Article 9 Determining a carbon emissions reduction obligation for generators

The Authority must determine a generator’s carbon emissions reduction obligation in accordance with the following provisions.

A generator’s carbon emissions reduction obligation is determined by the formula:

In paragraph (2)—

• “X” means the amount of electricity generated in—

  1. (a)

     2008 for an October 2009 generator;

  2. (b)

     2009 for an April 2010 generator;

  3. (c)

     2010 for an April 2011 generator;

  4. (d)

     2011 for an April 2012 generator;

• “Y” means, when determining the obligation for—

  1. (a)

     an October 2009 generator, the total electricity generated by all October 2009 generators in respect of the year shown in row 1 of Table 1 set out in this article;

  2. (b)

     an April 2010 generator, the total amount of electricity generated by all October 2009 and April 2010 generators in respect of the corresponding year or years shown in row 2 of Table 1;

  3. (c)

     an April 2011 generator, the total amount of electricity generated by all October 2009, April 2010 and April 2011 generators in respect of the corresponding year or years shown in row 3 of Table 1;

  4. (d)

     an April 2012 generator, the total amount of electricity generated by all October 2009, April 2010, April 2011 and April 2012 generators in respect of the corresponding year or years shown in row 4 of Table 1;

• “Z” means the carbon emissions reduction obligation.

  Table 1 – Calculation of Y when the Authority is determining or reviewing a carbon emissions reduction obligation for a generator

  Row Number	Relevant years
  	For an October 2009 generator	For an April 2010 generator	For an April 2011 generator	For an April 2012 generator
  1	2008	-	-	-
  2	2008,2009	2009	-	-
  3	2008,2009,2010	2009,2010	2010	-
  4	2008,2009,2010,2011	2009,2010,2011	2010,2011	2011

The Authority must notify—