19—Primary and secondary subtargets
(1) The Minister may,
by notice in the Gazette, determine that a percentage or specified amount of
an annual energy productivity target is to be achieved by any 1 or more of
the following (a "primary subtarget"):
(a) the
provision of energy productivity activities to a class of customers specified
in the notice;
(b) the
undertaking of a kind of energy productivity activity specified in the notice.
(2) For the purposes
of this Part, the Minister—
(a) must
determine a primary subtarget in relation to priority group households; and
(b) may
determine other primary subtargets.
(3) A notice under
this regulation may specify that a percentage or specified amount of a
subtarget is to be achieved by any 1 or more of the following (a "secondary
subtarget ):
(a) the
provision of energy productivity activities to a class of customers specified
in the notice;
(b) the
undertaking of a kind of energy productivity activity specified in the notice.
Example—
The Minister determines (under subregulation (1)) that 50% of an annual
energy productivity target must be achieved by retailers through the carrying
out of energy productivity activities in households (the
"household primary subtarget"). The Minister determines (under
subregulation (3)) that 50% of the household primary subtarget must be
achieved by retailers through the carrying out of "demand-response" energy
productivity activities (specified by the Minister) (the "demand-response
secondary subtarget ).
(4) The Commission
must, in accordance with any requirements of the Minister—
(a) set
primary subtargets for each retailer by apportioning each primary subtarget
determined by the Minister in accordance with any requirements of the
Minister; and
(b) set
secondary subtargets for each retailer by apportioning each secondary
subtarget determined by the Minister (if any) in accordance with any
requirements of the Minister.