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Overview
The Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee has developed a set of minimum standards to allow for the consistent collection and treatment of advanced metering data. It also identifies any registry changes or rules amendments needed to accommodate the uptake of advanced metering.
About TArMAC
After a review of gas metering arrangements in 2017, we established the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC).
Read more about the 2017 review
TArMAC's role is to:
- develop a set of minimum standards that would allow for the consistent collection and treatment of advanced metering data
- identify any registry changes or rules amendments needed to accommodate the uptake of advanced metering.
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Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC)
The objectives of the TArMAC are to develop a set of minimum standards that will allow for the consistent collection and treatment of advanced metering data; and to identify any registry changes or rules amendments needed to accommodate the uptake of advanced metering.
TArMAC members have technical knowledge of and experience with gas metering and have been appointed through a nominations process. TArMAC members are:
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Member |
Company |
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Andrew Maseyk |
Genesis |
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Bernie Cross |
Contact |
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Bill Miller |
Vector AMS |
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Craig Muirhead |
Nova |
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Howard Wood |
Trustpower |
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Jo Iggulden |
OnGas |
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Matt Wilson |
First Gas |
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Michael Binney |
Powerco distribution |
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Nicolas Vessiot |
Powerco metering |
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Scott Highet |
Metrix |
The TArMAC terms of reference and metering papers are below.
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Gas metering review
In March 2017, we released two consultation papers reviewing gas metering:
- Gas Metering Review: Review of metering service provider arrangements
- Gas Metering Review: Review of advanced metering technology.
We received eight submissions which are available below, along with our analysis and summary of submissions.
Submission themes
A consistent theme of the submissions was that advanced metering was still in the early stages of development. There was uncertainty about what ultimately might be the right technical solution for the New Zealand market.
Submitters considered the market should be allowed to develop without regulatory intervention, which could frustrate innovation.
At the same time, most submitters (7 of 8) considered that determining some minimum standards would be a pragmatic step to ensure a common understanding of what market participants want from advanced metering.
TarMAC
We set up a technical advisory group, the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC), to provide advice on the issue of advanced metering following nominations.
The dual purpose of the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC) is to:
- develop a set of minimum standards that will allow for the consistent collection and treatment of advanced metering data
- identify any registry changes or rules amendments needed to accommodate the uptake of advanced metering.
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Submissions
Gas Measurement Requirements and Procedures - 2019
About the document
We maintain a number of requirements and procedures documents. These give an overview of the legal requirements and technical standards that apply to particular areas of the industry. They also describe common industry practices.
Our 2019 review
In 2019, we reviewed and updated the Gas Measurement Requirements and Procedures document and invited comment from stakeholders.
This was in anticipation of the Gas Transmission Access Code (GTAC) coming into effect and replacing the Maui Pipeline Operating Code (MPOC) and Vector Transmission Code (VTC).
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Available below are:
- the original proposed update (Gas Measurement Requirements and Procedures 2019 update, clean and marked up)
- the comments we received on the proposed update and our review of those comments (191001 Review of comments on June 2019 draft Gas Quality Requirements and Procedures document)
- the revised update (191001 Gas Measurement Requirements and Procedures, clean and marked up).
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Submissions
Issues assessment
2017 review
In 2017, we undertook a review into gas metering. We consulted on the following two papers we commissioned as part of the review (2017 Gas Metering Review):
- review of metering service provider arrangements
- review of advanced metering technology.
Submission themes
Submissions on those papers highlighted three consistent themes:
- Advanced gas metering infrastructure (AGMI) was, at the time, in the early stages of development, with no settled view on the right technical solution for the market (the technology trial phase).
- The market should be allowed to develop without regulatory intervention to ensure that innovation was not hampered.
- Determining some minimum standards would be a pragmatic step to ensure a common understanding of what market participants want from advanced metering.
TArMAC set up
In response to the third theme, we set up a technical advisory group (the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee or TArMAC) to provide advice on specific AGMI issues, in preparation for the deployment of AGMI.
Advanced gas metering has now moved to the deployment phase, with advanced gas meters being deployed to Genesis Energy’s residential natural gas consumers.
Review of advanced metering
Given this deployment, and the gas metering-related objectives and outcomes which we expected to pursue under the Government Policy Statement on Gas Governance (April 2008), we considered it appropriate to conduct a review of how advanced metering is being deployed to the gas market and to assess whether any new gas market rules, regulations or non-regulatory arrangements are needed to address identified issues.
We had informal discussions with gas market stakeholders to understand the current state of advanced gas metering in the gas market, and to develop a list of potential issues arising from the deployment of that technology.
We published our Advanced Gas Metering – Issues Assessment paper 2021, which set out a preliminary list of potential issues on the deployment of advanced metering technology into the gas market. See Related documents below.
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Submissions
Submissions review and recommendations
Our Advanced Gas Metering – Issues Assessment paper (published 24 September 2021) set out a preliminary list of potential issues on the deployment of advanced metering technology into the gas market. It included our initial commentary on each of the issues, and an initial assessment of the priority for each issue.
Submissions
We received 5 submissions on the issues assessment paper:
- 2 from gas distribution network companies
- 2 from gas metering service providers
- 1 from a consumer solutions service provider.
We received no submissions from gas retailers or gas consumers.
Read the submissions on the Issues assessment paper
Our summary
Having reviewed all the submissions, we are now publishing our summary and assessment of the submissions, our updated assessment of the priority to be afforded to each of the identified issues, and our recommendations on how each of these issues should be progressed.
We received 4 submissions on our Advanced Gas Metering Submissions Review and Recommendations paper. The submissions can be read below.
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Submissions
Advanced Gas Metering Infrastructure Consultation Paper
In 2023 we consulted on the advanced gas metering infrastructure (AGMI).
Our consultation paper (see below) is based on the initial issues paper, stakeholder submissions to the initial issues paper and discussions with the AGMI working group (the former Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee).
It covers all initial AGMI issues to provide stakeholders the full picture, however, it focuses on the more important priority A issues.
After considering stakeholders’ feedback we prepared a Statement of Proposal in preparation for a recommendation to the Minister (MBIE).
Submissions closed on 4 September 2023.
We received 5 submissions which are available below under Related documents.