GreenPower Program Rules

The National GreenPower Accreditation Program Rules govern how the Program operates, is administered and interacts with stakeholders.

The latest version of the National GreenPower Accreditation Rules is version 11.1

 

Program Rules v11.1

 

What’s new in this version?

Minor changes between versions 11.0 and 11.1:

  1. Update to the Program Manager’s agency name following administrative changes within the NSW Government. 
  2. Minor text change to Appendix 1, section 1 to ensure consistency in advice with how the generator accreditation date is set with section 2.3.3 of the previous version 11.0 rule changes.

  3. Removal of carbon neutral description of GreenPower in section 4.7.

     

Major Changes from version 11.0

  1. Alignment of GreenPower and CER generator accreditation dates to remove some administrative burden and make it easier for GreenPower customers and providers to buy GreenPower Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs).
  2. Introduction of a 15-year age limit for renewable generators participating in GreenPower, with some limited exemptions, from 1 January 2024
  3. Bringing renewable generation and customer energy use closer together through the introduction of a 27-month certificate vintage requirement on LGCs applicable to all GreenPower sales from 1 January 2024
  4. More granular reporting of GreenPower uptake by GreenPower Providers from Q1 2024
  5. Minor administrative changes which are now in effect - including minor changes to GreenPower's mission and aims, modernisation, changes to some definitions, and clarification of fees
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