Negotiated transmission service criteria This section reproduces the NTSC specified in our draft decision. In accordance with our final decision, it is the NTSC that will apply to ElectraNet for the 2013–18 regulatory control period. National Electricity Objective The terms and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service, including the price that is to be charged for the provision of that service and any access charges, should promote the achievement of the national electricity objective. Criteria for and conditions of access and conditions of access The and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service must be fair, reasonable, and consistent with the safe and reliable operation of the power system in accordance with the NER. The terms and conditions of access for negotiated transmission services, particularly any exclusions and limitations of liability and indemnities, must not be unreasonably onerous. Relevant considerations include the allocation of risk between the TNSP and the other party, the price for the negotiated transmission service and the cost to the TNSP of providing the negotiated service. The terms and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service must take into account the need for the service to be provided in a manner that does not adversely affect the safe and reliable operation of the power system in accordance with the NER. Price of services The price of a negotiated transmission service must reflect the cost that the TNSP has incurred or incurs in providing that service, and must be determined in accordance with the principles and policies set out in the Cost Allocation Methodology. Subject to criteria 7 and 8, the price for a negotiated transmission service must be at least equal to the avoided cost of providing that service but no more than the cost of providing it on a stand alone basis. If the negotiated transmission service is a shared transmission service that: exceeds any network performance requirements which it is required to meet under any relevant electricity legislation; or exceeds the network performance requirements set out in schedule 5.1a and 5.1 of the NER then the difference between the for that service and the price for the shared transmission service which meets network performance requirements must reflect the TNSP’s incremental cost of providing that service (as appropriate). For shared transmission services, the difference in price between a negotiated transmission service that does not meet or exceed network performance requirements and a service that meets those requirements should reflect the TNSP’s avoided costs. Schedule 5.1a and 5.1 of the NER or any relevant electricity legislation must be considered in determining whether any network service performance requirements have not been met or exceeded.
Negotiated transmission service criteria This section reproduces the NTSC specified in our draft decision. In accordance with our final decision, it is the NTSC that will apply to ElectraNet for the 2013–18 regulatory control period. National Electricity Objective The terms and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service, including the price that is to be charged for the provision of that service and any access charges, should promote the achievement of the national electricity objective. Criteria for and conditions of access and conditions of access The and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service must be fair, reasonable, and consistent with the safe and reliable operation of the power system in accordance with the NER. The terms and conditions of access for negotiated transmission services, particularly any exclusions and limitations of liability and indemnities, must not be unreasonably onerous. Relevant considerations include the allocation of risk between the TNSP and the other party, the price for the negotiated transmission service and the cost to the TNSP of providing the negotiated service. The terms and conditions of access for a negotiated transmission service must take into account the need for the service to be provided in a manner that does not adversely affect the safe and reliable operation of the power system in accordance with the NER. Price of services The price of a negotiated transmission service must reflect the cost that the TNSP has incurred or incurs in providing that service, and must be determined in accordance with the principles and policies set out in the Cost Allocation Methodology. Subject to criteria 7 and 8, the price for a negotiated transmission service must be at least equal to the avoided cost of providing that service but no more than the cost of providing it on a stand alone basis. If the negotiated transmission service is a shared transmission service that: exceeds any network performance requirements which it is required to meet under any relevant electricity legislation; or exceeds the network performance requirements set out in schedule 5.1a and 5.1 of the NER then the difference between the for that service and the price for the shared transmission service which meets network performance requirements must reflect the TNSP’s incremental cost of providing that service (as appropriate). For shared transmission services, the difference in price between a negotiated transmission service that does not meet or exceed network performance requirements and a service that meets those requirements should reflect the TNSP’s avoided costs. Schedule 5.1a and 5.1 of the NER or any relevant electricity legislation must be considered in determining whether any network service performance requirements have not been met or exceeded.
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