Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ELECTRICITY FEED-IN (RENEWABLE ENERGY PREMIUM) ACT 2008 - SECT 6

    (1)     This section applies to—

        (a)     an electricity distributor licensed to distribute electricity through an electricity network; and

        (b)     an electricity supplier licensed to supply electricity from the network.

    (2)     It is a condition of the electricity distributor's licence that the distributor must, on application by an eligible entity—

        (a)     connect a renewable energy generator to the distributor's network to enable electricity generated by the generator to be supplied to the network; and

        (b)     reimburse the utility that is the electricity supplier to the premises the difference between—

              (i)     the amount payable under subsection (3) for electricity generated by the generator to be supplied to the network; and

              (ii)     the normal cost of that electricity; and

        (c)     pass on to the eligible entity the additional metering costs in relation to electricity generated by the generator.

    (3)     It is a condition of the electricity supplier's licence that the supplier must, on application by an eligible entity, pay the eligible entity, in accordance with section 8, for the total amount of electricity generated by the renewable energy generator on or after the day the application is made.