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18 November 2025 
Peter MacMil an 
By email: [FYI request #32392 email] 
Tēnā koe Peter 
Your request 
Thank you for your request, received on 25 September 2025, under the Official Information Act 
1982 (Act) for the following information: 
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Question 1: What was the total values of levies collected in the last 5 years?
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Question 2: For each of the five years what proportion (percent and dollars) of the collected
levies were spent on operation and improvement of the ‘demand site installations’ (ie that
was not spent on generation, the electricity market, transmission, distribution and the
EEA)?
•
Question 3: Can the KWH rate be broken down to the individual cost percentages to make
up the consumer rate (Mid-June 2025 western bay of plenty, Distributor. Horizons.
Controlled, Powershop controlled ) as advertised of 32.59c
Our response 
For sake of clarity, I wil  respond to each of your questions in turn below.  
Question 1: What was the total values of levies collected in the last 5 years? 
The total value of Electricity Industry levies collected in the last 5 years is set out below. The table 
reflects the total levy for the Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (Authority) and the Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). The Authority administers the levy under the 
Electricity Industry (Levy of industry participants) Regulations 2010. Please note, the levy also 
funds programmes delivered by EECA. More information on this can be found here: 
https://www.ea.govt.nz/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-are-funded/.  While you have not requested 
that the Authority and EECA information be provided separately, you can find information on 
levies received to fund the Authority (not including EECA) in our annual reports here: Our 
corporate documents | Electricity Authority 
Financial 
Levies 
Levy 
Net Levy 
Year 
Invoiced / 
Reconciliation  Collected 
Collected 
/ Refunded 
($ 000) 
($ 000) 
($ 000) 
2024/25 
$115,826 
 $(3,928) 
$111,898 
2023/24 
$108,443 
 $(2,322) 
$106,121 
2022/23 
$101,725 
 $(3,483) 
$98,242 
2021/22 
$83,205 
 $(201) 
$83,004 
2020/21 
$82,550 
 $889 
 $83,439 
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Question 2: For each of the five years what proportion (percent and dollars) of the collected levies 
were spent on operation and improvement of the ‘demand site installations’ (ie that was not spent 
on generation, the electricity market, transmission, distribution and the EEA)? 
 
The term ‘demand site installations’ can be used to describe a number of activities. To avoid 
confusion, the Authority is interpreting this part of your request as you have suggested, being for 
the proportion of levies spent on all activities excluding generation, market operations, 
transmission, distribution, and EECA operations. We have also assumed that you are referring to 
EECA when you say EEA. 
 
Total levies collected relate to both the Authority and EECA. The Authority administers the levy 
under the Electricity Industry (Levy of industry participants) Regulations 2010 (Regulations).  
 
For the last five years, the total proportion (in percent and dollars) of Electricity Industry Levies 
collected for operation and improvement of 'demand site installations' is set out below. The levy 
reconciliation for 2024/25 has not yet been completed so the allocation is not yet available.  
  Financial 
Total of Net Levy 
Total portion 
Percentage of 
Year 
Collected 
related to demand  total levy 
($ 000) 
site installations 
($ 000) 
2024/25 
$111,898 
not yet available  
2023/24 
$106,121 
$19,978 
19% 
2022/23 
$98,242 
$17,617 
18% 
2021/22 
$83,004 
$15,195 
18% 
2020/21 
$83,439 
$14,736 
18% 
 
 
Included below is Table 1 from the Regulations which provides a more detailed breakdown of the 
allocation of costs for each activity. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Question 3: Can the KWH rate be broken down to the individual cost percentages to make up the 
consumer rate (Mid-June 2025 western bay of plenty, Distributor. Horizons. Controlled, Powershop 
controlled) as advertised of 32.59c 
This part of your request is refused under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information requested is 
publicly available. Information on cost breakdowns can be found here: https://www.ea.govt.nz/your-
power/bil /.  
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. 
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 
freephone 0800 802 602.  
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Authority may proactively 
release a copy of this response on our website. Al  personal data, including your name and contact 
details, wil  be removed before publication.  
If you’d like to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact us by emailing 
[Electricity Authority request email]. 
Nāku noa, nā, 
Airihi Mahuika 
GM Legal, Monitoring and Compliance 
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