Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

For subsections 23B(2) and (3) of the Act, subregulation (2) sets out the multiplier for certificates that may be created for a small generation unit in the circumstances set out in subregulation (3).

Subject to subregulation (3), the number of certificates that may be created in relation to a small generation unit that is installed during a period specified in column 1 of an item in the following table is to be multiplied by the number in column 2 of the item.

The certificates are created in accordance with regulations 19D and 20.

The number of certificates is to be multiplied in accordance with subregulation (2):

only if:

the small generation unit in respect of which the certificates are created is installed at eligible premises:

during a period mentioned in the table in subregulation (2); and

in the circumstances mentioned in regulation 20AAA; and

at the time the small generation unit is installed at the eligible premises, there is no pre‑approval or funding agreement in force in respect of the unit under the SHCP, the RRPGP or the NSSP and no financial assistance has been provided in respect of the unit under the SHCP, the RRPGP or the NSSP; and

at the time the small generation unit is installed at the eligible premises, financial assistance under the SHCP, the PVRP, the RRPGP or the NSSP has not been approved or provided in respect of any other small generation unit at the eligible premises; and

the small generation unit is a new and complete unit; and

at the time the small generation unit is installed at eligible premises, certificates have not been multiplied under subregulation (2) in respect of any small generation unit at the premises; and

on 1 occasion only, irrespective of whether the certificates are created for a 1‑year period, a 5‑year period or a 15‑year period; and

only if the certificates relate to:

for a unit to which subregulation 20(2C) or (2E) applies—the first 20 kW of the rated power output of the unit; or

for any other unit—the first 1.5 kW of the rated power output of the unit.

For subparagraph (3)(a)(iv), a small generation unit is a complete unit if:

the unit is capable of generating electricity in a form that is usable at the eligible premises where it is installed without the need for an additional part or parts to be added to or incorporated into the unit; and

either:

the unit is wired directly to the eligible premises where the unit is installed so that its output is capable of being metered at those premises; or

the unit includes a meter that is dedicated to measuring the electricity output of the unit.

In this regulation:

a house (including the land on which the house is located and any outbuildings on the land);

a townhouse;

a residential apartment;

a shop (including the land on which the shop is located and any outbuildings on the land);

premises, other than premises mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d), that are located at an address.