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Best Practices in State Net Metering Policies

and Interconnection ProceduresFreeing the Grid

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Freeing the GridBest Practices in State Net Metering Policies and Interconnection Procedures

2011 Edition

Octer 2011

Ave ree w:

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he Vote Solar Initiative

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Je Re, Netwrk r New Eergy Cce

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Contributing Authors

I R E C (IREC):

Jep We

T Cuey

T V S I:

Su Cp

R Jck

N C S C:

Lure Vr

N N E C:

Je Re

Endorsed By

Te Sr Ace

Te Sr Fut

Design

Kte Sweet

Special hanks

Fr revewg prvg vue cet ugget r t et, te utr wu ke t

tk Ruty Hye, Ic Pzre, R Me,

Kye R, J Keye.

Note:Tis report was prepared with the best inorma-tion available at the time o writing. We welcomeany new inormation and comments as we strive tomake each edition o Freeing the Grid as accurate andup-to-date as possible. Any errors or omissions are theresponsibility o the authors.

Some o the state data and grades rom past years wereupdated. Tus, the scores and grades in this editionmay not always agree with what was published in

previous editions o this report. In a reassessment o whatconstituted statewide policies, we determined that somestate policies that were graded in the past did not meetregulatory merit. As such, some states that were gradedin past editions did not receive a grade in this edition.

2011 GRACE A rgt reerve


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[ 1 ] Freeing the Grid 2011

Table of Contents

A Nte Aut te 2011 Et: 3

A Brwg, Executve Drectr, Te Vte Sr Ittve

Itruct t te 2011 Et 5

Metrc Succe 11

Grg 25

Wrt Prctce 77

I Fcu: Sty Crge

I Fcu: Vrg Sty Crge

I Fcu: New Mexc Acce Fee

Bet Prctce 81

I Fcu: Dewre

I Fcu: Cuty ReeweExpg te Beet Net Meterg

Me Rue 85

Appex A:

Net Meterg 86

Itercect 88

Appex B: 90

Itertte Reewe Eergy Cuc 2009 Me Net Meterg Rue

Me Itercect Prceure

Appex C: 91

Arevt Acry

Aut U 93


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Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What asource o power! I hope we dont have to wait until oil and

coal run out beore we tackle that.

homas Edison


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Te 2011 Et Freeing the Gridrk te 5tyer te reprt. Wt te trc grwt

te reewe eergy utry evy cu

trute geert reurce, tee ve yer ve

et ke ete. Muc cge tt per, uc ee r te etter. Fr tce, c-

uty r vrtu et eterg rrgeet

re w cpce y jurct. T

pcy eeet t ext we Freeing the Gridwrt truce.

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re g et eterg pce tercect

prceure; uc tt te DOE g e

t wr etrc Freeing the Gridgrg. It r repty te utr t

reprt tke very eruy.

Mre reprt ctet w e pte e t

reuce rece reprt tt pue y

ce uy. Tere re ueru tce were

pcyker cge ter prgr ter te reprtw ue te qure t we ter prve

gre wu e pte y t er tt te ext

u et wu t e reee r x r eve

t. A e preece w w u t ty cur-

ret wt te tet tre evepet re

te w etter pt te ter t u t

t prte et prctce.Styg tp cgg evet gg t

e cregy prtt te rce r ce

reewe eergy uture ctue. Ce, trute

geert tecge re crtc pece t

rce. Fcg cetve tructure re cery

te ege tt re rvg u rwr. Mrket

eer Cr New Jerey ey t

wt ter vere ce cg prgr.

O cure, eve tp--te-e ege wt y

reurce vete te vece w t perr we

wtut t r wc t trve.

T wt wr-c et eterg rue

tercect prgr . Tey prve te

t r tt trt u r epeece

cetrze, rty pwer geert t yte

tt erce ce, trute reurce. Wtut

eectve pcy, tt r gg t e rcky

tuutuu.

