Regulations relating to community-scale batteries
192A Regulations relating to community-scale batteries
The regulations may provide for the construction and use of community-scale batteries, including provisions that deal with the following—
authorising and facilitating the ownership and operation of community-scale batteries, or classes of community batteries, by specified persons,
Example—
Regulations could authorise and facilitate the ownership and operation of community-scale batteries by the following—
local councils,
distribution network service providers,
incorporated associations,
co-operatives.
regulating service tariffs for energy flows between connection points where a community-scale battery scheme operates,
exempting community-scale batteries from fees, charges or tariffs under this or any other Act,
ensuring community-scale batteries do not compromise the energy security and reliability of the distribution and transmission systems.
The regulations may modify the application of, or disapply, a provision of the National Electricity (NSW) Law or the National Electricity Rules to the extent reasonably necessary to give effect to regulations made under subsection (1).
In this section, community-scale battery is a battery or series of inter-connected batteries with a storage capacity not exceeding 30 megawatts.
This provision refers to the regulations (The regulations may provide
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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