15DCharging principles applicable to the connection of generation facilities to distribution systems

15D Charging principles applicable to the connection of generation facilities to distribution systems (1) The Governor in Council may, by Order published in the Government Gazette— S. 15D(1)(a) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 6(2). (a) specify the principles to be applied by an operator of a relevant distribution system in determining connection charges for connection to, and use of, the relevant distribution system by a relevant generator in relation to electricity supplied from a generation facility operated by that generator so as to enable that operator to recover the capital costs that operator has incurred or may incur in respect of a relevant augmentation; and (b) specify the procedure for resolving disputes between an operator of a relevant distribution system and a relevant generator in relation to the application of the principles referred to in paragraph (a). (2) An Order under subsection (1) may confer powers and functions on the Commission to resolve a dispute referred to in subsection (1)(b), including the power to resolve a dispute by determining the application of the principles referred to in subsection (1)(a). (3) Section 35 of the **Essential Services Commission Act 2001** applies to the making of a determination by the Commission under an Order under subsection (1). (4) An Order under subsection (1), and a determination of the Commission made under that Order, apply despite anything to the contrary in— (a) the Tariff Order; or (b) a licence to distribute or supply electricity; or (c) a determination of the Commission made under the **Essential Services Commission Act 2001**. S. 15E inserted by No. 86/2004 s. 3.