1 Name

This instrument is the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Zone Ratings and Zones for Solar (Photovoltaic) Systems) Instrument 2018.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2018.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subregulation 20(4) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.

4 Zone ratings

For subregulation 20(1)(b) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001, the zone rating for a solar (photovoltaic) system is the rating mentioned in the following table for the zone where the system is installed.

Note: For the zone where the system is installed, see section 5.

Zone ratings for solar (photovoltaic) systems
Item	Zone	Rating
1	1	1.622
2	2	1.536
3	3	1.382
4	4	1.185

5 Zones

The zone where a solar (photovoltaic) system is installed is the zone mentioned in the following table for the postcode where the system is installed.

Zones for postcodes where solar (photovoltaic) systems are installed
Item	Postcodes		Zone
	From	To
1	0000	0799	3
2	0800	0869	2
3	0870	0879	1
4	0880	1000	2
5	1001	2355	3
6	2356	2357	2
7	2358	2384	3
8	2385	2393	2
9	2394	2395	3
10	2396	2398	2
11	2399	2399	3
12	2400	2400	2
13	2401	2404	3
14	2405	2407	2
15	2408	2410	3
16	2411	2414	2
17	2415	2536	3
18	2537	2537	4
19	2538	2544	3
20	2545	2554	4
21	2555	2626	3
22	2627	2628	4
23	2629	2630	3
24	2631	2639	4
25	2640	2820	3
26	2821	2842	2
27	2843	2872	3
28	2873	2874	2
29	2875	2876	3
30	2877	2889	2
31	2890	2897	3
32	2898	2899	3
33	2900	2999	3
34	3000	3390	4
35	3391	3398	3
36	3399	3413	4
37	3414	3426	3
38	3427	3474	4
39	3475	3514	3
40	3515	3516	4
41	3517	3520	3
42	3521	3524	4
43	3525	3538	3
44	3539	3539	4
45	3540	3549	3
46	3550	3560	4
47	3561	3569	3
48	3570	3570	4
49	3571	3606	3
50	3607	3617	4
51	3618	3622	3
52	3623	3628	4
53	3629	3657	3
54	3658	3684	4
55	3685	3687	3
56	3688	3724	4
57	3725	3731	3
58	3732	3999	4
59	4000	4416	3
60	4417	4417	2
61	4418	4422	3
62	4423	4423	2
63	4424	4426	3
64	4427	4473	2
65	4474	4476	1
66	4477	4478	2
67	4479	4485	1
68	4486	4490	2
69	4491	4492	1
70	4493	4499	2
71	4500	4721	3
72	4722	4722	2
73	4723	4723	3
74	4724	4735	2
75	4736	4736	1
76	4737	4824	3
77	4825	4827	2
78	4828	4828	2
79	4829	4830	2
80	4831	5261	3
81	5262	5263	4
82	5264	5270	3
83	5271	5300	4
84	5301	5429	3
85	5430	5450	2
86	5451	5653	3
87	5654	5669	2
88	5670	5679	3
89	5680	5699	2
90	5700	5709	3
91	5710	5722	2
92	5723	5724	1
93	5725	5733	2
94	5734	5799	1
95	5800	6243	3
96	6244	6250	4
97	6251	6254	3
98	6255	6270	4
99	6271	6315	3
100	6316	6357	4
101	6358	6393	3
102	6394	6400	4
103	6401	6430	3
104	6431	6431	2
105	6432	6433	3
106	6434	6439	2
107	6440	6441	1
108	6442	6444	3
109	6445	6459	4
110	6460	6467	3
111	6468	6469	2
112	6470	6471	3
113	6472	6474	2
114	6475	6506	3
115	6507	6555	2
116	6556	6573	3
117	6574	6602	2
118	6603	6607	3
119	6608	6641	2
120	6642	6724	1
121	6725	6750	2
122	6751	6797	1
123	6798	6799	2
124	6800	6999	3
125	7000	8999	4
126	9000	9999	3