The EEA represents its members and acts as the voice of the industry, developing industry guides and providing submissions to government, regulators and industry groups to protect and enhance industry interests.
Developing and reviewing Industry Guides
The EEA facilitates the development and maintenance of guidelines and best practice documents that support and build on the knowledge and understanding of engineering, technical, and safety standards. We invite member input into this process.
Visit the EEA Guides page for guides currently under development or review
Public Submissions and Consultations
None at this time.
Submissions made by the EEA in 2026
- Electricity Authority; Reducing Barriers for New Connections – Up-Front Charges and Distributor Obligations January 2026
- NZ Parliament – Transport and Infrastructure Committee; Public Works Amendment Bill January 2026
Submissions made by the EEA in 2025
- Electricity Authority; Wholesale Market Arrangements for Battery Energy Storage Systems BESS – Issues and Options Paper December 2025
- Electricity Authority; 2026-27 Levy Funded Appropriations December 2025
- Electricity Authority; Level Playing Field Measures – Proposed Code Amendments December 2025
- Electricity Authority; Requiring distributors to pay a rebate when consumers supply electricity at peak times – Definition of a small business November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Requiring the use of halfhourly data for reconciliation November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Maximising benefits from local generation November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Emergency Reserve Scheme Code Amendment Proposal – Final November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Improving Electricity Billing in New Zealand – Final November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Improving Visibility of Significant Distributed Generation and Load Projects (Clause 2.16 Information Notice) – Final November 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; EEA Submission – EECA Green Paper – Unlocking the Potential of Demand Flexibility – A Residential Product Perspective November
- Electricity Authority; Improving Visibility of Significant Distributed Generation and Load Projects (Clause 2.16 Information Notice) – November 2025
- Electricity Authority; Exploring network visibility costs benefits and value – October 2025
- Electricity Authority; Network Connections Project (Stage One) Code Drafting – October 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Solar product technical specification for consultation – September 2025
- Electricity Authority; The future operation of New Zealand’s power system – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; Promoting reliable electricity supply a Code amendment proposal on common quality-related information – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; EEA Submission on EA – Regulatory roadmap for Battery Energy Storage Systems – August 2025
- Electricity Authority; Evolving Multiple Retailing and Switching – July 2025
- Electricity Authority; Promoting reliable electricity supply – a voltage-related Code amendment proposal – July 2025
- Electricity Authority; Issues EA Discussion Paper – Our Future is Digital – July 2025
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Targeted consultation on implementation proposals for amending the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003
- Electricity Authority; Green Paper – Working together to ensure our electricity system meets the future needs of all New Zealanders – June 2025
- Ministry of Education; Redesign of Vocational Education and Training System – June 2025
- Transpower; HVDC Cable Replacement Consultation – June 2025
- National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA); Strengthening New Zealand’s emergency management legislation – Discussion paper – May 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; PAS 6014 Residential Solar PV and Battery Storage Systems Guideline – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; Level Playing Field Measures, Options Paper – May 2025
- Electricity Authority; EEA submission on Distributed Generation Pricing Principles – April 2025
- Inland Revenue; EEA submission on changes to tax settings for not for profits – March 2025
- Electricity Authority; Consultation Paper – Requiring distributors to pay a rebate when consumers supply electricity at peak times – March 2025
- Ministry of Education; Submission on options for the Future of Work-based Learning – February 2025
- Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority; Regulation Impact Statement for Distribution Transformers CRIS – February 2025
- Electricity Authority; Network connections project stage one amendments consultation paper – January 2025
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