T wy we re pru t ctue t pr-

tt wrk. We re w te ece ret gr

prty r ptvtc (PV), te prce

reewe g wt tt gr uppy, g et

eterg tercect pce re gg t ere prtt t ever.

A Note About the 2011 EditionAdam Browning, Executive Director, The Vote Solar Initiative


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Interconnection and Net Metering:What is the Difference?

Interconnection: te tecc rue prceurewg cuter t pug t te gr.

Net Metering: te g rrgeet y wc

cuter reze vg r ter yte were

1 kW geerte y te cuter te exct e

vue 1 kW cue y te cuter.*

* A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the unit o energy equal to1,000 watts o power used over the course o an hour. It isalso the energy required to run a 100 watt light bulb or10 hours.


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Introduction to the 2011 Edition

A te uer cuter-te reewe eergy

tt ctue t urge twe, tte

pcyker ve upprte et eterg r r

ter ce tecge r vrety re:

ecurge -tte ecc evepet

te cret j ece te ecurty rety te

eectrc gr

reuce r put greeue g

e

cree eergy epeece

A ze tte re cery te vgur et

prctce tt g ey ereyenablingcuter-te Dtrute Geert (DG) y ctvey

ecurgg tee clean energy systems. Sce tepreer et Freeing the Grid, y tte veerce tee et prctce. Te eer Eergy

Pcy Act 2005 (EPAct 2005) cte ctyt

t tee prveet y yg te Puc Ut-

ty Regutry Pce Act (PURPA) t requre tte

puc utty c t cer tr r

et eterg tercect. Sect 1251

EPAct 2005 requre tte t cer et eter-

g tr ke etert regrg

te tr y Augut 2008. Sect 1254 EPAct

2005 requre tte t cer tercect

tr ke etert regrg te

tr y Augut 2007.

1

Sever tte tk t pprtuty t peet r upgre ter et

eterg tercect prceure.

Sce te uet te EPAct 2005 prv,

tte ve ctue t exp prve ter

pce. Net eterg tercect gre re

rg, tte re expg te eg wt

cttute et prctce. A uc, te Itertte

Reewe Eergy Cuc (IREC), Te Vte Sr

Ittve te Netwrk r New Eergy Cce

(NNEC) reve te etgy ue Freeing theGrid2010 t reect pcy evut te currettte et prctce.

1022

260

121

110

105

73

56

5

45

43 264 California

New Jersey

Colorado

Arizona

Nevada

Florida

New York

Pennsylvania

Hawaii

New Mexico

All Other States

Chart 1: 2010 Ite Gr CectePV Cpcty y Stte (MW

DC)

Chart 2: 2010 Cuutve Ite Cpctyper Per (W

DC/per)

38.8

32.9

29.627.4

24.1

21

17.2

7.46.9 6.2

Nevada

Hawaii

New Jersey

CaliforniaColorado

New Mexico

Arizona

D.C.

Connecticut

Oregon


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Experience Matters

I rer t guge U.S. eectrc utty perpectve

et eterg, te Sr Eectrc Pwer Act

(SEPA) IREC pue reprt 2008 e

urvey utte. Ter g ugget tt

tere gret e r e utte t er r

te experece te tt ve evepe efcet,

exe yte r et eterg te uer

ptvtc (PV) tt cree, rter t

kg retrctve xe pre re.

Te t ucceu et eterg prgr

ee pce r ve r re yer; t requre ec eter, extr ee r t urce; ue

te IEEE 1547 tecc tr r tercec-

t; ecte t et e u-te epyee t

prce ppct.2 At te utte tt

repe t te urvey cte tt tere were ew

pre cte wt reg te etert

wc were ge eectrecc eter, ut

wt grwg uer te--ue (OU) eter

rt eter we.

Te t c pre reprte were

cte wt g yte ck prper

cuett r te cuter. Mt utte

te tuy tte tt ter g yte were ue

t ey ccte et-etere cuter

jutet were eee r te yte. Te ct

upgrg curret g twre y e g, ut

te reprt ve tt uture g yte crp-

rte et eterg cpte t te et.

