Tread softly but carry big gun of virtual separation: Experts to electricity regulator

Tread softly but carry big gun of virtual separation: Experts to electricity regulator
Hydro schemes like Waitaki will become even more important in the future and hold greater market power. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The wholesale electricity market should continue to function with some tweaks, but major players should be watched carefully with regulators looking at a fallback option of "virtual separation", a major Electricity Authority advisory committee says.Since June 2021, the Market Development Advisory Group (MDAG) has been working on how the electricity sector will cope with the increasing use of intermittent generation, such as solar and wind, and the decline of fossil-fuelled power.A number of papers have looked at whether the wholesale...

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