South Australian Consolidated Regulations

GAS REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 8DMA

8DMA—Energy efficiency shortfalls

        (1)         For the purposes of section 91A of the Act, a "relevant gas retailer is a retailer who is subject to the application of this Part (including on account of regulation 8DH(4), 8DI(5) or 8DJ(4)).

        (2)         For the purposes of section 91A(13)(a) of the Act, the requirements imposed under this Part on a retailer—

            (a)         to undertake energy audits under regulation 8DH; and

            (b)         to undertake energy efficiency activities under regulation 8DI; and

            (c)         to undertake energy efficiency activities for priority group households under regulation 8DJ,

constitute the activities relating to energy efficiency in which a relevant gas retailer must engage, and for the purposes of that section the retailer must engage in those activities to the extent necessary to achieve compliance with regulation 8DH(2), 8DI(2) or 8DJ(2) (as the case requires).

        (3)         For the purposes of section 91A(13)(b) of the Act, the extent of an energy efficiency shortfall with respect to a particular year—

            (a)         will be determined in relation to each of the activities referred to in each of the paragraphs in subregulation (2); and

            (b)         will be as follows:

                  (i)         in relation to energy audits under regulation 8DH—an amount equal to the energy audit shortfall that applies to the retailer for that year;

                  (ii)         in relation to energy efficiency activities under regulation 8DI—an amount equal to the greenhouse gas reduction shortfall that applies to the retailer for that year;

                  (iii)         in relation to energy efficiency activities for priority group households under regulation 8DJ—an amount equal to the greenhouse gas reduction shortfall for priority group households that applies to the retailer for that year.

        (4)         For the purposes of section 91A(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed base penalty is $10 000 for each category of shortfall identified under subregulation (3).

        (5)         For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) of section 91A of the Act, the amount payable under that subsection will be—

            (a)         in the case of a REES shortfall under subregulation (3)(b)(i)—the number of energy audits constituting the energy audit shortfall multiplied by $500;

            (b)         in the case of a REES shortfall under subregulation (3)(b)(ii)—the number of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent constituting the greenhouse gas reduction shortfall multiplied by $70;

            (c)         in the case of a REES shortfall under subregulation (3)(b)(iii)—the number of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent constituting the greenhouse gas reduction shortfall for priority group households multiplied by $70.