Gas Industry Co has established a committee 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.
Gas Industry Co has established the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC) 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.
Documents related to TArMAC are available here.
This work stems from a review of gas metering arrangements conducted in 2017.
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:
Member |
Company |
Andrew Maseyk |
Genesis |
Bernie Cross |
Contact |
Bill Miller |
Vector AMS |
Craig Muirhead |
Nova |
Howard Wood |
Trustpower |
Jo Iggulden |
OnGas |
Matt Wilson |
First Gas |
Michael Binney |
Powerco distribution |
Nicolas Vessiot |
Powerco metering |
Scott Highet |
Metrix |
The TArMAC terms of reference and metering papers are below.
Gas Industry Co published an analysis of the submissions received following consultation on the two papers it commissioned earlier this year: Gas Metering Review: Review of metering service provider arrangements, and Gas Metering Review: Review of advanced metering technology. The Analysis of Submissions is available below.
A consistent theme of the submissions was that advanced metering was still in the early stages of development. There is uncertainty about what ultimately might be the right technical solution for the New Zealand market. Submitters considered that the market should be allowed to develop without regulatory intervention, which could frustrate innovation.
At the same time, the majority of submitters (seven out of eight) considered that determining some minimum standards would be a pragmatic step to ensure a common understanding of what market participants want from advanced metering.
Gas Industry Co has set up a technical advisory group to provide advice on the issue of advanced metering following nominations.
The purpose of the Technical Advanced Metering Advisory Committee (TArMAC) is twofold: 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.
Gas Industry Co maintains a number of “Requirements and Procedure” documents that provide an overview of the legal requirements and technical standards that apply to particular area of the industry, and describe common industry practices. These documents are a resource for interested parties so it is important that they are kept accurate and up to date.
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), we have reviewed and updated the Gas Measurement Requirements and Procedures document and invited comment from stakeholders.
Available below are:
In 2017, Gas Industry Co undertook a review into gas metering, conducting consultation on the following two papers it commissioned as part of the review (2017 Gas Metering Review):
Submissions on those papers highlighted three consistent themes: first, that advanced gasmetering 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); second, that the market should be allowed to develop without regulatory intervention to ensure that innovation was not hampered; and third, determining some minimum standards would be a pragmatic step to ensure a common understanding of what market participants want from advanced metering.
In response to the third theme, Gas Industry Co 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.
Given this deployment, and the gas metering-related objectives and outcomes which Gas Industry Co is expected to pursue under the Government Policy Statement on Gas Governance (April 2008), Gas Industry Co considers 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.
Gas Industry Co has 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.
Gas Industry Co has published its Advanced Gas Metering – Issues Assessment paper, which sets out a preliminary list of potential issues on the deployment of advanced metering technology into the gas market.
Submissions on the paper are now welcomed. The deadline for making a submission is 29 October 2021 at 5:00pm.
Gas Industry Co published its Advanced Gas Metering – Issues Assessment paper on 24 September 2021. That paper set out a preliminary list of potential issues on the deployment of advanced metering technology into the gas market, with our initial commentary on each of the issues, and an initial assessment of the priority to be afforded to each issue.
We received five submissions on the issues assessment paper. Two from gas distribution network companies, two from gas metering service providers and one from a consumer solutions service provider. No submissions were received from gas retailers or gas consumers.
We have reviewed all the submissions and are now publishing its 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 four submissions and they can be read below.
Gas Industry Co invites interested parties to submit on the Advanced Gas Metering Infrastructure (AGMI) consultation paper.
The paper 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).
The consultation paper covers all initial AGMI issues to provide stakeholders the full picture, however, it focusses on the more important priority “A’” issues.
Stakeholders’ feedback are being considered for a Statement of Proposal in preparation for a recommendation to the Minister (MBIE).
Submissions closed on Monday, 4 September 2023.
We received five submissions and you can view them below.