Icpete cuett r te cuter

w te t c cue ey reprte te

tercect prce, te reprt ugget tt

re tr requreet, rev cuet-

t ter, cerer cuct

etwee te utty, pectr te cuty

cu ve tee pre. Te y rect

rp cree te uer PV tt ver

te ext te yer ecurge uture reerc

t et r treg expetg te et

eterg prce.3

Cr t te ter te

cpcty, New Jerey t ec pce Cr rrwy et ut Arz r tr.4

A ctr w te r rket ver-

yg, Nev, New Jerey Hw re eg

te pck.5

Solar Markets in 2010

Cr t te uer-e pt, ut

t rket ce erg. I 2009, Cr

e 49% te U.S. rket re. I 2010, t e

t 28%. Nev, New Mexc ex re

te 2010 t ue t ge rge r tt.

Iteretgy, Nev 58 MW r tt e

t eergy t Cr utty upprt eetg

te utty RPS gt.6

Continuing Education

re reg ue ccer wt gr-

te r yte, te U.S. Deprtet Eergy

(DOE) crete te Sr Aerc Br r Ce

Table 1: Cge Ite Cpcty r te p-e Stte r 2009 t 2010

S

2010

(MWDC)

2009

(MWDC)

2009 2010

%

2010

M S

2009

R

C 252 213.7 18% 28% 1

N J 132.4 57.3 131% 15% 2N 68.3 2.5 2598% 8% 15

A 63.6 21.1 201% 7% 5

C 62 23.4 165% 7% 4

P 46.5 4.4 947% 5% 13

N M 40.9 1.4 2815% 5% 20

F 34.8 35.7 -2% 4% 3

N C 28.7 6.6 332% 3% 10

25.9 4.2 517% 3% 14


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ec. utrte, te Sr Ace

evepe reurce ecrg te Fur Pr

eectve tte pcy. Te Fur Pr tke t

cert te et prctce et eterg

(Pr 2) tercect (Pr 3). Icetve

(Pr 1) utty rte reveue pce

(Pr 4) re cruc cpet evepg wr-c r rket. We c cetve

re te ege rket evepet, tercec-

t et eterg pce re te r. I te

curret cpe, t uc eer r rket t

cceerte te t, e r Cr,

New Jerey Cr.9

Ec et t reprt w tte vg

r wer t ger gre. But tte ke De-

wre, Cr, Me Mcuett ctue

t re te r, ter w ee t w te et

prctce repreete t reprt IREC

Me Net Meterg Rue Me Itercec-

t Prceure t ve t te e te c.

End Notes

1.Wr, J. (2008) Stte Cert EPAct

2005 Str. Itertte Reewe Eergy

Cuc. Juy. ttp://www.recu.rg/e/

Utility Rates &Revenue Policies

Net Metering Interconnection

Incentives

4

3

2

1

The Four Pillars of Cost-Effective Solar Policy

Str (Sr ABC), prt te eer

Sr Aerc Ittve. Te Sr ABC wete

t t reurce r te terete et

eterg tercect, we ter tpc

ue urrug te epyet r

pwer.7

Guidebook: Connecting to the Grid

IREC Cectg t te Gr

Gue prve cpree-

ve truct t et

eterg tercect

pce tecc ue.

Te 6t et t gue

cue expt IREC

upte e tercect

prceure, tertve g

rrgeet r et eterg, eergy trge ue

ever ter eergg ue te e.8

How to Drive a Solar Market: Net Metering and

Interconnection in the Context of a Cost-Effective

Solar Policy

Degg eccy ute r rket

requre te crt cpeetry pcy


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S NetM

etering

Grad

e

Interconnection

Grad

e

NetM

etering

Grad

e

Interconnection

Grad

e

A M C C

A C N B

A A N B B

A B N H B D

C A B N J A B

C A B N M B B

C A B N Y B B

D.C. B B N C D B

D A A N D D F A C O A C

G F O F

H B F O A B

I P A B

I B B R I B D

I B B S C F F

I B B S D B

K B

K B F C

L C U A AM B A V A C

M A B V B A

M A A W B D

M A C W V A B

M F D W C C

M W B

M C

Table 2: Stte Gre r 2011

Note: A lack o a grade indicates no statewide policy.


