{
  "node_id": "australia-renewable-energy-electricity-act-2000-ret",
  "title": "Australia Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 - RET Scheme, LGCs, STCs and Clean Energy Regulator",
  "domain": "Energy & Utilities",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-09",
  "bluf": "Australia's Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth) (RET Act) established the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme to incentivise additional electricity generation from renewable sources; from 2011 the scheme was split into the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES); LRET requires electricity retailers and large users (liable entities) to surrender Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) equal to a legislated percentage of their electricity acquisitions each year - target was 33,000 GWh of renewable electricity per year by 2020 (achieved); SRES creates Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) for eligible solar PV, solar water heater, and heat pump installations, with an upfront financial benefit to households; liable entities under LRET who fail to surrender sufficient LGCs pay a shortfall charge of AUD 65 per MWh (non-tax-deductible); the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) administers both schemes including accreditation of renewable power stations, the REC Registry, compliance reporting, and enforcement; the Safeguard Mechanism (reformed July 2023) complements the RET scheme for large industrial emitters.",
  "paywall": {
    "status": "LOCKED",
    "unlock_cost_usd": "0.01",
    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
  },
  "crosswalks": {
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "australia-national-energy-retail-law-2011"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 6
}