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#### 661 Electricity baseline for product
(1) For the production of either or both of continuously cast carbon steel products and ingots of carbon steel, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s exemption is 0.532 MWh per tonne of either or both continuously cast carbon steel products and ingots of carbon steel that:
(a) are produced as part of carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(b) are not a relevant product for the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity of integrated iron and steel manufacturing; and
(c) are of a saleable quality.
> Note 1: Carbon steel and relevant product are defined in regulation 22A.
> Note 2: Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
(2) For the production of hot‑rolled carbon steel products which are long products, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s exemption is 0.133 MWh per tonne of long products of hot‑rolled carbon steel that:
(a) is in coils or straight lengths; and
(b) is generally produced in rod, bar and structural (section) mills; and
(c) generally has a cross sectional shape such as I, T, Y, U, V, H, C, L, square, rectangular, round, flat, hexagonal, angle, channel, structural beam profile or rail profile; and
(d) is produced by carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(e) is produced from continuously cast carbon steel products that satisfy the requirements mentioned in subclause (4); and
(f) is not a relevant product for the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity of manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed that is conducted at a site that is not part of the activity group associated with the activity that is the subject of the application made under subsection 46A(1) of the Act; and
(g) is not a relevant product for the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity of integrated iron and steel manufacturing; and
(h) is of saleable quality.
> Note 1: Activity group, carbon steel and relevant product are defined in regulation 22A.
> Note 2: Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
(3) For the production of hot‑rolled carbon steel products which are flat products, the electricity baseline for calculating the amount of a liable entity’s exemption is 0.116 MWh per tonne of flat products of hot‑rolled carbon steel that:
(a) is flat in profile, such as plate and hot rolled coil; and
(b) is generally produced in hot strip and plate mills; and
(c) is generally greater than 600 mm in width; and
(d) is generally less than 150 mm in thickness; and
(e) is produced by carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity; and
(f) is produced from continuously cast carbon steel products that satisfy the requirements mentioned in subclause (4); and
(g) is not a relevant product for the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity of manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed that is conducted at a site that is not part of the activity group associated with the activity that is the subject of the application made under subsection 46A(1) of the Act; and
(h) is not a relevant product for the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity of integrated iron and steel manufacturing; and
(i) is of saleable quality.
> Note 1: Carbon steel is defined in regulation 22A.
> Note 2: Saleable quality is defined in regulation 22C.
(4) For paragraphs (2)(e) and (3)(f), the continuously cast carbon steel products must:
(a) be produced as part of carrying on the emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed activity; or
(b) be produced from the activity of manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed that is conducted at a site that is not part of the activity group associated with the activity that is the subject of the application made under subsection 46A(1) of the Act; or
(c) be produced from the activity of integrated iron and steel manufacturing.
> Note: Activity group and relevant product are defined in regulation 22A.