South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations55E—Export limits for electricity generating plant
(1) This regulation
applies to a designated electricity generating plant that is, or is to be,
connected to a relevant distribution network and that—
(a) is
installed on or after the relevant day; or
(b) was
installed before the relevant day if a declared component of electricity
infrastructure or an electrical installation associated with the plant is
replaced on or after that day.
(2) The owner or
operator of a designated electricity generating plant to which this regulation
applies must ensure that the following requirements are complied with in
relation to the plant:
(a) the
plant's inverter is remote communications capable;
(b) on
or after the prescribed day—
(i)
the plant is capable of being export limited; and
(ii)
the export limits of the plant are capable of being
updated remotely.
(3) A designated
electricity generating plant to which this regulation applies must not be
connected to a relevant distribution network unless the requirements under
subregulation (2) are complied with in relation to the plant.
(4) The Technical
Regulator must prepare and publish guidelines that set out the requirements
for ensuring that an inverter is "remote communications capable .
(5) The Technical
Regulator may prepare and publish guidelines that set out methods for ensuring
that—
(a) a
designated electricity generating plant is capable of being export
limited ("export limiting methods"); and
(b) the
export limits of a designated electricity generating plant are capable of
being updated remotely (without a person being required to attend the site of
the designated electricity generating plant) ("remote updating methods ).
(6) Guidelines
published under subregulation (5) may indicate that a method is, or is
not, appropriate for designated electricity generating plant with particular
nameplate capacity.
(7) For the purposes
of this regulation—
(a) a
designated electricity generating plant (generally) is "capable of being
export limited if the electricity exported to a relevant distribution network
from the plant can be programmed to not exceed thresholds
("export limits"), which may vary at different times of the day; and
(b) a
particular designated electricity generating plant ("installed
plant") will be taken to be " capable of being export limited" if the
installed plant complies with an export limiting method that is appropriate
for designated electricity generating plant with nameplate capacity of the
installed plant set out in guidelines published under subregulation (5);
and
(c) the
export limits of a designated electricity generating plant
("installed plant") will be taken to be "capable of being updated remotely if
the installed plant complies with a remote updating method that is appropriate
for designated electricity generating plant with nameplate capacity of the
installed plant set out in guidelines published under subregulation (5).
(8) The Technical
Regulator must maintain an up to date list of "declared components" for the
purposes of subregulation (1)(b) on a website determined by the Technical
Regulator.
(a) by
notice in the Gazette, designate an electricity generating plant as
a "designated electricity generating plant" for the purposes of this
regulation; and
(b) by
subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under this
subregulation.
(10) The Technical
Regulator may—
(a) by
notice in the Gazette, declare that a distribution network is an
"excluded distribution network" for the purposes of this regulation; and
(b) by
subsequent notice in the Gazette, vary or revoke a notice under this
subregulation.
(11) In this
regulation—
"declared component"—see subregulation (8);
"designated electricity generating plant"—see subregulation (9);
"excluded distribution network"—see subregulation (10);
"prescribed day" means a day specified by the Minister by notice in the
Gazette for the purposes of subregulation (2)(b);
"relevant day", in relation to a designated electricity generating plant,
means—
(a) the
day on which these regulations come into operation; or
(b) in
the case of an electricity generating plant that is designated as a
designated electricity generating plant after the day referred to in
paragraph (a)—the day on which the electricity generating plant is
so designated;
"relevant distribution network" means a distribution network other than an
excluded distribution network.