Electricity Industry (Licence Conditions) Regulations 2005 (WA)

Western Australia Electricity Industry Act 2004 Electricity Industry (Licence Conditions) Regulations 2005 Western Australia Electricity Industry (Licence Conditions) Regulations 2005 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. References to licence held by relevant corporation 2 5. Condition requiring compliance with Electricity Industry (Customer Transfer) Code 2016 3 5A. Condition requiring compliance with Electricity Industry (Metering) Code 2012 3 6. Condition requiring relevant corporation to offer to purchase distributed energy 4 7. Condition requiring relevant corporation to report on cost of purchasing distributed energy 6 8. Approved contracts 6 8A. Changes to approved contract 7 9. Condition requiring compliance with Electricity Industry (Network Quality and Reliability of Supply) Code 2005 8 10. Condition requiring certain relevant corporations to have SPS engagement strategy 9 Notes Compilation table 11 Defined terms Electricity Industry Act 2004 Electricity Industry (Licence Conditions) Regulations 2005

1. Citation These regulations are the Electricity Industry (Licence Conditions) Regulations 2005.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are published in the Gazette.

3. Terms used In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — approved contract — see regulations 8 and 8A; Coordinator means the Coordinator of Energy referred to in section 4 of the Energy Coordination Act 1994; distributed energy, in relation to an eligible customer, means electricity to which 1 or both of the following apply — (a) the electricity is generated by a small renewable energy system located on premises owned or occupied by the eligible customer; (b) the electricity is discharged from storage works located on premises owned or occupied by the eligible customer; eligible customer means — (a) a customer — (i) to whom electricity is supplied for residential purposes; and (ii) who consumes not more than 50 MWh of electricity per annum; or (b) a customer that is a school, university or other educational institution; or (c) a customer that is a non‑profit making organisation; relevant corporation means an electricity corporation or a subsidiary of an electricity corporation; retailer means a licensee holding — (a) a retail licence; or (b) an integrated regional licence that authorises the licensee to sell electricity to customers; small renewable energy system means — (a) a system of photovoltaic arrays; or (b) a system of wind turbines; or (c) a hydro power system; or (d) another system for the generation of electricity from a renewable energy source, that has a generating capacity exceeding 500 W but not exceeding 5 kW; SPS means stand‑alone power system. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 23 Dec 2005 p. 6267; 31 Mar 2006 p. 1346; SL 2020/146 r. 4; SL 2021/185 r. 4.]