Electricity Authority (New Zealand)

Electricity Authority
Agency overview
Headquarters Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington
Agency executive
  • Carl Hansen, Chief Executive
Website www.ea.govt.nz

The New Zealand Electricity Authority is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market.[1] The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review[2] of the electricity industry, and replaced the Electricity Commission. The Authority has a narrower focus on industry competition, reliability and efficiency than the Electricity Commission had.

The key functions performed by the Authority[3] are:

Functions that were performed by the Commission, but which are undertaken by agencies other than the Authority include:

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