ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 40FJ Distribution companies to report annually on connected qualifying solar energy generating facilities

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ACT 2000 - SECT 40FJ

S. 40FJ(1) substituted by No. 64/2011 s. 11(1).

    (1)     Without limiting the generality of section 20(2) or (3) or section 21, a licence to distribute electricity is deemed to include a condition requiring the distribution company holding the licence to, within one month after each reporting day, give to the Minister a report that specifies—

        (a)     the number of qualifying solar energy generating facilities connected, on the reporting day, to a distribution system operated by that licensee; and

        (b)     the aggregate installed or name-plate generating capacity of qualifying solar energy generating facilities connected, on the reporting day, to a distribution system operated by that licensee; and

S. 40FJ(1)(c) amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(1).

        (c)     the total amount of qualifying solar energy generation electricity conveyed, in the 12 months prior to the reporting day, along a distribution system operated by that licensee.

S. 40FJ(2) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 11(2), substituted by No. 64/2011 s. 11(1), amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(2).

    (2)     In subsection (1) "reporting day" means 31 December of every year.

S. 40FJ(2A) inserted by No. 64/2011 s. 11(1), amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(3)(a).

    (2A)     Without limiting the generality of section 20(2) or (3) or section 21, a licence to distribute electricity is deemed to include a condition requiring the distribution company holding the licence to, within one month after every year, give to the Minister a report that specifies—

S. 40FJ(2A)(a) amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(3)(b).

        (a)     the number of TFiT scheme generating facilities connected, at the end of the previous applicable year, to a distribution system operated by that licensee; and

S. 40FJ(2A)(b) amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(3)(b).

        (b)     the aggregate installed or name-plate generating capacity of TFiT scheme generating facilities connected, at the end of the previous applicable year, to a distribution system operated by that licensee; and

S. 40FJ(2A)(c) amended by No. 46/2014 s. 6(3)(b).

        (c)     the total amount of TFIT scheme electricity conveyed, in the previous applicable year, along a distribution system operated by that licensee.

S. 40FJ(2B) inserted by No. 64/2011 s. 11(1).

    (2B)     Subsection (1) ceases to apply on 31 December 2024.

S. 40FJ(2C) inserted by No. 64/2011 s. 11(1).

    (2C)     Subsection (2A) ceases to apply on 31 December 2016.

S. 40FJ(3) amended by Nos 64/2011 s. 11(2), 70/2013 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 15.1).

    (3)     The Minister must include the information given to the Minister in respect of a year under subsection (1) or (2A) in the report of operations of the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation for that year under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994 .

S. 40G inserted by No. 35/2007 s. 3, substituted by No. 41/2009 s. 6, amended by No. 28/2015 s. 3(1).