Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered RegulationsSch. 2
Prescribed activity under regulation 6(b): Installing on an electric resistance water heater a product that complies with the criteria specified in Part A of Schedule 2.
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2A Solar retrofit kit (solar collector, pump and controller) certified by an accredited body to AS/NZS 2712:2007 with a performance evaluated using the Plumbing Characteristics specified in the Sustainability Victoria Guidelines to calculate annual solar energy savings for domestic solar water heaters—produced by adding a Retrofit Kit (collectors and pump) to an existing tank (version 5.1 updated October 2008), achieving a minimum energy performance of 50% solar contribution in zone 4 as determined in accordance with AS 4234—1994 and listed in the ESC register.
PART B—CALCULATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS OF GREENHOUSE GASES
The method and variables to be used to calculate in tonnes the carbon dioxide equivalent of greenhouse gases to be reduced by the installation of a product referred to in an item in Part A is determined by multiplying the abatement factor for that item by the regional factor applying to the place where the product is installed.
The following are the abatement factors and regional factors for an item in Part A:
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2A Abatement factor:
(a) If the product is installed in metropolitan Victoria:
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(b) If the product is installed in regional Victoria:
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2A Regional factor: 1
PART C—TIME AT WHICH ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN
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2A At the beginning of the day on which the electric resistance heater, as modified by the installed product, is first able to produce and deliver water heated by solar energy.
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