44EAuthorised retailers to pay feed-in tariffs and provide feed-in tariff supply statements

44E Authorised retailers to pay feed-in tariffs and provide feed-in tariff supply statements

[Section 44E of Part 3 Inserted by No. 48 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2014]

(1)  An authorised retailer in respect of premises must ensure that a feed-in tariff supply statement, in respect of a billing period in relation to the premises, is sent to a feed-in tariff customer in respect of the premises, if, in the billing period, electricity is supplied to the distribution network in respect of the premises by a qualifying system installed at the premises.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  An authorised retailer must pay, to a customer of the retailer who is a feed-in tariff customer in respect of premises, the feed-in tariff billing amount, if any, in respect of a billing period in relation to the premises.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

(3)  The feed-in tariff billing amount in respect of a billing period in relation to premises is the amount calculated by multiplying, by the feed-in tariff rate that applies in respect of the premises under section 44F in relation to the kilowatt hour, each kilowatt hour of electricity that is, during the billing period, supplied to the distribution network by a qualifying system that is –

(a) installed at the premises; and

(b) connected to the distribution network by the distributor in respect of the premises.

(4)  Nothing in this Division is to be taken to prevent an authorised retailer from paying to a customer in respect of premises a greater amount for the supply of electricity from the premises than the authorised retailer is required to pay under this section, but such a greater amount is not to be taken to be –

(a) any part of the feed-in tariff billing amount in relation to the premises; or

(b) any part of the amount that a distributor is required to pay to an authorised retailer under section 44I .

(5)  An authorised retailer is to pay the feed-in tariff billing amount in respect of premises in the prescribed manner.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.