Australian Capital Territory
Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Act 2011 (No 2)
A2011-25
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Meaning of compliant
Section 5E (1) (d) and (e)	2
	5	Payment for electricity from renewable energy generators
Section 8 (1)	3
	6	New section 8 (3)	4
	7	New part 3A	4
	8	Repeal of Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Percentage Determination 2010 (No 1)	5

Australian Capital Territory
Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Act 2011 (No 2)
A2011-25

An Act to amend the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008, and for other purposes

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Act 2011 (No 2).
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note 	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008.
Note	This Act also repeals a legislative instrument (see s 8).
4	Meaning of compliant
Section 5E (1) (d) and (e)
substitute
	(d)	if the generator is a micro or medium renewable energy generator—the generator is connected to the electricity distributor’s network before the total capacity of all micro and medium renewable energy generators connected to the network reaches—
	(i)	30MW; or
	(ii)	if the Minister determines another capacity under subsection (3)—the determined capacity.
5	Payment for electricity from renewable energy generators
Section 8 (1)
substitute
	(1)	For section 6 (3), payment must be at the following rate:
	(a)	for electricity generated by a micro renewable energy generator—
	(i)	if an eligible entity entered into a contract for the installation of the generator before 1 June 2011—
	(A)	100% of the premium rate; or
	(B)	if a lower percentage is determined under section 9 for this paragraph—that percentage of the premium rate; or
	(ii)	if an eligible entity entered into a contract for the installation of the generator on or after 1 June 2011—
	(A)	66% of the premium rate; or
	(B)	if a lower percentage is determined under section 9 for this paragraph—that percentage of the premium rate;
	(b)	for electricity generated by a medium renewable energy generator—
	(i)	if an eligible entity entered into a contract for the installation of the generator before the relevant date—
	(A)	75% of the premium rate; or
	(B)	if a lower percentage is determined under section 9 for this paragraph—that percentage of the premium rate; or
	(ii)	if an eligible entity entered into a contract for the installation of the generator on or after the relevant date—
	(A)	66% of the premium rate; or
	(B)	if a lower percentage is determined under section 9 for this paragraph—that percentage of the premium rate.
6	New section 8 (3)
insert
	(3)	In this section:
relevant date means the day the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Act 2011 (No 2) commenced.
7	New part 3A
insert
Part 3A	Reporting
11A	Report by Minister 
The Minister must, within 2 weeks after the end of each month, publish on an appropriate government website a report setting out the following:
	(a)	the number of applications for the connection of renewable energy generators to an electricity distributor’s network received by the distributor during the month;
	(b)	the number of renewable energy generators connected to an electricity distributor’s network by the distributor during the month;
	(c)	the total number of renewable energy generators connected to an electricity distributor’s network;
	(d)	the total capacity of all micro and medium renewable energy generators connected to an electricity distributor’s network. 
11B	Electricity distributors to give information to Minister
An electricity distributor must give the Minister the information the Minister requires to prepare the report mentioned in section 11A.
8	Repeal of Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Percentage Determination 2010 (No 1)
The Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Percentage Determination 2010 (No 1) (DI2010-43) is repealed.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 22 June 2011.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 11 July 2011.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Bill 2011 (No 2), which originated in the Legislative Assembly as the Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Amendment Bill 2011 and was passed by the Assembly on 30 June 2011. 

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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