37Recovery of amounts payable under contribution orders—the Act, s 58(6)

37 Recovery of amounts payable under contribution orders—the Act, s 58(6)

37 Recovery of amounts payable under contribution orders—the Act, s 58(6)

(1) A distribution network service provider must calculate the part of the amount payable by the provider under a contribution order that is attributable to each exempt customer (the relevant component).

(2) A distribution network service provider is authorised to recover the relevant component from an exempt customer if the distribution network service provider gives the exempt customer the following credit against the charges payable by the exempt customer—

(a) for an exempt customer who uses electricity supplied by the distribution network service provider to produce green hydrogen—

(i) if the applicable reference year is before 2029—90% of the relevant component, or

(ii) if the applicable reference year is 2029—60% of the relevant component, or

(iii) if the applicable reference year is 2030—30% of the relevant component,

(b) for an exempt customer who uses electricity supplied by the distribution network service provider in an industry that is both emissions intensive and trade exposed—90% of the part of the relevant component that is attributable to LTES agreements for generation infrastructure.

(2A) Subclause (2)(a) ceases to apply to an exempt customer 10 years after 1 July in the reference year.

(3) In this clause—

exempt customer means a person who, under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, Schedule 4A, clause 22 is, for an electricity load, exempt from the energy savings scheme established by that Schedule.

green hydrogen has the same meaning as in the Electricity Supply Act 1995, Schedule 4A, Part 1.

reference year means the reference year identified in an order under the Electricity Supply Act 1995, Schedule 4A, clause 22.

cl 37: Ins 2022 (366), Sch 1[12]. Am 2022 (465), Sch 1[4].