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Recently implemented legislation includes provisions to increase the kilowatt (kW) capacity limit for which the Solar Credits multiplier applies in relation to off-grid small generation unit installations up to the first 20kW of a system capacity subject to an annual cap in the total number of certificates created. Under the amendments SGU's are eligible for Solar Credits RECs up to the first 20kW of system capacity if:
- The system is defined as an off-grid small generation unit
- The system is installed after 28 June 2010 and before 1 July 2015
- System & premise must be eligible for Solar Credits
- RECs are created before the annual financial year cap is met for installations which occur in that financial year
*Where these requirements are met the effect of the regulations is that the current solar credits multiplier applies to the first 20kW of system capacity rather than only the first 1.5kW. Definition of off-grid:
Off-grid SGU's are defined by subsection 23B(3B) of the Act as an SGU installed at least 1 kilometre from the nearest main grid line or an SGU less than 1 kilometre from a main grid line where the owner has provided written evidence from the local network service provider that the total cost of connecting the SGU to the main-grid is more than $30,000. The following grids are considered to be main grids:
- National Electricity Market (NEM) grid (Eastern States)
- Mt Isa Grid (QLD)
- Alice Springs Grid (Northern Territory)
- Darwin-Katherine Grid (Northern Territory)
- South Western Interconnected System (Perth, Western Australia)
- North Western Interconnected System (Pilbara, Western Australia)
- Mount Keith Leinster Grid (Western Australia)
- Gove Grid (Northern Territory)
- Telfer Grid (Western Australia)
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Under new legislation, air source heat pumps with a volumetric capacity over 425 litres are excluded from creating RECs if installed on or after 29 June 2010. This does not apply if:
- The system is installed before 29th June 2010
- Is installed before 1 January 2011 IF:
* before 24 June 2010, the acquirer of the air source heat pump entered into a contract for the acquisition or installation of the air source heat pump; and
*written evidence of the contract is provided to the Regulator; and either
(a) before 24 June 2010, the acquirer paid some or all of the amount payable by the acquirer under the contract and a record from a bank or other financial institution that provides evidence that the payment was made prior to 24 June 2010 is to be provided to the Regulator
(b) the acquirer and any other party to the contract verify , by statutory declaration, that the date of the contract was before 24 June 2010, and a copy of the declaration is provided to the regulator. Air source heat pumps with a volumetric capacity over 425 litres that are installed on or after 1 January 2011 are not eligible for RECs regardless of any previous contract dates. Air source heat pumps installed between 29 June 2010 - 31 December 2010 with a volumetric capacity of over 425 litres will be audited by ORER staff to ensure that all of the relevant requirements are met.
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Green-conscious pensioners will no longer have their payments docked for feeding solar energy back into the national grid. In its latest backdown, the Government has ruled that money earned from solar roof panels will not affect pensions. The Herald Sun revealed last month that the Government was treating power credits or rebates as income for individual social security assessments. This meant that people who fixed solar panels to their roofs and sold excess electricity back to power companies were having their pensions cut. The Herald Sun - Saturday 15th May 2010
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| Installation Period | Multiplication | | 9 June 2009 - 30 June 2010 | 5 x | | 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011 | 5 x | | 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012 | 5 x | | 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 | 4 x | | 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 | 3 x | | 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015 | 2 x |
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PV Installers please note: The regulator is monitoring and checking the CEC accreditation of installers of PV systems, on applications for PV RECs. When creating PV RECS we must have a matching individual installer’s name that corresponds with who has conducted the design and installation of each system. There must also be a contact number for this installer. This means we require the installers CEC number, the installers name and the installers phone number.
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