Operational
BraveTrace User Group Nomination Form
All NZECS Registrants and Participants are invited to nominate a person from their organisation to be a member of the BraveTrace User Group. Please complete the Member nomination details and attach this form to an email addressed to by 5pm Friday 19 July 2024. If you would like to nominate multiple people from your organisation please complete a separate form for each person.
Operational
Proposed changes to the NZECS rules: Electricity
The purpose of this consultation paper is to seek your feedback on changes we propose to make to the New Zealand Energy Certificate System (NZECS) Rules for electricity. We are interested in feedback on whether you agree with the Proposed NZECS Rule Changes, the drafting of those changes, and our assessment of them.
Operational
BraveTrace User Group Terms of Reference
The purpose of the BraveTrace User Group (User Group) is to provide advice to BraveTrace on the future design and operation of the NZECS, ensuring that it meets the evolving needs of its users (both direct and indirect users of the NZECS), remains consistent with international standards, integrates well with the New Zealand energy market, and leads to impactful energy procurement.
Guidance, Operational
Annual Residual Supply Mix (RSM) for Aotearoa New Zealand – PY24
The annual RSM has now been calculated for PY24 (1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024). This was the fifth year in which NZ-ECs were transacted in New Zealand, and the difference of the RSM from the National Supply Mix (NSM) continues to grow in line with growth in the number of transacted NZ-ECs. Read the full publication here.
Operational
NZECS Production Year Timeline
This graphic shows the different phases in the Production Year (PY) timeline. The shorthand for a Production Year is ‘PY24’ where end-of-year date is used to indicate the relevant production year. For example, ‘PY24’ refers to the production year that runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Guidance
Information Sheet on New Zealand Energy Certificates (NZ-ECs)
If you would like to get a better understanding of the NZECS and New Zealand Energy Certificates (NZ-ECs) including how they are traded, factors that influence their value, and how they can be captured in your carbon reporting, then please free to read and share our information sheet.
Guidance
How Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and the NZECS work together
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are a type of electricity purchase arrangement that reduce consumer price risk and support the development of new electricity generation. In recent years, there has been a notable surge in PPAs amongst New Zealand businesses.
Guidance
Energy Certificates And Reporting – A Guide Commissioned by NZECS
This report describes the most commonly-used corporate reporting frameworks in NZ, their linkages to each other and their relationship to EACs.
Operational
Energy User Registry Access Terms
The Registry is an online service managed by Certified Energy, where certificates are transacted and tracked.
Guidance
The Role of Energy Attribute Certificates in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
This paper demonstrates the basis for recognition and use of EACs (including NZ-ECs) by parties wishing to purchase renewable energy and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Operational
Template Sale and Purchase Agreement
We have developed a template Sale and Purchase Agreement that purchasers and sellers of New Zealand Energy Certificates may use.
Operational
Template Terms of Use
You may access and use the Templates provided by BraveTrace for your own lawful business purposes in accordance with our Terms of Use.
Guidance
NZECS Participants, Registrants and Energy Users
A description of the roles of a Participant, Registrant and Energy User
Operational
Rules governing the certification of gas production
This rules set provides the basis for provision of gas certification in New Zealand. This is the preliminary rules version, to be developed over time in conjunction with industry stakeholders.
Operational
Rules governing the certification of electricity production
This document explains the key processes and standards that govern the New Zealand Energy Certificate System (NZECS). Version 3.0
Operational
System Updates
This page contains periodic announcements related to the operation of the New Zealand Energy Certificate System. Examples of announcements posted on this page include updates to the NZECS registry and production year key dates.