Companies who conduct eligible emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activities are encouraged to prepare for 2021 exemption certificate applications under the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
A company that carries out EITE activities may benefit from an exemption certificate through negotiations with their electricity retailer (a liable entity under the RET).
2021 applications opened 1 August 2020
Applications for exemption certificates are open and must be made on or before 30 March 2021. An online form is available through the Client Portal.
Please note that applications received closer to the 30 March deadline are at risk of being ineligible if we identify the application is incomplete or incorrect after the deadline. If you plan to participate this year, we strongly advise that you submit your application now if you have not already.
You may need to engage an auditor if your facility's electricity consumption is expected to be more than 15,000 megawatt hours (MWh) for the certifiable amount. This applies to new applicants and applicants that provided an audit report for an electricity use method 2018 exemption certificate.
Submit a complete and accurate application
We can refuse inaccurate applications. To apply accurately:
- understand your compliance obligations – see Emissions-intensive trade-exposed entity compliance and enforcement priority expectations
- if you are a new applicant, start at Applying for an exemption certificate
- if you an existing applicant start at Determining your use amount formula. If you received an exemption certificate under the electricity use method for a previous year(s), you may need to include use amount adjustments for the previous year(s) in the 2021 application year use amount formula. This is required if something on site changed that caused the certifiable amount to be different to what you received.
More information
Visit the emissions-intensive trade-exposed activity information for companies section of our website for more information.
If you require more assistance email the EITE team CER-IndustryAssistanceSchemes@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au.