44HPrinciples to be taken into account in making feed-in tariff rate determinations

44H Principles to be taken into account in making feed-in tariff rate determinations

[Section 44H of Part 3 Inserted by No. 48 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Jan 2014] In determining a feed-in tariff rate under section 44G , the Regulator must consider the following matters:

(a) the fair and reasonable value to authorised retailers of electricity supplied to the distribution network by feed-in tariff customers;

(b) the net financial benefit, to authorised retailers, of electricity supplied to the distribution network by feed-in tariff customers, having regard to the costs of authorised retailers, including, but not limited to including –

(i) the costs to authorised retailers of purchasing wholesale electricity; and

(ii) other costs of authorised retailers in operating their retail electricity businesses;

(c) the other costs, or other benefits, that –

(i) the Regulator considers relevant, including, but not limited to including, those related to the distribution networks or transmission networks; and

(ii) result, either directly or indirectly –

from the supply of electricity to distribution networks by qualifying systems at premises of small customers;

(d) the COAG National Principles for Feed-in Tariff Arrangements, as those Principles apply from time to time;

(e) any arrangements of the Commonwealth, whether legislative or otherwise, in relation to the pricing of carbon emissions or other mechanisms to reduce the use of carbon-emitting fuels;

(f) the principle that the feed-in tariff rate specified in the determination should not have the effect that any customer would effectively be cross-subsidising any other customer;

(g) such approaches, methodologies, findings or recommendations, taken or made in other jurisdictions, as the Regulator thinks fit, for determining fair and reasonable feed-in tariff rates;

(h) any prescribed matters;

(i) any other matter the Regulator thinks relevant.