Critical electricity asset
5 Critical electricity asset
For subsection 10(2) of the Act, an electricity generation station is critical to ensuring the security and reliability of electricity networks or electricity systems in a State or Territory if:
either:
the entity that owns or operates it is contracted to provide a system restart ancillary service in the State or Territory; or
it is an electricity generator, in the State or Territory, that has an installed capacity of at least 30 megawatts; and
it is connected to a wholesale electricity market.
An electricity generation station provides a system restart ancillary service if it can:
start without an external power supply; and
connect, and provide energy, to an electricity network or an electricity system for the transmission or distribution of electricity.
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