How to create LGCs

• To fulfil the requirements of being a renewable energy power station under the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET)
• To obtain a financial benefit from the sale of LGCs for the renewable energy electricity generated under the LRET.

• The power station must be accredited with the Clean Energy Regulator. For information on how to accredit a power station, visit the How to apply for accreditation page.
• The creator must be using a REC Registry Account with the appropriately accredited Power Station/s attached to the account. 
• When creating LGCs for the first time, read the explanatory notes and prepare answers to the LGC validation questions.
• Email the answers to the LGC validation questions to lgcvalidation@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au. 
• Documentation must be submitted and may include:
  • Generation data as collected by electricity meters with the ability to accurately measure the amount of electricity generation by the power station (preferably in half hour intervals from the revenue meter(s)).
  • For power stations using multiple fuel sources:
    • auditable trail of documentation regarding the origin of the fuel sources to the power station,
    • the amount of fuel consumed, and
    • characteristics such as the calorific (heating) value and moisture content of the fuels.
• Any other documentation that may assist to calculate and verify the amount of eligible electricity generated and auxiliary power consumed by the power station.
• To assist in the process of creating LGCs, read the guidelines on the LGC Eligibility Formula page. The guidelines must be followed when calculating the level of eligible generation from a power station.

1. The following information is required:
   • Power station name
   • Generation year
   • Generation month
   • Fuel source
   • Number of LGCs to create.
2. Open the REC Registry.

   

3. Enter your username and password and press “Login”. Your REC Registry "Account Summary" page will display.

   

4. From the menu, select “My Power Stations” --> “Create LGCs”.

   

5. The "Create LGCs for an Accredited Power Station" page will display:

   

6. Complete all the listed fields and click "Create LGCs".
7. You will be asked to confirm your creation request:

   

8. Acknowledge that you have read the terms and conditions and are aware it is a crime to provide false or misleading information by clicking the checkbox. 
9. Click “Confirm” to confirm your creation request. If you need to make any corrections click "Back" to return to your submission.
10. You will be returned to the “Account Summary” page, with confirmation of your submission displayed:

    

11. If you have not already provided evidence to the Clean Energy Regulator, email the appropriate validation documentation to lgcvalidation@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au
12. Your LGCs are now pending the Clean Energy Regulator validation. The validation/audit process may take up to four weeks.
13. When the LGCs are validated, you are required to pay the LGC creation fee before they are registered and added to your holdings. See the below 'How to complete LGC registration in the REC Registry' section.
14. If certificates are failed by the Clean Energy Regulator, you will be informed by email and can re-submit your certificates for validation and registration. Please see Failed Certificates for more information.
15. Retain documentation in case the Clean Energy Regulator requests it for auditing or compliance activities.

This process occurs after the Clean Energy Regulator has validated your LGCs. You will receive a notification email from the REC Registry once they have been validated.

1. LGCs must be registered before they are available for sale and/or transfer. While in the process of validation, they are listed as “Pending registration” in the REC Registry.

   

2. All created certificates require payment of a creation fee before the registration is complete. The amount due will be listed under "Total Outstanding Fee Items” in your “Account Summary” after the Clean Energy Regulator has validated them.

   

3. Select “My Fees and Invoices” --> “View My Outstanding Fee Items” from the menu.

   

4. Select the appropriate outstanding fee items by clicking in its checkbox.
5. Click “Create Invoice”.
6. A window will pop-up displaying the invoice for the item/s.  This invoice contains the payment options, including credit card (preferred), BPay, cheque, and EFT. Note that BPay and cheques can take up to five days to clear.
7. You can print the invoice out immediately or download as a PDF.
8. The raised invoice can be viewed separately under “My Fees and Invoices” --> “View Outstanding Invoices”.
9. If you wish to pay online by credit card, go to “My fees and invoices” --> “Pay invoice by credit card”.  You can also click on the link next to the outstanding invoice in “View Outstanding Invoices”.
10. Complete the required credit card payment information and click “Submit”.
11. The payment is processed and will appear under “My Fees and Invoices” --> “Payment History”.
12. The status of the certificates is now “Registered” and will appear in your “Account Summary” under “REC Holdings”.

    

Information on REC Registry invoice payment methods and processes are available through the REC Registry help pages or by contacting the REC Registry helpdesk on 1800 159 724.