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Centralines
Centralines is a consumer-owned and operated electricity lines business.
Centralines is one of 27 distribution companies in New Zealand. It distributes electricity to customers across the Central Hawke’s Bay region.
The Centralines network has over $81 million worth of assets, is 1,800km in length, and supplies around 9,000 connection points. Centralines is owned by the CHB Consumers Power Trust on behalf of the consumers in Central Hawke’s Bay.
Centralines is responsible for distributing electricity from Transpower’s national grid to electricity consumers.
As the only supplier of network services in our regions, Centralines is regulated by: The Commerce Commission (Commission) under Part 4 of the Commerce Act 1986, and The Electricity Authority (Authority) under the Electricity Industry Act 2010 and other regulations.
Central Hawke's Bay Consumers Power Trust
Centralines is wholly owned by CHBCPT
Trust shareholding ensures that the long-term focus of our company is to deliver economic benefits to our customers and community shareholders.
REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS
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Annual Reports
Every year, Centralines publishes an Annual Report.
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Statement of Corporate Intent
Centralines is a primary provider of infrastructure services for the distribution of energy to consumers in the Central Hawke's Bay. The quality and efficiency by which these services are provided has a significant impact on the economic and social wellbeing of these areas.
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Pricing information
Each year, Centralines is required to set tariffs within the Commerce Commission’s ruling on pricing, and publish these tariffs and related methodology.
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