Publications

This is the Commissioner's submission on the Electricity Industry Bill, which recommends the Electricity Authority provide for the development of a smart grid.

This is the Commissioner's submission to the Ministry for the Environment on the regulations for the allocation of carbon credits for industry under the ETS.

This is the Commissioner's speech to the Commerce Select Committee responding to submissions on her report "Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit"

This is the Commissioner's written submission and oral presentation notes on Jeanette Fitzsimon's Sustainable Biofuels Bill.

This report assesses the improvement in environmental performance at the Stockton mine and makes recommendations to Ministers for over 100 old mining licenses with weak and outdated environmental conditions

This is the Commissioner's submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the proposed amendments to the Emissions Trading System.

This is the Commissioner's submission on the Improving Electricity Market Performance discussion document, following on from her Smart Meters report

The ETS presentation is mostly focused on omissions – things we think the officials should have said or spent more time analysing.

Demand for electricity is growing and the generation and transmission of electricity has significant effects on the environment. One tool that holds great promise for reducing demand for electricity is the ‘smart meter’. A look at how smart meters can benefit households and the environment and nine recommendations for Government.