GreenPower Renewable Electricity Program Rules

The National GreenPower Accreditation Program Renewable Electricity Rules govern how the Program operates.

The latest version of the National GreenPower Accreditation Renewable Electricity Rules is version 11.2

GreenPower Renewable Electricity Program Rules v11.2

What’s new in this version?

Major changes between versions 11.1 and 11.2

  1. New requirement for a minimum of 30 percent GreenPower content in all consumption-based products for new customers from 1 July 2026, including large consumption customers. Existing GreenPower customers are exempt from these new minimum requirements – see s3.5 for further details.
  2. Providers to cease selling consumption-based GreenPower Products in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from 1 July 2026 due to the very high level of mandatory renewables in the ACT. All GreenPower purchases in the ACT are recognised as additional to the ACT’s 100% renewable electricity commitment. Providers can continue to sell other types of GreenPower Products in the ACT, e.g., block-based, decoupled and Corporate Direct products.

Other minor changes:

  1. Inclusion of GreenPower’s new mission statement.
  2. Behind the meter use of renewable electricity from a GreenPower Generator must be matched with LGCs and deducted from renewable generation claims.
  3. Change to the dispute resolution clause.
  4. Change to Corporate Direct – Participants must surrender LGCs to a minimum of 15% of their electricity consumption for each Settlement Period
  5. Change to require approval from the Program Manager of changes to GreenPower Products.
  6. Change to require consultation for significant changes only to the Program Rules.
  7. Definition of Terms updated post consultation (October 2024).

 

Proposed consultation changes not adopted:  

After careful consideration and consultation with stakeholders, GreenPower did not proceed with recognising the mandatory Renewable Power Percentage (RPP) in GreenPower products. 

The RPP is a mandatory requirement for most electricity users and regulated through the Clean Energy Regulator. The GreenPower Program does not have control over the RPP component and cannot provide assurance to electricity users that the RPP is sourced from GreenPower accredited generators. 

Unlike GreenPower, RRP purchases are not independently audited under the GreenPower program, and do not require renewable electricity to be sourced from newer generators.  

By maintaining the distinction, GreenPower continues to ensure that accredited products deliver renewable energy beyond Australia’s mandatory requirements, upholding the integrity and transparency of the program.  

 

Archived V11.1 of the National GreenPower Accreditation Renewable Electricity Rules

 https://www.greenpower.gov.au/documents/greenpower-program-rules-v111-archived