Energy Operators (Regional Power Corporation) (Charges) Amendment By-laws 2015 (WA)

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EN302*

Energy Operators (Powers) Act 1979

Energy Operators (Regional Power Corporation) (Charges) Amendment

By-laws 2015

Made by the Regional Power Corporation with the approval of the
Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These by-laws are the Energy Operators (Regional Power
Corporation) (Charges) Amendment By-laws 2015.

2.             Commencement

These by-laws come into operation as follows —

(a)	by-laws 1 and 2 — on the day on which these by-laws are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the by-laws — on 1 July 2015.

3.             By-laws amended

These by-laws amend the Energy Operators (Regional Power
Corporation) (Charges) By-laws 2006.

4.             By-law 4 amended

(1) Before by-law 4(1) insert:

(1A)	In this by-law —
North West interconnected system has the meaning given in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems (Access) Act 1994 section 2;
regional non-integrated system means any electrical system of or conducted by the corporation from which electricity is supplied to consumers, other than the South West interconnected system and the North West interconnected system;
South West interconnected system has the meaning given in the Electricity Industry Act 2004 section 3.

(2) After by-law 4(1) insert:

(2A) Sub-bylaw (1) does not apply to electricity supplied from a regional non-integrated system or the North West interconnected system to Commonwealth, State

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or foreign government departments, instrumentalities,
agencies or trading concerns (except for local
governments, regional local governments or other
bodies corporate not prohibited by the Local
Government Act 1995 section 3.60).

5.             Schedule 1 replaced

Delete Schedule 1 and insert:

Schedule 1 — Supply charges

[bl. 3, 4(1) and 10(1)]

1.              Tariff L2 (general supply — low/medium voltage tariff)

(1)	Tariff L2 is available for low/medium voltage supply.
(2)	Tariff L2 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 44.7753 cents per day; and
(b)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of —

(i)      29.4275 cents per unit for the first 1 650 units per day; and

(ii)      26.5537 cents per unit for all units exceeding 1 650 units per day.

(3)	Tariff L2 is available subject to the condition that the consumer satisfies the corporation that the amount of electricity supplied to the consumer’s premises will be less
than 50 megawatt hours per annum.

2.              Tariff L4 (general supply — low/medium voltage tariff)

(1)	Tariff L4 is available for low/medium voltage supply.
(2)	Tariff L4 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 51.6881 cents per day; and
(b)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of —

(i)      33.9633 cents per unit for the first 1 650 units per day; and

(ii)      30.6556 cents per unit for all units exceeding 1 650 units per day.

(3)	Tariff L4 is available subject to the condition that the consumer satisfies the corporation that the amount of electricity supplied to the consumer’s premises will be
50 megawatt hours or more per annum.

3.              Tariff M2 (general supply — high voltage tariff)

(1) Tariff M2 is available for consumers supplied at 6.6 kV,
11 kV, 22 kV or 33 kV or such higher voltage as the
corporation may approve.

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(2) Tariff M2 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 54.2587 cents per day; and
(b)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of —

(i)      34.4455 cents per unit for the first 1 650 units per day; and

(ii)      30.9362 cents per unit for all units exceeding 1 650 units per day.

4.              Tariff A2 (residential tariff)

(1)	Tariff A2 is available for residential use only.
(2)	Tariff A2 comprises —

(a)

a fixed charge at the rate of 47.1834 cents per day metered supply point, a fixed charge at the rate of —

(i)      47.1834 cents per day for the first dwelling; and

(ii)      36.6357 cents per day for each additional dwelling;

and

(b) a charge for metered consumption at the rate of 25.7029 cents per unit.

5.              Tariff C2 (special community service tariff)

(1)	Tariff C2 is available for small voluntary and charitable organisations, subject to the conditions listed in subclause (3).
(2)	Tariff C2 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 42.5908 cents per day; and
(b)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of —

(i)      23.2156 cents per unit for the first 20 units per day; and

(ii)      29.0870 cents per unit for the next 1 630 units per day; and

(iii)      26.2464 cents per unit for all units exceeding 1 650 units per day.

(3) Tariff C2 is available subject to the following conditions —

(a)	the consumer must be a direct customer of the corporation;
(b)	the consumer must be a voluntary, non-profit making organisation;
(c)	the consumer must be endorsed as exempt from income tax under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Commonwealth) Subdivision 50-B;

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(d)	the consumer must provide a public service, which is available to any member of the public without discrimination;
(e)	the consumer must not be a Commonwealth, State or local government department, instrumentality or agency;
(f)	the consumer must not receive the major part of its funding from any organisation mentioned in paragraph (e).

(4) A consumer seeking supply under Tariff C2 must make an
application to the corporation in writing accompanied by
evidence which clearly demonstrates that the consumer
meets all the conditions listed in subclause (3).

