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Things FlexForum is working on

FlexForum is doing stuff in three areas.

1. A Deep dive on filling the holes in the value stack. This will result in advice to the Electricity Authority and a FlexForum Insights. Our thinking to date is here and here.

A working version of the FlexForum Insights was recently shared with Members and we are aiming to make it public by mid-March 2025 ahead of providing advice to the Energy Competitive Taskforce.

2. Flexibility Plan 2.0. We are updating the to-do list. Several Members took time off from taking time off in January to give their view on what can be done to make the flexibility journey easy and routine for households, businesses and communities.

Members will get a list of possible updates to the steps in the coming days to reality check and to think about accountabilities, sequencing and timeframes for action.

The plan is to have Flexibility Plan 2.0 settled and ready to provide a second assessment of progress in mid 2025.

3. Supporting learning-by-doing. FlexForum Members really want to see stuff happen and to support things which make that stuff happen.

Just before Christmas we gave Members a heads up that we were working with EECA on a proposal for project involving real households and businesses doing flexy things.

A bunch of work later, we are sorting out with EECA the final details of how FlexForum can support learning-by-doing through a scaled demand flexibility demonstration pilot project. 

We are particularly excited that this project should deliver most, if not all, the Flex Day ideas.  

The details will be available soon

26 March 2025

FlexForum advice to the Energy Competition Taskforce on 3 proposals to empower electricity consumers.

13 December 2024

FlexForum advice on the Electricity Authority 2025-26 levy proposal and indicative
workplan.

29 November 2024

FlexForum’s submission on the proposal to expand the permitted voltage range for electricity supply.

15 October 2024
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on how to make it easy and routine for people to get prompt and personalised advice about electrification and decarbonisation decisions.
12 July 2024

FlexForum advice to the Commerce Commission on making sure next DPP delivers the most reliable and affordable distribution services possible and makes it easier for households, businesses and communities to electrify and maximise the value of their flexibility.

11 April 2024

FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on how to get to the future market and power system.

19 December 2023

FlexForum advice to Commerce Commission on 2025 default price path issues

2 November 2023

FlexForum advice to MBIE electricity market measures issues paper

19 July 2023

FlexForum advice to Commerce Commission draft Input methodologies

11 May 2023

FlexForum advice to Ministry of Transport on draft EV strategy

28 February 2023

FlexForum advice to EA on updating regulatory settings for distribution networks

31 August 2022

FlexForum advice to EECA on electric vehicle charging standards

21 June 2022

FlexForum advice to Standards NZ on draft Smart Home publicly available specification

Speaker Series: Dynamic Operating Envelopes – from idea to implementation

FlexForum November 2022 Webinar. Next in the FlexForum speaker series: Playing in the sandpit and experience regulatory learning-by-doing.

Speaker Series – Playing in the Sandpit Webinar

FlexForum November 2022 Webinar. Next in the FlexForum speaker series: Playing in the sandpit and experience regulatory learning-by-doing.

Webinar Three

Randolph Brazier – ENA UK
Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems

Webinar Two

A discussion of ideas and perspectives on how the electricity ecosystem can coordinate and collaborate to enable people.

Webinar One

A discussion to collect ideas about the role flexibility could play in the future to deliver affordable, reliable and zero carbon electricity.

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