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uer_up/CectDc/EPActJue08_01.c

(Te tg requreet EPAct 2005 re t

trgtrwr, t rtce cre t.)

2. Te IEEE 1547 tr ete crter

requreet r tercect trutereurce wt eectrc pwer yte [ rer t]

prve ur tr r tercect

trute reurce wt eectrc pwer yte. It

prve requreet reevt t te perrce,

pert, tetg, ety cert,

tece te tercect. Te tr

w pprve 2003. A vervew te IEEE

1547 tr c e vewe t: ttp://gruper.eee.

rg/grup/cc21/1547/1547_ex.t.

3. Letere, Steve, Mke yr. (2008)

Residential Photovoltaic Metering and InterconnectionStudy: Utility Perspectives and Practices. Reprt #01-

08. Sr Eectrc Pwer Act: Mrc.

ttp://www.reeweeergywr.c/et/cu-

et/try/2008/SEPA%20_%20Reprt_F%20

Mrc%206.2.p.

4. Serw, Lrry. (2011) U.S. Sr Mrket re2010. Itertte Reewe Eergy Cuc. Jue.

ttp://recu.rg/wp-ctet/up/2011/07/

IREC-Sr-Mrket-re-Reprt-reve070811.

p.

5. I.

6. I.

7. Sr Aerc Br r Ce Str.

Wete: www.rc.rg.

8. Te cuet ve t www.recu.rg.

9. Fr re rt te Fur Pr, vt te

Sr Ace wete: www.rce.rg.

Table 3: Cuutve Stte Net Meterg Itercect Gre y Yer

N M

Y A B C D F N/A

2007 5 8 12 6 8 12

2008 6 15 9 7 6 82009 11 16 8 6 3 7

2010 15 22 3 3 3 6

2011 17 18 5 2 4 6

I

Y A B C D F N/A

2007 0 1 9 8 15 18

2008 0 11 3 9 14 14

2009 1 14 6 6 14 10

2010 4 16 7 4 5 16

2011 6 17 7 4 3 15


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Metrics of Success

A Standard Policy Framework

Mt tte tt ve crete /r reve ter

tercect et eterg pce ve e

purut e r re te wg g:

ecurge greter reewe eergy geert;

prte cuter-te DG;

ep eet te g reewe prt

tr (RPS);

reuce e cregy tre

eectrc gr;

rewr vetet reewe tecge;

ctte eergy e-rece;

prve r quty puc et;

reuce greeue g e;

prte -tte ecc evepet

crete j.

Acr te r, te t ucceu tte re

cert pcy cpet. Te eekg t ceve

ucce ve pte utty r pce.

Te reut cer, eergg ceu et

prctce y tte, ptcwrk e-

ectve etergeeu ruer -extet

rue ter.

Oe gct e tt ppret up

revewg te we vrety extg tte tr

tt ctecy te eey ce eergy

evepet. It crete cu g cuer,

uere te ty uee t perte ef-cety cr utty ervce terrtre r tte e,

cree ct t prgr prtcptut-

te, cuer, uee c ty

rcg tee tkeer t ter te ycre

ec vu tte prgr.

ve cce t tt te g te ve,

ucceu tercect et eterg pce

ut ctte te tt tu ce

eergy yte. It etrey pe t tye te

evepet reewe geert etre

tte y wg e r re cuterpructve

prv t e erte t tee pce urg

evepet prce.

I geer, cy ccepte tecc tr

erve extreey prtt purpe te U.S.

ecy. By eetg ur et prceure

eectrc pecct, we vrety pr-

uct tecge c e evepe t w ct

y ueg vt cuter cce te

rketpce. Aty, te ue e ctet

egeerg tr eure e prctc y

ppct. Str r et eterg terc-

ect pruce r reut r te reewe

utry.

