40Energy storage system registration—Act, s 80(2)(f), (4)(a) (ii), (5) and (7)

40  Energy storage system registration—Act, s 80(2)(f), (4)(a) (ii), (5) and (7)

 (1) In deciding to register a facility that is an energy storage system, the Regulator must have regard to:

 (a) whether a suitability event has occurred in relation to the applicant; and

 (b) if the facility has a direct supply relationship with an electricity generation system:

 (i) whether the direct supply relationship meets any requirement prescribed under section 35 (Direct supply relationship—Act, par 71(b); and

 (ii) if the electricity generation system is an accredited power station—whether the information provided in relation to the power station is accurate; and

 (iii) if the electricity generation system is a facility other than an accredited power station—whether the information in relation to the facility is accurate.

 (2) The Regulator must be satisfied that all components of the facility are:

 (a) integrated or interrelated; and

 (b) integral to the operation of the system and integral to either:

 (i) storage of energy in the system; or

 (ii) the import, storage or export of electricity;

Examples: An interrelated or integrated component includes one that operates to transform energy into electricity, a component of a supplementary power supply or infrastructure of the system (including buildings, fuel storage areas, fuel handling, IT, instrumentation and control).

Note: The Regulator must have regard to the guidelines prescribed in Schedule 4 (Energy storage system—component guidelines) (see subpar 80(4)(a)(i) of the Act).

Example: The Regulator may impose a condition requiring that a component is used for measuring electricity consumption for another component, and further that the measurements are reported at a frequency stated in the condition.

 (4) The Act, subparagraph 80(2)(c)(i) does not apply to a facility, a component of which is included in an accredited power station, if the component included in the accredited power station may be shared in accordance with subsection (6) or subsection (7).

 (5) The Act, subparagraph 80(2)(c)(ii) does not apply to a facility, a component of which is included in a registered renewable electricity facility, if the component included in the registered renewable electricity facility may be shared in accordance with subsection (6).

 (6) For subsections (4) and (5), a component may be shared if the component is:

 (a) shared between facilities that are either:

 (i) co-located and electrically connected; or

 (ii) interconnected hydro systems; and

 (b) one of the following types of components: