Criteria to become a GreenPower Accredited Generator

Accredited GreenPower Renewable Electricity is sourced from GreenPower accredited Generators that meet strict environmental standards, so consumers can be confident they are purchasing trusted Australian renewable electricity.

GreenPower Generator application

To be accredited by GreenPower, renewable electricity generators must meet multiple criteria, including:

  • be accredited by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) to create Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs).
  • have been commissioned or first sold energy after 1 January 1997.
  • be less than 15 years old.
  • help to reduce the overall level of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the electricity sector.
  • be of net benefit to the environment.

Renewable electricity generation types

There are many technologies to generate electricity from renewable sources. The predominant types that are currently accredited under GreenPower are:

  • Solar farms
  • Wind farms 
  • Small scale hydro-electric power stations
  • Biomass and landfill gas-fuelled power stations.

GreenPower Providers must ensure that all LGCs used in their GreenPower products come from an accredited GreenPower Generator.

 

Steps for GreenPower Generator accreditation:

  1. Download the generator application form.
  2. Using the GreenPower Program Rules as a guide, complete the application form and attach supplementary documentation.
  3. The application is assessed by the Program Manager 
  4. If approved, the applicant signs the generator Schedule outlining the terms and conditions of accreditation. This completes the accreditation process.
  5. The date of accreditation for a generator will be the Clean Energy Regulator accreditation date or a date set by the Program Manager in cases where the generator has been repowered. 
  6. Once accredited, the GreenPower Generator's Large-scale Generation Certificates can be used in GreenPower products.

GreenPower Generator fees

A generator assessment fee applies to all GreenPower accreditation applications. 

Once accredited, an annual accreditation fee applies to all GreenPower Generators, with a capacity greater than 1MW, for each year they participate in the Program. See table below for details of the 2026 GreenPower Generator fees.

Generation capacity (MW)Initial accreditation assessment feeOngoing annual accreditation fee
<1MW $ 500    $   -   
1MW - <=10MW $ 1,500  $ 2,000 
>10MW - <=100MW $ 2,000  $ 2,500 
>100MW $ 2,500 $ 5,000 
NFP or ComGen* $ 1,500  $ 1,500 

*Non-for-profit and or community-owned Generators

Accreditation and annual fees will incur increases yearly in line with the Annual Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) released each January.  

 

The Program Manager reserves the right to change the Annual Accreditation and Generator Assessment Fees without notice.