Queensland Usage Factors

A Gas Electricity Certificate (GEC) can be created by accredited generators for each whole megawatt hour of eligible gas-fired electricity generated. To be eligible, the electricity generation must support the electricity load of Queensland and not the electricity load of another state.

The Queensland Usage Factor (QUF) estimates the proportion of an accredited power station's output that supports Queensland's electricity load. Annual QUFs are determined by transmission zone and fixed by gazette notice for each financial year.

The following documents contain information on annual QUFs:

• Policy 13/01 Queensland Usage Factors (PDF - 45KB)
• List of transmission zones used for the purpose of fixing annual QUFs (PDF - 16KB) 
• Diagram of transmission zones and interconnections (PDF - 26KB)
• Formulae used in calculating the annual QUFs (PDF - 23KB)
• Annual QUFs fixed for each financial year (PDF - 11KB)