2008 WCMG limit—special circumstances
4 2008 WCMG limit—special circumstances
4.1 The Regulator may determine that the 2008 WCMG limit for a WCMG power station is greater than the limit mentioned in clause 3 if the nominated person for the power station provides satisfactory evidence to the Regulator that during 2008:
the power station did not generate electricity continuously because:
there was an unplanned plant outage affecting the power station; or
the power station did not commence operating until after the beginning of 2008; or
the power station’s capacity to generate electricity using waste coal mine gas was reduced because of unplanned operating constraints beyond the control of the power station operator; or
the power station increased its capacity to generate electricity as a result of enhanced waste coal mine gas fuel supply, additional plant capacity, or generation efficiency; or
construction occurred to enhance the power station’s capacity to generate electricity through additional plant capacity or generation efficiency, but was not yet completed.
4.2 If the Regulator is satisfied as provided in paragraph 4.1(a) or (b), the Regulator may determine the 2008 WCMG limit for the power station by extrapolating the amount of electricity generated by the power station during 2008 to establish the amount of electricity that would have been generated by the power station had the occurrence mentioned in paragraph 4.1(a) or (b) not occurred.
4.3 If the Regulator is satisfied as provided in paragraph 4.1(c) or (d), the Regulator may, in consultation with the nominated person for the power station, determine the 2008 WCMG limit for the power station by modelling the output of the power station to establish the amount of electricity that would have been generated by the power station had the power station operated for the whole of 2008 with the increased capacity to generate electricity.
4.4 The 1997 eligible renewable power baseline (if any) for the power station must be subtracted from the amount determined under subclause 4.2 or 4.3.
4.5 However, for 2012:
the 2008 WCMG limit for a WCMG power station is half of the limit determined under subclause 4.2 or 4.3, as appropriate, for the power station; and
the 1997 eligible renewable power baseline for the WCMG power station is taken to be half of the baseline determined for the power station.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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