A fundamental requirement of competitive and efficient electricity markets is access to reliable data and performance metrics.
This Electricity Market Information website (EMI) is the Electricity Authority's avenue for publishing data, market performance metrics, and analytical tools to facilitate effective decision-making within the New Zealand electricity industry.
Barriers to entry and exit impact market dynamics. Monitoring the entry and exit of firms in the retail market, therefore, enables insights to be drawn about these barriers, and market performance more generally. We've added a report that tracks entry and exit of parent companies, traders, and brands in the retail electricity market. The retail market has seen a significant number of new retailers begin operations, with 22 retail parent companies entering since the beginning of 2013 (and three exiting). This represents a net increase of 19 retailers, up 135 per cent on the 2013 numbers. Some of these companies are very small and may only operate locally, while others are challenging competitors across the whole country. Hover over the markers to see who entered or exited.