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February 2022 Operating Report

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Monthly Operating Report

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February 2022

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For the month of February 2022

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» The Customer business recorded:

» Otahuhu futures settlement wholesale price for

the 2nd quarter of 2022 (ASX):

• Mass market electricity and gas sales of 262GWh (February

• As at 09 Mar 2022: $235/MWh

2021: 246GWh)

• As at 28 Feb 2022: $187/MWh

use

• Mass market netback of $109.14/MWh (February 2021:

• As at 31 Jan 2022: $185/MWh

$100.20/MWh)

» The Wholesale business recorded:

» As at 09 Mar 2022, South Island controlled

storage was 99% of mean and North Island

• Contracted Wholesale electricity sales, including that sold to

controlled storage was 138% of mean

the Customer business, totalled 557GWh (February 2021:

• As at 09 Mar 2022, total Clutha scheme

530GWh)

storage (including uncontrolled storage)

• Electricity and steam net revenue of $93.65/MWh (February

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was 80% of mean

2021: $83.65/MWh)

• Inflows into Contact's Clutha catchment

• Electricity generated (or acquired) of 597GWh (February 2021:

for February 2022 were 156% of mean

586GWh)

(January 2022: 42%

• The unit generation cost, which includes acquired generation

December 2021: 98%

was $36.78/MWh (February 2021: $41.90/MWh)

November 2021: 86%)

• Own generation cost in the month of $32.01/MWh

» As at 1 March 2022, Contact's contracted gas

(February 2021: $35.25MWh)

volume (including contracted swaps) for the

next 12 months is 15.35PJ*

* As notified by suppliers, actual gas received is dependent on field delivery

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New Zealand controlled hydro storage

12 MONTHS

4500

4000

3500

useGWh

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

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500

0

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

South Island Actual

South Island post-market mean

against mean

ASX futures settlement

Otahuhu

$/MWh

200

100

0

CY22

CY23

CY24

CY25

30/06/2021

31/01/2022

28/02/2022

Benmore

200

$/MWh

150

50

100

Oct Nov Dec Jan

Feb

0

North Island Actual

CY22

CY23

CY24

CY25

30/06/2021

31/01/2022

28/02/2022

National post-market mean

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periods

40%

Wholesale electricity pricing

Distribution of wholesale market price by trading periods

Otahuhu

80%

300

60%

use$/MWh

tradingof periodstradingof%

250

20%

200

0%

<$35

$36-$60

$61-$85

$86-$110

$111-$135

$136-$160

>$160

150

Benmore

Feb-22Feb-21Jan-22

100

80%

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60%

50

40%

0

%

20%

0%

Jul Aug Sept Oct

Nov Dec

Jan Feb Mar

Apr May Jun

<$35

$36-$60

$61-$85

$86-$110

$111-$135

$136-$160

>$160

FY21 BEN

FY22 BEN

FY21 OTA

FY22 OTA

Feb-22

Feb-21

Jan-22

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4%

Total national demand

Regional demand change (%) on February 2021

FY20, 21 and 22 respectively

10%

4,000

3,500

3%

6%

3,000

2,500

useGWh

Nationwide

2,000

temperatures for

1,500

February 2022 were

1,000

17.8ºC, 0.5ºC higher

500

than February 2021:

17.3ºC

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Jul

Aug Sep Oct

Nov Dec Jan Feb

Mar Apr May Jun

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North Island

South Island (exc. NZAS)

NZAS

» New Zealand electricity demand was down 2.3% on February 2021 (down 6.8% on February 2020):

• Cumulative 12 months demand for March 2021 to February 2022 of 41,276 GWh is up 1.0% to the prior comparative period.

S urce: Contact and Electricity Authority grid demand (reconciled) http://www.emi.ea.govt.nz

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(13%)

5%

6%

4%

(2%)

1%

(5%)

(28%)

(7%)

(6%)

(41%)

(4%)

2%

(2%)

Regional demand is excluding NZAS

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