Applying for PECs
The Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) legislation and regulations include provisions to provide partial exemptions from LRET and SRES liability for electricity used in defined emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activities. Prescribed persons (typically entities that carry out these EITE activities) may apply for a partial exemption certificate (PEC).
Completing the Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC) application
If a Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC) application is approved by the Regulator, the prescribed person will receive a PEC stating the amount of megawatt-hours of electricity for which exemption can be provided to the RET liable entity named on the PEC (usually the retail electricity supplier) for electricity used in the emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activity in the year mentioned on the PEC.
Once issued with a PEC for a year, the prescribed person may need to apply for another PEC if there is a change of RET liable entity during the year, or if there are concurrent multiple RET liable entities for electricity used in the EITE activity in the year.
Applicants intending to apply for a PEC should read the Guidelines for completing the application for a Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC) before completing their application.
Audit report guidelines for Partial Exemption Certificate applications
When making an application for a partial exemption certificate (PEC) that exceeds 15,000MWh for 2012 and subsequent calendar years under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (the Act) and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 (the Regulations), it is a requirement that the application must be accompanied by an audit report in the circumstance where:
- The application is made by a prescribed person under regulations 22G, 22H, 22I, 22J or 22K of the Regulations; and
- The amount of partial exemption (in MWh) applied for exceeds 15,000MWh for the application year.
The legislative reference for this requirement is s46A(2)(bb) of the Act and regulation 22UA of the Regulations. The audit report must comply with the requirements of regulation 22UB of the Regulations.
The Clean Energy Regulator has provided the Audit report guidelines for Partial Exemption Certificate applications to give you and your auditor guidance to prepare the report.
For further information contact the RET Partial Exemptions Team.
Guidelines for completing the application for a Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC)
These guidelines provide information that may assist in completing the application for a Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC). However, this information is of a general nature only and the Clean Energy Regulator suggests you seek your own legal advice, if necessary, before completing a PEC application form.
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Applications for a Partial Exemption Certificate (PEC)
Standard form and appendices
Standard form
This form must be completed by any prescribed persons who wish to apply for a partial exemption certificate (PEC) for electricity used in defined emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activities.
The 2012 application lodgement deadline has already passed.
Appendices
If you did not apply for and receive a PEC in the 2011 year, please complete ‘Appendix A – additional site information’ in relation to the site of the EITE activity.
If you are applying in relation to an EITE activity at a site which meets the criteria for a new entrant under regulation 22ZD(3), please complete ‘Appendix B – new entrant production’ in relation to quantity EASP of relevant product.
If you are applying in relation to an EITE activity at a site which meets the criteria for a significant expansion under regulation 22ZD(4), please complete ‘Appendix C – significant expansion production’ in relation to quantity EASP of relevant product.
If you are applying in relation to an EITE activity at a site which produces more than one type of relevant product, please complete ‘Appendix D – quantity of relevant product’ in relation to each additional type of relevant product produced.
Appendix E contains a summary of the electricity baselines for each relevant product from Schedule 6 of the Regulations.
Supplementary forms
The below forms are for use only where the Regulator has already issued a prescribed person with a PEC in relation to an emissions-intensive trade exposed (EITE) activity carried on at a site in the 2012 year.
Application for partial exemption certificate - change of RET liable entity during the year
If during 2012 the RET liable entity set out in the PEC ceases to be the RET liable entity for the electricity supplied to the site and a second RET liable entity begins to be the RET liable entity for the electricity supplied to the site, the prescribed person may use this form to apply to the Regulator for another PEC in relation to the second RET liable entity.
Application for partial exemption certificate - concurrent multiple RET liable entities for electricity used in the EITE activity in the year
If at the start of 2012 there were one or more other RET liable entities for the electricity supplied to the site (other than the RET liable entity set out in the PEC), the prescribed person may use this form to apply for another PEC in relation to a second RET liable entity.
Date last updated: 16 May 2012