My tte we te Feer Eergy

Regutry C (FERC)re pprcg ceu jut t type tr r terc-

ect. (Te FERC tr greeet r

tercect were pte 2005 y FERC

Orer 2006, ereter reerre t te FERC

Str.)

Te vt jrty tte eer tercec-

t prceure re e ceu ety

egeerg tr r te IEEE Uerwrt-

er Lrtre (UL).1 It prtt t te tt

utty teret ve trg, expert repreet-

t trugut tte eer prceeg.

Te tr reevt t t reprt ve reyee egtte wt re t equte utty

repreett; tere ee t reegtte tee

prv ze regutry re.

Our Scoring Methods

I t evut ttewe tercect

et eterg prgr, te utr evepe

ex tt wr pt r eeet tt prte


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prtcpt, exp reewe eergy geer-

t, r terwe vce te g ugt y et

eterg. Cverey, te ex ue eert r

prgr cpet tt curge prtcpt r

t reewe eergy geert.

Appyg tee uerc vue t prgr

cpet w r eprte pttg teeectvee ec tte tercect et

eterg tr, get etter gre t

ec.2

Policy Points: Net Metering

Individual System Capacity

P L S A N M

+5 2 MW r greter+4 Greter t 1 MW, ut e t 2 MW

+3 Greter t 500 kW, ut t greter t

1 MW

+2 Greter t 100 kW, ut t greter t

500 kW

+1 Greter t r equ t 50 kW, ut t

greter t 100 kW

0 Le t 50 kW

-1 Oy reet yte we

cppe t e t 20 kW

I cert ce, ttutry r regutry t

te ze ege tecge prevet eectrc

cuter r crrecty zg DG yte t eet

ter w e, uerg e te prry

rver DG. Tere pcy jutct r

tg yte ze t rtrry eve. Cuter

e u etere te yte

eg preter.

Fr cupe expe, te Dte Stte

Icetve r Reewe & Efcecy (DSIRE)

te:

At te upper e te pectru, Peyv

w et eterg r cert yte up t

5 MW; New Mexc w et eterg r cer-

t yte up t 80 MW; tere tte

cpcty t Arz, Cr, New Jerey,

r O. I y ce, tte t yte t

cert percetge (e.g., 125%) te cuter

, tt cuter t tety

verze ter yte. Furterre, e tte

ve ete vu yte cpcty t

tt vry y utty type, yte type r cuter

type.3

otal Program Capacity Limits

P P L P P

D

+2.5 5% r greter; t

+2 Greter t 2%, ut e t 5%

+1.5 Greter t 1%, ut t greter t 2%

+1 Greter t 0.5%, ut t greter

t 1%

+0.5 Greter t 0.2%, ut t greter t

0.5%

0 Greter t r equ t 0.1%, ut t

greter t 0.2%

-0.5 Le t 0.1%

B

+1 Fr excug r te ggregte t

geertr tt t exprt eectrcty, r

g eureet eergy pruce,

te tt cpcty.

I t utty ccer tt cuter-teDG repreet t reveue, y tte ve

te te tt ggregte cpcty ege r et

eterg, eter ttewe r r pecc utte.

We t rguet e tutve ppe, t

rtgte vew te rrgeet.

It ke tte ee t t te tt ut

ce eergy tt cuter y geerte

ctrute t te eectrc gr. Utte t

ve eret rgt t crge r eectrcty tt

cuter cu terwe geerte re efcety

re cey ter w. Cpcty t

rtcy retrct te exp -te reewegeert curt te rket r ew reewe

eergy yte. Tey re cpte wt

ggreve trget r reewe eergy epyet

et y grwg uer tte.

Cpcty t, uuy e percetge

pek e, crete ucertty r cuter

cerg et eterg. Sce cuter ve

wy kwg we cpcty t w e et,


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tey ct eectvey p r uture DG t-

t.4 T regutry ucertty t reewe

eergy vetet.

