Code amendments
Electricity Industry Participation Code (Injection Payment Requirements Amendment) Amendment 2026
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Explanatory note
This amendment to the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 (Code) comes into force on 1 April 2026.
The amendment amends clause 12A.7 of the Code to clarify which consumers are eligible to receive negative charges for injection into a distributor's network during peak periods by specifying an upper limit to a business consumer's connection capacity, and the maximum deliverable generation capacity for a consumer's distributed generation.
Legislative information
| Title | Electricity Industry Participation Code (Injection Payment Requirements Amendment) Amendment 2026 |
|---|---|
| Principal or amendment | Amendment |
| Consolidated version | No |
| Empowering Act and provisions | Electricity Industry Act 2010, section 38 |
| Replacement empowering Act and provisions | Not applicable |
| Maker name | Electricity Authority |
| Administering agency | Electricity Authority |
| Date made | 15 January 2026 |
| Publication date | 27 January 2026 |
| Notification date | 21 January 2026 |
| Commencement date | 1 April 2026 |
| End date | Not applicable |
| Consolidation as at date | Not applicable |
| Related instruments | Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010 |