52Certificate content—Act, s 94(1)(j) and (6)

52  Certificate content—Act, s 94(1)(j) and (6)

 (1) A certificate created in respect of an eligible amount for a registered renewable electricity facility must include the following information:

 (a) the date the certificate is created;

 (b) the facility identification code;

 (c) the location of the facility, including:

 (i) if the facility is located within a State or Territory—the State or Territory; or

 (ii) in any other case—global positioning system coordinates of the facility;

 (d) the nameplate capacity of the facility;

 (e) the registered owner of the certificate.

 (2) A certificate created in respect of an eligible amount for a facility that is an energy storage system must also include the following information:

 (a) the type of energy storage system;

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

 (i) the facility name; and

 (ii) if the electricity generation system is a registered renewable electricity facility—the facility identification code; and

 (iii) if the electricity generation system is an accredited power station—the unique identification code allocated to the facility under section 16 of the REE Act; and

 (iv) each eligible renewable energy source used by the electricity generation system;

 (c) if any electricity is supplied to the energy storage system from an electricity network—details of the supply.

 (3) If a REGO certificate is surrendered or an LGC is retired in respect of the creation of a REGO certificate, the created REGO certificate may also specify eligible renewable energy sources that relate to the surrendered or retired certificate.

 (4) For the purposes of subsection 94(6) of the Act, a First Nations attribute may be included on a REGO certificate.

Note: An application to register a REGO certificate that includes a First Nations attribute requires that evidence be included with the application in relation to the attribute. The Regulator may refuse to register the REGO certificate if that information is not correct.