Restrictions on Rollover

P R P

+1.5 Iete rver t ret rte.

+1 Mty rver t ret rte r e yer,

u pyet t ret rte

+0.5 Mty rver t ret rte r e

yer, u pyet t wee rte r

ve ct

0 Mty rver t ret rte r e yer,

exce eergy te t utty uy

-2 Mty pyet t wee rte r

ve ct

-4 N rver pertte, exce eergyte t utty ty

We cuter geerte re eectrcty t

tey cue urg ty g per, t

tte w cuter t rver te exce geer-

t. Te utty crre rwr y exce geert

ut t ue up. Se te et eectve et

eterg prgr prt kW cret rver,

perp y prvg wee rte pyet r

exce eectrcty geerte y cuter ec t.I tee tte cuter uerze ter yte

te yte pruce e eergy t ter ty

u requreet.

Retrctg rver t ge t y e re

cty t wg rver. I ct, te tr-

tve ct tt utty y cur trug te prce

pyg r ut ty exce

geert, v cuttg ceck r e ter r

pyet, y e greter t y perceve

reveue cte wt rver cret.

e ucceu, et eterg prgr ut

ctte rver tt cuter-geertr recevecret r exce eergy geerte urg te e

we reewe utput get ppy t twr

ter cupt we utput wet, wg

cuter t ceve zer et eergy cupt

r te gr. Iete rver prve te et

pprc t ccut r vrt g eret

yte tecge ct. Cuter-

geertr reze te t c eet r eteterg t er.

Metering Issues

P M P

+2 N eter cge requrecuter-te

geertr ue extg eter

+2 New eter prve y te utty t

ct t te cuter-te geertr

+1 Du eter r u regterutty pyr te t eter

0 Du eter r u regtercuter

py r te t eter

P M P U --U

(OU)

+2 OU eter wt te crryver

+1 OU eter wt egregte te per

-1 Segregte OU rte vtge

geertr

Requrg te cuter-geertr t py r

t eter ge te ut r prte

tretet ccre ter cuter te utty.

Spec /r upcte eter re t ecery r

te prce et eterg u t e

extr c ure t cuter wt DG.

Se tte pce requre (r ecurge) cuter

w ce t et eter t wtc t OU rte,

were te cuter py erg rte epeg

te te y. T c eter rewr geertr w

pruce urg pek e per, we eectrc-ty t expeve te gr tre, r c


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vtge cuter y requrg te t py extr

ee r uervue weeke -pek pruct.

OU eter trck eectrc uge urg pecc

per te. Te te per re trcke y te

eter eter trug re te prcg (.e., ver

15 , 30 , r 1 ur terv) r pre-et prce

e egregte te per (.e. y-pek/

gt--pek /r ey jute).Iey,

cuter geert excee cupt

e te per (te ), te exce geert

pruce te pek te t eee tt te c crry ver t e utze ter

te . Wt egregte te per

te crryver, exce geert e te

per c y et cupt tt e

te per. T tut e t e t c

eve et eterg cret pruce urg pek te

per ue t e uy utzeeve te ce

were ettg cupt urg -pek te

wt cret pruce urg pek te per.

Accrgy, ewer pt re wre were OU

eter re utze wt egregte te per

te crryver. A egtve pt wre OU eterg requre te pek te per

vr r geert, uc vg pek

per 6p-9p. T wu reut g

OU pek rte wt w PV utput, tu prvg

te cuter wt e cetve t et eter.

Renewable Energy Credit Ownership

P R E C (REC)

O

+1 Owe y cuter

-1 REC werp t ree

-2 REC gve t te utty r exprte

eectrcty

-5 REC trerre t utty wtut

pprprte cetve

Reewe eergy cret (REC) prve ter

ptet tre reveue r wer yte

tt geerte eectrcty wt reewe reurce. I

y re te Ute Stte, REC re ugt

cty vutry gree pwer

rket r re recty ue t u utty

Reewe Prt Str requreet. Utte

u t e pertte t eze REC r yte

wer wtut pyg te rket prce r te.

