RESB LCR Round 1 Stage 1

Introduction

The NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap (the Roadmap) is a plan to transform our electricity system into one that is affordable, clean and reliable for everyone. It will transition the electricity network to one that will keep the lights on and our bills more affordable for years to come. 

To realise these opportunities, the Government established the NSW Renewable Energy Sector Board (the Board) to make sure local workers, communities, and industries share in the economic benefits of the transition to a more affordable, clean and reliable electricity system. 

Investments in developing local supply chains to support delivery of the energy transition are hindered by a causality dilemma, whereby:

• without a clear signal to invest, local supply chains will not develop and expand; and
• without a clear incentive to change, renewable energy developers will continue using their existing supply chains. 

The Board's proposed approach to address this problem is to increase local content requirements (LCR) in Roadmap projects over time, as recommended in our Plan. This will provide greater certainty to local suppliers of future demand, enabling them to invest in new or expanded local facilities.

The process to increase LCR

The process assesses whether proposals to increase LCR lodged by potential suppliers are cost-effective, protect the financial interests of electricity customers and are consistent with Australia’s international trade obligations.

The process will comprise two stages as follows:

• Stage 1: Preliminary assessment. The first stage allows proponents to submit a short, high-level proposal outlining key elements of their project (for investment in new or expanded manufacturing facilities) for consideration by the Board.
• Stage 2: Detailed assessment. The second stage requires a thorough, detailed project proposal that clearly outlines how the project addresses all assessment criteria.

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• submission of this application does not guarantee that an increase in local content requirement will be granted, and the Department expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
• it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the Department does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
• it has read the Submission Guidelines for the Process and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• if this project application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (Applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
• the Department will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked or is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
• in some circumstances the Department may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• the Department is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the Department in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available at: https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/privacy);
• the information it provides to the Department in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
• it has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the Department and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.