Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

RENEWABLE ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 20

         (1)   For subsection 23B (1) of the Act, the number of certificates that may be created for a small generation unit, in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 20AC, is the number that may be created:

                (a)    for a hydro-electric system -- for the amount calculated by multiplying 0.00095 by the rated power output of the system, measured in kW, multiplied by:

                          (i)    4 000; or

                         (ii)    the number of hours each year of hydro resource availability if those hours are greater than 4 000.

               (b)    for a solar (photovoltaic) system -- for the amount calculated by multiplying the zone rating of the system by the rated power output of the system measured in kilowatts-peak (kW _p );

                (c)    for a wind turbine -- for the amount calculated by multiplying 0.00095 by the rated power output of the system, measured in kW, multiplied by:

                          (i)    2 000; or

                         (ii)    the number of hours each year of wind resource availability if those hours are greater than 2 000.

Note     Small generation unit is defined in subregulation 3 (2). For certificates in relation to installations other than small generation units, see Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2 of the Act.

         (2)   For subregulation (1), the number of certificates worked out for an installation is:

                (a)    if the amount of electricity generated that is in excess
of the 1997 renewable energy baseline for the small generation unit is at least 0.5 MWh but less than 1 MWh -- 1; and

               (b)    in any other case -- the number calculated under subregulations (2A) and (2B).

      (2A)   If a small generation unit has a rated power output of more than 1.5kW ( output power ), and is not a unit to which subregulation (2C) or (2E) applies, the number of certificates created for the unit is to be calculated as follows:

                (a)    by first adding together:

                          (i)    the number of certificates created for the first 1.5 kW of the unit's output power (as multiplied in accordance with regulation 20AA); and

                         (ii)    the number of certificates created for the remainder of the unit's output power; and

               (b)    then by rounding down the number of certificates arrived at under paragraph (a) to the nearest whole number.

      (2B)   If the small generation unit has a rated power output of 1.5kW or less, and is not a unit to which subregulation (2E) applies, the number of certificates created for the unit is to be calculated as follows:

                (a)    by first multiplying the number of certificates in accordance with regulation 20AA; and

               (b)    then by rounding down the number of certificates arrived at under paragraph (a) to the nearest whole number.

      (2C)   This subregulation applies to a small generation unit if:

                (a)    the unit:

                          (i)    has a rated power output of more than 20 kW ( output power ); and

                         (ii)    is an off-grid small generation unit; and

                        (iii)    was installed after 28 June 2010 and before 1 July 2013; and

               (b)    at the time the certificates are created, the number of multiplier certificates created for off-grid small generation units installed in the period in which the unit is installed does not equal or exceed the maximum number mentioned in subregulation (2G) for the period; and

                (c)    the creation of certificates for the unit will not cause the number of multiplier certificates created for off-grid small generation units installed in the period in which the unit was installed to exceed the maximum number mentioned in subregulation (2G) for the period.

      (2D)   The number of certificates created for a unit to which subregulation (2C) applies is to be worked out:

                (a)    by adding together:

                          (i)    the number of certificates created for the first 20 kW of the unit's output power (as multiplied in accordance with regulation 20AA); and

                         (ii)    the number of certificates created for the remainder of the unit's output power; and

               (b)    by rounding down the number of certificates worked out under paragraph (a) to the nearest whole number.

      (2E)   This subregulation applies to a small generation unit if:

                (a)    the unit:

                          (i)    has a rated power output of 20 kW or less; and

                         (ii)    is an off-grid small generation unit; and

                        (iii)    was installed after 28 June 2010 and before 1 July 2013; and

               (b)    at the time the certificates are created, the number of multiplier certificates created for off-grid small generation units installed in the period in which the unit is installed does not equal or exceed the maximum number mentioned in subregulation (2G) for the period; and

                (c)    the creation of certificates for the unit will not cause the number of multiplier certificates created for off-grid small generation units installed in the period in which the unit is installed to exceed the maximum number mentioned in subregulation (2G) for the period.

       (2F)   The number of certificates created for a unit to which subregulation (2E) applies is to be worked out:

                (a)    by multiplying the number of certificates in accordance with regulation 20AA; and

               (b)    by rounding down the number of certificates worked out under paragraph (a) to the nearest whole number.

      (2G)   For paragraphs (2C) (b) and (2E) (b), the maximum number of multiplier certificates that may be created for off-grid small generation units installed in a period is the number mentioned in the following table for the period.

      (2H)   If subregulation (2C) or (2E) does not apply to a small generation unit only because paragraph (2C) (c) or (2E) (c) does not apply to the unit, the number of certificates that may be created for the unit is the sum of:

                (a)    the number that may be created for the unit under paragraph (2A) or (2B); and

               (b)    the number of certificates that would cause the number of multiplier certificates created for off-grid small generation units installed in the period in which the unit was installed to equal the maximum number mentioned in subregulation (2G) for the period.

       (2I)   For paragraphs (2C) (b) and (c) and (2E) (b) and (c), a certificate that the Regulator determines is not eligible for registration is not to be included in the number of multiplier certificates created for the period for off-grid small generation units installed in the period.

       (2J)   For this regulation:

"multiplier certificates" , for off-grid small generation units installed in a period mentioned in the table in subregulation (2G), means the certificates created for units using the multiplier in subregulation 20AA (2), other than the certificates that would have been created were the multiplier applied only to the first 1.5 kW of the rated power output for those units.

         (3)   For subparagraph (1) (a) (ii), hydro resource availability of more than 4 000 hours each year must be demonstrated by a site-specific assessment.

         (4)   For paragraph (1) (b):

                (a)    the zone rating of the system is the rating mentioned in an item in Part 1 of Schedule 5 for the zone where the system is installed; and

               (b)    the zone where the system is installed is the zone mentioned in an item in Part 2 of Schedule 5 for the postcode where the system is installed.

         (5)   For paragraph (1) (c) (ii), wind resource availability of more than 2 000 hours each year must be demonstrated by a site-specific wind audit.