(A) Availability. The net metering tariff is applicable to all residential and commercial customers, in good standing, taking service under R.P.S. residential rate schedules (Schedules R-l or R-2) or commercial rate schedules (Schedules C-l or C-2) and have installed a renewable (wind, solar, geothermal) generating source on their facilities served by R.P.S. The generating source must have been approved by R.P.S. for parallel operation with the R.P.S. electric system. The customer’s generating installation typically shall not exceed 10 kW for residential customers or 25 kW for commercial customers. This requirement may be reviewed on a case by case basis by the General Manager in order to maintain the integrity of the R.P.S. electrical system. This tariff will be applied in addition to the rate schedule assigned by R.P.S. Service shall be supplied through 1 meter which will measure kWh delivered by R.P.S. and kWh received from the customer.
(B) Rate schedule.
(1) If the electricity supplied by R.P.S. to the customer (kWh delivered) exceeds the electricity generated by the customer’s system (kWh received) during a billing period, the customer will be billed for the net energy supplied by R.P.S. (kWh delivered less kWh received) as outlined in the appropriate residential or commercial rate schedule. These charges shall include the customer charge, energy rate, energy cost adjustment clause, tax adjustment and any other charges outlined in the specific rate.
(2) If electricity generated by the customer’s system (kWh received) exceeds the electricity delivered by R.P.S. (kWh delivered) during a billing period, R.P.S. will buy back the excess kWh at the current wholesale delivered energy rate (including transmission costs). The buyback will appear as a credit on the customer’s bill during the next billing period.
(3) At the discretion of R.P.S., credits can be carried forward from month to month. At the end of 12 calendar months, the account will be trued up with R.P.S. buying back all credits, as accrued on a month by month basis, at the current wholesale energy rate. The wholesale energy rate is the total cost of generated and purchased wholesale energy divided by the net to system kWh for a given billing period.
(C) Minimum billing. The monthly minimum charge under this tariff shall be the customer charge plus tax adjustment as defined under the applicable rate schedule. This will be charged on a monthly basis, regardless of when “true-up” occurs.
(D) Budget billing plan. Due to the unknown generation on the customer’s premises and the inability to accurately determine generation and usage, the budget billing plan will not be available to customers receiving service under this tariff.
(E) Conditions and type of service. The customer will be required to comply with interconnection standards for parallel installation and operation of customer owned electric generating facilities.
(Ord. 970, passed 3-8-2011; Am. Ord. 986, passed 6-25-2013)