Electricity (General) (Technical Requirements for Electrical Equipment) Variation Regulations 2021 (SA)

South Australia

Electricity (General) (Technical Requirements for Electrical Equipment) Variation Regulations 2021

under the Electricity Act 1996

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1            Short title

2            Commencement

3            Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Electricity (General) Regulations 2012

4            Insertion of Part 10 Division 2A

Division 2A—Technical requirements for electrical equipment

58A         Designated electrical equipment must comply with demand response capability requirements

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Electricity (General) (Technical Requirements for Electrical Equipment) Variation Regulations 2021.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on 1 January 2022.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Electricity (General) Regulations 2012

4—Insertion of Part 10 Division 2A

Part 10—after Division 2 insert:

Division 2A—Technical requirements for electrical equipment

58A—Designated electrical equipment must comply with demand response capability requirements

(1)Designated electrical equipment must not be connected to a distribution network on or after the relevant day unless it complies with the demand response capability requirements set out in guidelines published by the Technical Regulator.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

(2)The Technical Regulator must maintain an up to date list of designated electrical equipment on a website determined by the Technical Regulator.

(3)In this regulation—

designated electrical equipment means electrical equipment designated by the Technical Regulator for the purposes of this regulation;

relevant day, in relation to the connection of designated electrical equipment to a distribution network, means 1 January 2022.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 16 December 2021

No 185 of 2021