenditure) reasons paper (January 2012) PDF (1 MB)

The Commission’s consultation papers and expert reports, as well as submissions and correspondence received from interested parties, that the Commission published during the consultation process for specified airport services, electricity distribution and transmission, and gas pipeline services have been removed from our website. Here you can find a list of the papers.

The Commission’s consultation papers, expert reports and submissions published during the consultation process for Transpower’s capital expenditure proposals have been removed from the website and are not on the list at present.

Published copies of the papers are available on request from the Commission by contacting us by email at Infrastructure.Regulation@comcom.govt.nz