Electricity Authority (NZ)

Electricity Authority

Agency overview
Headquarters	Level 7, ASB Bank Tower, 2 Hunter Street, Wellington
Minister responsible	Megan Woods, Minister of Energy and Resources
Agency executive	Carl Hansen, Chief Executive
Website	www.ea.govt.nz

The New Zealand Electricity Authority (Māori: Te Mana Hiko) is an independent Crown entity responsible for the regulation of the New Zealand electricity market. The Authority was established in November 2010, following a government review 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 are:

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

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