National Grid
Net Metering
What is Eligible: Net metering is allowed for energy production systems as outlined in the table below:

New York – Solar, Farm Waste and Wind Net Metering Rules

As of December 28, 2010

Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:

Solar (PSL 66-j)

Farm Waste

(PSL 66-j)

Micro CHP/Fuel Cells (PSL 66-j)

Wind (PSL 66-l)

Applicable Sectors:

Residential

Non-Demand /

Demand Commercial

Farm-Based

Residential / Non-Residential Farms

Residential

Up to 10kW

Residential / Farm-Based

Non-Demand /

Demand Commercial

Limit on System Size:

25 kW Residential

Up to 2,000 kW (2MW)

1000 kW (1MW)

25 kW Residential/

500 kW Farm-Based

Up to 2,000 kW (2MW)

Limit on Overall Enrollment(1)

1.0% of 2005 Demand per IOU (65,360 kW for NMPC)

0.3% of 2005 Demand per IOU (19,608 kW for NMPC)

Treatment of Net Excess:

Residential - net excess will roll over monthly. At the end of 12 month period, any excess will be converted to a cash value and paid to the customer at SC6 avoided cost rates.

 

Non-Demand Commercial customer’s net excess will roll over monthly on an ongoing basis.

 

Demand Commercial customer’s excess is converted to its equivalent value and applied as a direct credit to the customer’s current utility bill for outstanding energy, customer, demand and other charges on an ongoing basis. 2

 

 

 

 

Residential/Non-Demand – net excess will roll over monthly.

 

Demand customer’s excess is converted to its equivalent value and applied as autility bill direct credit to the customer’s next utility bill for outstanding energy, customer, demand and other charges.

 

For both demand and non-demand customers, at the end of the net metering year, any excess will be converted to a cash value and paid to the customer at SC6 avoided cost rates.

 

Net excess will be converted to a cash value calculated at SC6 avoided cost rates and applied as a direct credit to the customer’s next bill for service. This dollar credit will be applied on the bill as a separate line item.

Residential/Farm-based – net excess will roll over monthly. At the end of 12 month period, any excess will be converted to a cash value and paid to the customer at SC6 avoided cost rates.

 

Non-Demand Commercial customer’s net excess will roll over monthly on an ongoing basis.

 

Demand Commercial customer’s excess is converted to its equivalent value and applied as a direct credit to the customer’s current utility bill for outstanding energy, customer, demand and other charges on an ongoing basis. 2


(1) Net Metering is available on a “first come, first serve” basis determined by the date the utility notifies the DG Customer that it has received a complete project application.

(2) Demand customers will be subject to applicable actual metered demand charges consumed in that billing period. The Company will not adjust the demand charge to reflect demand ratchets or monthly demand minimums that might be applied to a standard tariff for net metering.

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