Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020
43Application of Part
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43 Application of Part
43 Application of Part
(1) This Part applies to the following infrastructure—
(a) generation infrastructure that involves generation from a renewable energy source and that has a generation capacity of not less than 30 megawatts,
(b) long-duration storage infrastructure for storage of electricity that—
(i) consists of storage units with a relevant capacity that can be dispatched for at least 8 hours, and
(ii) is scheduled by AEMO in the central dispatch process under the National Electricity Rules,
(c) firming infrastructure that is scheduled by AEMO in the central dispatch process under the National Electricity Rules.
(2) This Part does not apply to infrastructure that is part of a committed infrastructure project.
(3) In this Part—
committed infrastructure project means a project that was identified as committed or existing in a generation information page published by AEMO under the National Electricity Rules on or before 14 November 2019.
maximum capacity, for infrastructure, means the amount, in megawatts, shown as the maximum capacity for generation for the infrastructure in the NEM registration and exemption list.
NEM registration and exemption list means the document titled NEM registration and exemption list published by AEMO or a document that replaces the document.
registered capacity has the same meaning as in Chapter 4A of the National Electricity Rules.
relevant capacity, for long-duration storage infrastructure for storage of electricity, means the lower of the following—
(a) the registered capacity for the infrastructure,
(b) the maximum capacity for the infrastructure.
reliability standard means the reliability standard implemented by AEMO under the National Electricity Rules that is prescribed by the regulations.
renewable energy source means an energy source specified in section 17(1)(a)–(s) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 of the Commonwealth as in force on the commencement of this section.
s 43: Am 2025 No 80, Sch 1[38] [39].