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1. Flexibility plan progress assessment
The 2026 progress report will be our 3rd whole-of-system assessment of progress with the 41 tasks and actions listed in Flexibility Plan 2.0. The 2026 progress report will be discussed at the AGM on 30 July and published shortly after.
2. Deep dives
These are how FlexForum Members produce an expert consensus on gnarly topics and issues to fill gaps in understanding and put facts on the table.
A deep dive on pricing and physical orchestration mechanisms got properly underway this month with a Member workshop on 4 June joined by 46 people. Notes on the interesting bits of the discussion are available here.
This session started the discussion. FlexForum will be taking a trip through the electricity supply chain considering what pricing and physical signals are needed to get a smart system which uses routinely uses flexibility to benefit households, businesses and communities.
3. Knowledge sharing
This is a FlexForum focus for 2026 with Members, and the wider flex community are pretty keen on more regular and more detailed information on flex-y activity.
Check out the Knowledge Hub for the latest flex project update; an intro to a Vector initiative, in partnership with EECA and several retailers, to develop a low voltage multi-retailer orchestration pilot and explore a price-led envelopes and pricing approach. Check the update out here to discover what this noun-string means
FlexForum Members get together (virtually) on the 1st Wednesday of each month to hear about flex-y stuff:
Note - these are Member only sessions.
FlexForum advice to ERGANZ – flexibility options to benefit vulnerable and low-income households
FlexForum advice on enabling flex capable residential end-use products
FlexForum advice on proposals to improve access to electricity product data
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on a MTR proposal
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on a digitalised electricity system.
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on rewarding industrial demand flexibility.
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on enabling a more decentralised electricity system.
FlexForum advice to the Commerce Commission on the Western Bay of Plenty draft decision.
Here is the podcast generated from the FlexForum advice to the Energy Competition Taskforce. It’s not 100% accurate, but is worth a listen.
FlexForum advice to the Energy Competition Taskforce on 3 proposals to empower electricity consumers.
FlexForum advice on the Electricity Authority 2025-26 levy proposal and indicative
workplan.
FlexForum’s submission on the proposal to expand the permitted voltage range for electricity supply.
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.
FlexForum advice to the Electricity Authority on how to get to the future market and power system.
FlexForum advice to Commerce Commission on 2025 default price path issues
FlexForum November 2022 Webinar. Next in the FlexForum speaker series: Playing in the sandpit and experience regulatory learning-by-doing.
FlexForum November 2022 Webinar. Next in the FlexForum speaker series: Playing in the sandpit and experience regulatory learning-by-doing.
Randolph Brazier – ENA UK
Director of Innovation and Electricity Systems
A discussion of ideas and perspectives on how the electricity ecosystem can coordinate and collaborate to enable people.
A discussion to collect ideas about the role flexibility could play in the future to deliver affordable, reliable and zero carbon electricity.
