91Creation of certificates in respect of eligible amounts

91  Creation of certificates in respect of eligible amounts

 (1) The eligible registered person for a registered renewable electricity facility may create certificates in respect of the eligible amount of electricity for the facility and a time period.

 (2) The time period must be:

 (a) an hour; or

 (b) a time period of a kind prescribed by the rules.

Note: The rules may prescribe a kind of time period such as a day or a calendar month for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).

 (3) One certificate may be created for each whole megawatt hour included in the eligible amount.

Example: If the eligible amount for a facility and the hour between 2 pm and 3 pm on 1 September 2025 is 1.8MWh, 1 certificate may be created in respect of that hour.

 (4) The eligible amount of electricity for a facility and a time period is the amount worked out, in accordance with the formula or method prescribed by the rules, in relation to the amount of electricity generated or dispatched by the facility during the time period.

 (5) Rules made for the purposes of subsection (4) may prescribe different formulas or methods in relation to different kinds of facilities.

 (6) This section has effect subject to Subdivision B (restrictions on certificate creation).