(A) Availability.
(1) Service under this commercial solar renewable parallel generation rate schedule is available to utility commercial and municipal customers in good standing with a customer-owned solar renewable electric generation facility as defined in the “Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities 25 kWAC or Less” who wish to receive compensation for excess renewable generation delivered to the utility subject to the terms and conditions of this schedule and the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) power purchase agreement. Customer-owned solar renewable generation and associated equipment are collectively referred to as a SOLAR GENERATION FACILITY.
(2) The service is available to customer-owned solar generation facilities on a first-come, first-served basis until the total rated generating capability of all interconnections served under parallel generation equals or exceeds 1% of the town’s peak demand for the previous calendar year. Upon reaching this limit, no additional service shall be available under this rate schedule. This rate schedule shall not be available for any electric service schedule allowing for resale.
(B) Character of service. Single-phase or three-phase, 60 hertz, alternating current will be supplied at standard voltages as available through one transformer. A QUALIFYING CUSTOMER is a commercial or municipal electric customer as defined in this chapter, in good standing and connected to the utility electric distribution system for the purpose of receiving retail electric service, who also owns and operates a solar generation facility as defined in the “Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities 25 kWAC or Less.” The solar generation facility shall be installed and operated in accordance with the requirements of said interconnection standards.
(C) Monthly bill.
Service
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Rate
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Customer charge per service connection | |
Single phase | $48 |
Three phase | $65 |
Energy charge ($/kWh) | |
All kWh | $0.1000 |
(D) Minimum bill. The customer charge set forth in the schedule in this section shall be the minimum bill.
(E) Metering. Metering shall be accomplished by use of a utility-approved electric meter or meters capable of registering the flow of electricity in each direction. If the existing electric meter installed at the customer’s premises is not capable of measuring the bidirectional flow of electricity, the utility shall install, at the customer’s expense, an appropriate meter or meters with such capability. The utility may, at its own expense and with written consent of the customer, install one or more additional meters to monitor the flow of electricity.
(F) Rate adjustment. This schedule is subject to a power cost adjustment (PCA) factor as slated in Appendix D of this chapter and a rate stabilization adder (RSA) as stated in Appendix E of this chapter.
(G) Customer billing. The measurement of electricity supplied by the electric utility and/or received by the electric utility (excess renewable generation) shall be determined in the following manner. The electric utility shall measure the amount of electricity delivered by the electric utility to the customer and the amount of electricity generated by the customer and delivered to the electric utility (excess renewable generation) during the billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices. The kilowatt-hours delivered by the electric utility to the customer shall be billed to the customer at the rates stated herein and applicable riders. The customer shall be compensated for kilowatt-hours generated by said customer and delivered to the electric utility (excess renewable generation) as described in division (H) below.
(H) Customer compensation. The customer shall enter into a power purchase agreement with the utility’s power agency, Indiana Municipal Power Agency, for the purchasing of the customer’s excess renewable generation (kWh). The compensation to the customer for excess renewable generation (kilowatt-hours) delivered to the utility shall be calculated at the excess renewable generation rate, as determined by the IMPA, for the periods in which energy was delivered to the utility. The customer must participate in the IMPA’s power purchase agreement to receive compensation for excess renewable generation. The excess renewable generation compensation and rate shall be determined by the IMPA in accordance with IMPA Res. 18-01 and the power purchase agreement.
(I) Terms and conditions. Service hereunder is subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to electric service. Additional special terms and conditions include the following.
(1) The utility shall offer this rate schedule to customers that wish to receive compensation for excess renewable generation supplied to the utility from eligible customer-owned solar generation facilities.
(2) This schedule shall only be available to customers in good standing under this chapter and the electric rates of the town. All agreements hereunder shall be between the customer, the town and the IMPA.
(3) This schedule is also subject to the provisions of “Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities 25 kWAC or Less.”
(4) The interconnection agreement between the utility and customer must remain in effect, and the customer-owned generation facility must be in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the “Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities 25 kWAC or Less.”
(5) Any required insurance coverage is specifically addressed in the “Interconnection Standards for Installation and Parallel Operation of Customer-Owned Renewable Electric Generation Facilities 25 kWAC or Less.”
(6) Nothing in this schedule shall abrogate any customer’s obligation to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, codes or ordinances.
(7) This schedule shall remain in place for a minimum of 12 months.
(8) The IMPA shall compensate the customer for excess renewable generation at rates and by methods determined by the IMPA’s management and in compliance with federal and state law.
(Ord. 2-2019, passed 2-25-2019)