125Modification relating to green hydrogen shortfall

125 Modification relating to green hydrogen shortfall

125 Modification relating to green hydrogen shortfall

(1) This section modifies the National Electricity Rules to give effect to this part.

(2) The National Electricity Rules do not apply to a network service provider to the extent required to—

(a) reduce the charges payable by a relevant customer to a network service provider in order to comply with section 121, and

(b) recover the equivalent of the green hydrogen shortfall from customers who are not relevant customers.

(3) A TNSP may recover a green hydrogen shortfall from transmission customers, other than relevant customers, through charges for either or both of the following—

(a) the adjusted non-locational component for prescribed TUOS services,

(b) prescribed common transmission services.

(4) A TNSP may only recover the green hydrogen shortfall under this section in accordance with the co-ordinating network service provider’s or TNSP’s pricing methodology, as the case requires.

(5) A distribution network service provider may recover a green hydrogen shortfall from distribution customers, other than relevant customers, through charges for standard control services or designated pricing proposal charges.

(6) In this section—

relevant customer means—

(a) an eligible person, but only in relation to the amount of electricity used to produce green hydrogen, or

(b) a retailer, if an eligible person contracts with the retailer for the supply of electricity to produce green hydrogen, but only in relation to the amount of electricity used to produce green hydrogen.