In 2012, the Clean Energy Regulator received 165 partial exemption certificate (PEC) applications by the legislated deadlines. Applications from prescribed persons spanned 44 of the 46 eligible EITE activities.
As at 31 December 2012, 165 PECs were issued totalling 33,450 gigawatt hours of partial exemption under the legislation.
In accordance with Regulation 22E(2) of the Regulations, the name of the person to whom a PEC is issued and the EITE activity that the PEC relates to is published on the Clean Energy Regulator website.
Table 6: Total amount of 2012 partial exemptions given for each EITE activity as at 31 December 2012
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EITE activity
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Partial exemption (MWh)
|
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Alumina refining
|
984,961
|
|
Aluminium smelting
|
21,845,559
|
|
Cartonboard manufacturing
|
44,221
|
|
Dry pulp manufacturing
|
0
|
|
Integrated iron and steel manufacturing
|
1,137,512
|
|
Integrated production of lead and zinc
|
51,857
|
|
Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed
|
627,414
|
|
Manufacture of newsprint
|
1,032,192
|
|
Manufacture of reconstituted wood-based panels
|
211,647
|
|
Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing
|
843,546
|
|
Petroleum refining
|
1,240,639
|
|
Printing and writing paper manufacturing
|
96,405
|
|
Production of ammonia
|
95,945
|
|
Production of ammonium nitrate
|
86,443
|
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Production of bulk flat glass
|
40,281
|
|
Production of carbamide (urea)
|
19,081
|
|
Production of carbon black
|
0
|
|
Production of ceramic floor and wall tiles
|
7,657
|
|
Production of chlorine gas and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) solution
|
242,930
|
|
Production of clinker
|
327,313
|
|
Production of coke oven coke
|
2,198
|
|
Production of copper
|
749,547
|
|
Production of ethene (ethylene)
|
78,643
|
|
Production of fused alumina
|
30,602
|
|
Production of fused zirconia
|
8,304
|
|
Production of glass beads
|
2,981
|
|
Production of glass containers
|
184,165
|
|
Production of high purity ethanol
|
27,706
|
|
Production of hydrogen peroxide
|
6,467
|
|
Production of iron ore pellets
|
47,258
|
|
Production of lime
|
59,669
|
|
Production of liquefied natural gas
|
1,286
|
|
Production of magnesia
|
98,470
|
|
Production of magnetite concentrate
|
104,134
|
|
Production of manganese
|
744,405
|
|
Production of methanol
|
9,808
|
|
Production of polyethylene
|
108,250
|
|
Production of polymer grade propene (polymer grade propylene)
|
8,574
|
|
Production of rolled aluminium
|
93,602
|
|
Production of silicon
|
260,707
|
|
Production of sodium carbonate (soda ash) and sodium bicarbonate
|
25,283
|
|
Production of sodium silicate glass
|
260
|
|
Production of synthetic rutile
|
31,567
|
|
Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment
|
56,293
|
|
Smelting zinc
|
1,605,248
|
|
Tissue paper manufacturing
|
169,963
|
|
Total
|
33,450,993
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