Eligible echnologies

P E

+1 Sr, w ter reewe w

e tecge

+0.5 Sr w y

0 Excue r r w

Wt pprprte tercect prceure,

tere re t excue reewe, cuter-te geertr, uc PV w, r

et eterg. Mt tte cue ger t

ege tecge, cug , g,

yreectrc yte ter reewe tt

re te cue tte RPS pce. Recety,

tere ee grwg tre tte egt

t cue Ce Het Pwer (CHP)

ege tecgy et eterg; eve tte ve

cue CHP te pt tw yer e. Mkg

CHP prt tte et eterg pcy reect

vru tet epeg te prtcur tte;

eter t ecurge gy efcet w-e

eectrcty geert, very eectrc reurce,

/r re c gr rtructure ccer.

CHP ever crctertc (exty ue

urce, eectve vty, te ty t

cpture et r eret te ppct) wc

ke CHP ewt uque tecgy r et


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eterg.Tee ctr ve ccy wrrte

pec cvet tte et eterg pce t

ccut r e tee erece. Se tee

cvet cue wg y cr-CHP

ege tecgy (uuy yte uer 30 kW),

eret exce geert rver prv

ue retrct.

Eligible Customers

P C C E

+2 N ege c retrct

+1 N-reet c pertte t eter

up t tte cpcty t we reet

c te t re t 10 kW

0 Reet c y

Se tte et eterg rue retrct te cuter

ce ege t prtcpte. Rue y excue

cerc cuter /r ter -reet

cuter tt cu t grety reuce e

tre gr wc te ejy te wet

ct r te yte. Awg -reet

cuter t et eter eet t jup-trtg

ew reewe eergy rket.

Bonus for Aggregate Net Metering

P B

+1 A cuter y ggregte eter

r er ctguu prperty r te purpe

et eterg

A ew tte w ggregt eter r et

eterg, ete kw grup eterg.

T prry eet r prperte tt y

ve utpe eter. Se tte w ggregte

eterg tt ce ccut r et etergcr e r utpe prperty ure.

Bonus for Retail Choice

P B

+0.5 Net eterg we uer ret cce

T crter w evute e vrety

pcy prv, cug weter r t c-

pettve upper re requre t er et eterg,

weter trut crge re ette r ret

cce cuter weter tere -cr-

try cue r ret cce cuter w w

t egge et eterg. Fr t pt vue, te

utr ree IREC reprt, Te Iterect

Net Meterg Ret Cce, wc e t

ccu ct et eterg ttute

regut revew cuct wt

C utty t.5

Bonus for Community Renewables

P B

+1 A cuter y receve et eterg

cret r vetg r ucrg t

reewe eergy yte tt y t e

pycy cte ter prperty

Fr vrety re, cuter y e ue

t t -te reewe eergy yte. Fr

expe, cuter y e tet utut

ug were te r w t w te t-

t r yte te r.Becue reewe

eergy prgr rue te requre reewe

eergy yte t e cte -te, tee cuter

re prte r greeg ter eergy uppy

epte ter wge t ke tt vetet.

Frwr kg tte re egg t re

t prgr gp exp pprtute rcuter t prtcpte reewe eergy trug


18/98


cuty reewe prgr. Uer c-

uty reewe prgr, cuter re we

t vet -te reewe eergy yte

t prtcpte et eterg ter tte-eve

cetve prgr. A we-ege cuty

reewe prgr exp pt r cuter

prtcpt reewe wtut wekegucceu -te reewe eergy prgr.

Safe Harbor Provisions, Standby Charges,

or Other Fees

P F

+3 Se rr guge prtect cuter

r upece t equpet,

ee, requreet t cge tr, etc.

0 Nt ree-1 Te utty pe ee r ec

weter t ee et t te utty

-1 Mr t ee r et eterg re

pe

-5 Sgct t crge r ee re

pe

-5 Per A per-kW ee pruct (

t t ter ee) pe6

My utte c tt, te evet tt

et-etere yte , te utty requre teet te reutg cree cuter e.

