As New Zealand moves towards full decarbonisation and electrification, lines companies are increasingly looking for third parties to help them deliver enhanced network capacity, performance and reliability using non-traditional approaches. These are generically described as non-network alternatives, or sometimes non-wires alternatives.
ENA will keep this page up to date with a list of currently open requests being run by lines companies for non-network alternative support. Where possible, ENA will also provide links to information on closed requests as well.
Any questions about an individual requests listed here should be directed at the relevant lines company.
Open non-network alternative requests
- Electricity flexibility solutions — Upper Clutha area
- Electricity flexibility solutions — Queenstown area
Closed non-network alternative requests
- Flex solutions – Katikati substation security of supply
- Flex solutions – Otumoetai substation security of supply
- Flex solutions - Northern Coromandel Peninsula
- Flex solutions – Tahuna security of supply
- Flex solutions - Waihi Beach security of supply
- Flex solutions - Mt Maunganui GXP
- Mainpower ROI - Non Network Support for Kaikoura Cheviot Hamner
- Mainpower ROI - Non-Network Capacity Support for Mouse Point Zone Substation
- Network Tasman - Peak Load Constraint Solution EOI
- Aurora Energy - Open Call Non Network Capacity Support - Upper Clutha Area
- Orion - Lincoln Flexibility Trial EOI
- Powerco - Coromandel network support
- Vector - NWA for wider Warkworth region
- Aurora Energy - Non-Network Electricity Capacity Support Options in the Upper Clutha Area
- Powerco - Putāruru ROI