Empower Solar Commercial Pty Ltd retail exemption

Exemption
Sector: 
Electricity
Segment: 
Retail
Region: 
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
South Australia
Tasmania
Status: 
Current
Category: 
Registrable exemption
Exemption class: 
R8
Notice status: 
Current notice
Effective date: 
07/05/2021
AER reference: 
E-6946
Registrant/s: 
  • Empower Solar Commercial Pty Ltd / ABN 41 642 803 816
Location: 
Registered business address
9/81 Flinders St
Adelaide, SA 5000
Australia

Overview

The Registrant's exemption from the requirement to hold a retailer authorisation under the National Energy Retail Law has now come into effect. The exemption is provided for in the AER's Exempt Selling Guideline and is subject to a number of conditions attached to the R8 class exemption.

You can search for the most recent version of the Exempt Selling Guideline on the Retail guidelines page.

Classes of retail exemption & applicable conditions.

The R8 class exemption applies to energy sales under PPA agreements to commercial customers, and to residential customers where the duration of the PPA is less than 10 years and the customer is able terminate the agreement early.

The registrant confirms they will offer PPAs to both business and residential customers - All PPAs offered to residential customers will have terms of less than 10 years and early customer termination provisions.