Meridian supports Electricity Authority’s decision on TPM

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Meridian supports the Electricity Authority’s decision on
Transmission Pricing Methodology (TPM)
10 June 2020
Meridian Energy is pleased to see a decision has been made by the Electricity Authority on the Transmission
Pricing Methodology (TPM) Guidelines, increasing certainty for electricity industry participants and investors after
years of debate.
Meridian Chief Executive, Neal Barclay says, “We are currently reviewing the decision, but it is good to see that
the benefit-based approach to transmission pricing has been adopted by the Authority. We’re pleased that the
Authority has recognised there is no difference between the HVDC and other transmission assets, and therefore
the allocation of costs should be no different.”
“The Authority’s policy development process has been thorough and the Authority has rightly focused on the
long-term benefits to consumers, rather than the interests of individual sector participants,” says Barclay.

The new approach to transmission pricing will be fairer and enable more efficient investment and use of the
transmission grid.
“Over the long-term New Zealand consumers will benefit from this more efficient, fair and durable pricing
methodology – by the Authority’s estimate the new approach will result in $1.3 billion in consumer benefits,” says
Barclay.

Meridian is looking forward to working with Transpower on the detail of the TPM and encourages implementation
as soon as possible.
The Authority’s decision paper estimates a reduction in Meridian’s annual transmission costs of $26.9 million
under the new methodology, expected by the Authority to be from 1 April 2023. That estimate will be subject to
development of a detailed pricing methodology by Transpower, as well as actual market conditions in future
under the new methodology.
Further information about the Authority’s decision and assessment can be found at
www.ea.govt.nz/development/work-programme/pricing-cost-allocation/transmission-pricing-
review/development/tpm-decision-and-guidelines/

ENDS
Neal Barclay
Chief Executive
Meridian Energy Limited

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