6.              Tariff D2 (special tariff for certain premises)

(1)	Tariff D2 is available for premises wholly used by a charitable or benevolent organisation for providing residential accommodation other than for commercial gain,
being premises for which Tariff A2 is not available.
(2)	Tariff D2 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 39.6778 cents per day; and
(b)	if under subclause (3) there is deemed to be more than one equivalent domestic residence in the premises, a charge of 30.8080 cents per day for each equivalent domestic residence except the first that is deemed to be in the premises; and
(c)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of 21.6277 cents per unit.

(3)	The number of equivalent domestic residences deemed to be in particular premises is ascertained by dividing the facility’s total bed capacity by 5 and, where the quotient is
not a whole number, by increasing it to the next highest whole number.

7.              Tariff K2 (general supply with residential tariff)

(1)	Tariff K2 is available for premises where the circuit wiring is not separate and the electricity is used partly for general purposes and partly for residential purposes.
(2)	Tariff K2 comprises —

(a)	a fixed charge at the rate of 47.1834 cents per day; and
(b)	a charge for metered consumption at the rate of —

(i)      25.7029 cents per unit for the first 20 units per day; and

(ii)      29.4275 cents per unit for the next 1 630 units per day; and

(iii)      26.5537 cents per unit for all units exceeding 1 650 units per day.

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6.             Schedule 2 replaced

Delete Schedule 2 and insert:

Schedule 2 — Unmetered supply

[bl. 4(2) and (3)]

Division 1 — Street lighting

Item	Wattage	Type	Midnight Switch-off	1.15 a.m. Switch-off	Dawn Switch-off
(Obsolescent)	Cents per day	Cents per day
Cents per day

Street lighting on current offer and for existing services

Z.01	50	Mercury	34.7217	35.4653	38.1517
Vapour
Z.02	80	Mercury	40.8888	41.8013	45.9917
Vapour
Z.03	125	Mercury	50.5705	52.2095	58.1231
Vapour
Z.04	140	Low	51.7532	53.4430	60.2352
Pressure Sodium
Z.07	250	Mercury	62.7528	65.9461	77.8579
Vapour
Z.10	400	Mercury	92.9631	97.8293	116.4151
Vapour
Z.13	150	High	47.9009	49.6582	59.4916
Pressure Sodium
Z.15	250	High	71.0149	74.7998	89.3980
Pressure Sodium
Z.18	per kW	Auxiliary	Not applicable	Not applicable	259.2388
Lighting in Public Places
Z.59	66	LED	35.2947	36.3361	39.3118
Z.60	132	LED	47.1147	49.3540	59.8570
Z.61	198	LED	51.3449	54.9891	71.4287
Z.62	25	LED	32.4998	32.8577	33.2389

Street lighting for existing services only

Z.05	250	Mercury	81.3217	84.4982	96.4269
Vapour
Z.06	400	Mercury	111.5490	116.4151	134.9164
Vapour
Z.08	250	Mercury	72.0287	75.1715	87.1340
Vapour 50% E.C. cost
Z.09	250	Mercury	81.3217	84.4982	96.4269
Vapour 100% E.C. cost
Z.11	400	Mercury	102.2561	107.1392	125.6574
Vapour 50% E.C. cost
Z.12	400	Mercury	111.5490	116.4151	134.9164
Vapour 100% E.C. cost

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Item	Wattage	Type	Midnight Switch-off	1.15 a.m. Switch-off	Dawn Switch-off
(Obsolescent)	Cents per day	Cents per day
Cents per day
Z.14	150	High	73.9041	75.6275	85.4273
Pressure Sodium
Z.16	250	High	84.9204	88.7391	103.3036
Pressure Sodium 50% E.C.
cost
Z.17	250	High	98.7922	102.6616	117.2430
Pressure Sodium 100% E.C.
cost
Z.51	60	Incandescent	34.7218	35.4652	38.1516
Z.52	100	Incandescent	34.7217	35.4652	38.1515
Z.53	200	Incandescent	40.8890	41.8013	45.9917
Z.54	300	Incandescent	50.5705	52.2093	58.1230
Z.55	500	Incandescent	81.3216	84.4980	96.4268
Z.56	40	Fluorescent	34.7217	35.4652	38.1516
Z.57	80	Fluorescent	40.8888	41.8013	45.9917
Z.58	160	Fluorescent	57.1940	57.9878	67.2807

Division 2 — Miscellaneous

1.              Traffic light installations

Supply of electricity to traffic light installations comprises a
charge of $6.0285 per day per kW of installed wattage.

2.              Public telephone facility

Supply of electricity to a standard public telephone facility
where supply is not independently metered comprises a
charge of 52.5370 cents per day.

3.              Railway crossing

Supply of electricity to standard railway crossing lights
comprises a charge of 67.1387 cents per day.

The Common Seal of the	)
Regional Power Corporation was	) [LS]
affixed to these by-laws	)
in the presence of —	)

PETER OATES, Director.

FRANK TUDOR, Executive officer.

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.