Electricity Industry Participation Code Amendment (Industrial Co-generation Dispatch Arrangements) 2015

This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 comes into force on 27 May 2015.

The amendment establishes two categories of co-generators, type A co-generators and type B co-generators, with different obligations associated with each. Existing co-generators will be deemed to be type A co-generators. Type A co-generators will continue to operate under the current offer, dispatch, and pricing rules. Type B co-generators will be treated in the same way as intermittent generators for dispatch and pricing purposes.

For example:

(a) type B co-generators will not be required to comply with dispatch instructions except for security purposes:

(b) the dispatch setpoint for type B co-generators will be based on their current output:

(c) type B co-generator offers will be removed from the real-time dispatch schedule and replaced by administrative offers based on the actual metered output:

(d) type B co-generator offers will also be removed from final pricing and other ex post pricing schedules and replaced by a negative load equal to their actual metered output:

(e) type B co-generators will be required to supply metering information measuring their generation output to the pricing manager and the grid owner.

The amendment also makes a number of changes to the application process for co-generators under Schedule 13.4 to reflect the new types of co-generator.