65ELimitation on recovery of charges from approved customers

65E Limitation on recovery of charges from approved customers

65E Limitation on recovery of charges from approved customers

(1) A network service provider may only recover 10% of the specified charges from—

(a) an approved customer, or

(b) if an approved customer contracts with a retailer for the supply of electricity to the customer to produce green hydrogen—the retailer.

Note—

The Act, section 192(3), provides that the regulations may not have the effect of reducing the total revenue earned by the network service provider under a determination.

(2) A network service provider is required to comply with subclause (1) for 12 years from the day on which the subclause first applies to an approved customer.

(3) In this clause—

relevant distribution charges means—

(a) charges for standard control services, and

(b) designated pricing proposal charges.

specified charges means—

(a) for a transmission network service provider—the transmission charges the provider is entitled to recover under a determination from—

(i) for electricity used by a customer to produce green hydrogen—the customer, or

(ii) for electricity purchased by a retailer on behalf of a customer for the customer to produce green hydrogen—the retailer, and

(b) for a distribution network service provider—the relevant distribution charges the provider is entitled to recover under a determination from—

(i) for electricity used by a customer to produce green hydrogen—the customer, or

(ii) for electricity purchased by a retailer on behalf of a customer for the customer to produce green hydrogen—the retailer.

transmission charges means charges for—

(a) prescribed transmission use of system services, and

(b) prescribed common transmission services.

cl 65E: Ins 2023 (93), Sch 1.