Compliance update – 1 January to 31 March 2023
The Compliance update for 1 January to 31 March 2023 is now available. It provides information on activities related to our compliance and enforcement priorities.
This update includes:
Applications open in the third pilot window for fixed delivery exit arrangement
The Government has agreed that a third pilot window for the fixed delivery exit arrangement will now open. Exit applications can now be made for Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) milestone deliveries scheduled from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023.
March Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data now available
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the March 2023 Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data.
Highlights include:
Auction 15 results
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) held Auction 15 on 29 and 30 March 2023. At Auction 15, the CER contracted 7.9 million tonnes of carbon abatement at an average price of $17.12. This represents a 4% increase in volume on the previous auction. This is the first auction held after the Independent Review of ACCUs affirmed that the ACCU scheme arrangements are sound.
Strong Investment in Renewables and Carbon Offsets in 2022
The Clean Energy Regulator's Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2022 shows promising signs of Australia's action to reduce emissions.
The report shows a surge in large scale renewable energy investment, a recovery in rooftop solar installations and confidence in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market.
Guarantee of Origin (GO) Midway Report now available
The Midway Report highlights the results of phase one of the GO trials. The trials garnered insights from 19 hydrogen producers and stakeholders, including upstream entities, such as water and electricity producers in addition to downstream entities, such as ammonia producers.
Guarantee of Origin (GO) Hydrogen Production Emissions Calculator now available
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has partnered with GHD to create a calculator that will estimate greenhouse gas emissions generated by the production of hydrogen.
February Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data now available
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the February 2023 Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data.
Highlights include:
- 7 mid-scale solar power stations with a combined capacity of 1.8 MW were approved in February for accreditation start dates in 2022 and one dating back to 2020.
Help us to redesign the Clean Energy Regulator website
We are getting ready to redesign our website. We would like to understand how to make it easier for you to use, particularly when accessing information about our schemes.
We would like to involve our users in user research that will inform the new website. This may include surveys, online interviews and usability testing.