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… option but raise concerns regarding the application of the Transmission Pricing Methodology (TPM) on this project. … need date. 5c Uncertainty of electrification caused by RETA reports. We recognise the uncommitted nature of the projects … are reasonable and appropriate for infrastructure planning. 5e Tiwai demand response contract. Following …

… data is to analyse potential system issues identified in planning studies, it would be more efficient for the … please contact me directly. Yours sincerely Gerard Demler Transmission Manager, Contact Energy Contact Energy Ltd 3 … frames for asset owners to submit a final connection study report, and for the system operator to review it? Agree. …

… and global economic trends. As a result, our scenario planning must remain flexible and responsive to change, … are based on an unconstrained grid. As we optimise the transmission build required to meet the demand in each … consumed energy with the primary energy supply numbers reported by MBIE (Energy in New Zealand 2025), the losses in …

… Operational Review 2026 Consultation on Workstream 1 of the Transmission Pricing Methodology (TPM) Operational Review: … is unworkable in practice, relies heavily on customer self‑reporting, and adds complexity and uncertainty. 4. … that frequent adjustments create uncertainty for network planning and for communicating transmission costs to …

… under increased capital costs. Additional points raised 1. Transmission charges: Westpower expressed concerns about the … summer months, requiring careful consideration in upgrade planning. • Evolving load control strategies: The shift from … if and when required. 3.1 Other points raised 1. Westpower reported significant recent increases in transmission …

… needed on whether ICCP is mandatory, or if API-based data transmission is an acceptable alternative (Chapter 8, … asset owners to submit asset capability statements at the planning, pre- commissioning, and final stages of the … frames for asset owners to submit a final connection study report, and for the system operator to review it? Generally, …

… discusses "running the distribution level like the transmission system" and "proactively orchestrating required … alone and there may be different constraints on the hosting transmission assets from the embedded distribution network. … reactive power in the next decade. As noted in the Iberian report8, DG and grid intermittent generators absorbing …

… Generation and the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission. As the pRPS21 is currently under mediation, … of accessing contingency storage • Monitoring and reporting program of potential effects during extent of … Yours sincerely Anita Dawe General Manager Regional Planning and Transport and Joanna Gilroy General Manager …

… a dry year) and making the trigger for commencing increased reporting more deterministic.7 22. After receiving the … situation if (say) the failure of large generation or transmission assets requires a quicker decision to be made. … is it that there will be sufficient generating plant and transmission grid capacity to meet demand at any instant. …

… that fundamental policy change and a bipartisan approach to planning and delivery is needed if Aotearoa is to realise a … one. Our forecasts now align with NZTech September 2025 report1, Empowering Aotearoa New Zealand’s Digital Future, … the future. They stress stable time-of-use frameworks and Transmission Pricing Methodology settings are needed to make …