A reut, y tte w utte t pe

ty crge et-etere cuter.

Sty crge cttute pr puc pcy

te ctext et eterg, epecy r wer

, reewe eergy yte. Se reercer

ve te tt tey re gu t gg

ty ee t reet cuter w purce

g efcecy r ctg ut,7 ecue,

tery, utte wu e requre t eet cree

e u te r cter ee

t e repce y re cvet ut. I ece, ty crge re equ tr eve excee

rte r u eectrc ervce, eect cretg

ecc cetve r cuter t t

reewe eergy yte.

Sty crge re prtcury uree t

geertr r w utte y ee t

prve egge ut ck-up pwer. Tee

ee c e cty tt tey t,

t , te ecc cetve et eterg w

tee t er er geertr.

Se rr prv eure tt et-etere

cuter re trete ke y ter cuter. Tee

prv expcty tte tt te utty y t

crge cuter-te geertr y ee r crge,

r requre t equpet, urce r yter requreetue te ee r crge

ppe t ter cuter tt re t cuter-te

geertr.

Policy Coverage

P U C

+1 Rue ppy t utte

0 Rue ppy t vetr-we utte y

Net eterg pce geery re r eter

ttute pe y egtve y r r c-

ec. Depeg t rg, pcy y

cver utte te tte (uuy te ee

ttute) r jut vetr-we utte (IOU)

(uuy te ue y c ec). Fr

expe, Cr Puc Utte C

pte et eterg rue tt y ppe t te

tte IOU. T epe pe r rket te

re eey ppute IOU terrtre, ut

tte r te wy rur re tt were perte yeectrc cpertve (c-p) r ucp utte

(u). Hwever, ery 2008, Hue B 08-1160

w ecte, erg et eterg t cuter

c-p u. T w wece ew t rur

cuter w wt t tke vtge w

yte.

hird-Party Model

P T-P P P A

+1 Preue we t et eter

0 Nt pece

-1 Preue t we t et eter

Over te pt cupe yer, te tr-prty

werp e eerge ueu cg

ut r r tt. Wt t e,


19/98


te uyg r yte, cuter g

g-ter ctrct wt tr-prty w t

w r yte te cuter r.

T e prve ucceu ecue te t

e t ve t put up t cpt, ve

tx cret cetve re e t e re uy

utze (epecy te ce were te prpertywer te tx ty), te t zer

pert tece ct. Gve te ucce

t pprc, t w e prtt rver

ute PV rket. Fce wt te pty

tee tr-prty wer eg regute utte,

ew tte ve vetgte te egty t e.

Fr expe, te uer 2008, te Oreg

Puc Utty C rue tt tr prte

re t utte terere re t regute y te

c. Te PUC rue tt, wt tr-prty

werp, te yte te te cuter

e te eter e t requre te tru-

t yte wre r cry ervce.8

Cretg etrc tt wegt te ety

tte twr tr-prty werp ufcety

uce tte-pecc; terere retve crg

prctc. Te tretet te tr-prty

e y e ute te et eterg regu-

t teeve. Fr te purpe t reprt,

pt wre r et eterg rue tt t

precue te tr-prty werp e wt te

et eterg rue. A egtve pt wrrte r

te tte tt exprey excue tr-prty-weyte r et eterg. Fr expe, were

tte et eterg rue ee et eterg cty

cuter-we cty, te ug re

eutr exe cuter-te tergy, te

tte rue wu e cute expre excu

tr-prty we yte r et eterg.

Policy Points: Interconnection Procedures

Eligible echnologies

P C Q

0 A cuter-te geertr quy

-1 Oy reewe geertr pertte

We puc pcy y epze reewe

eergy, te yte egeerg pct

yte u e evute ey ter w

ert. terwe truce cpexty

y retrct vt. I geertr cpe uy

wt te reevt tecc tr, tere

pert r ety jutct t ey terc-

ect.

Individual System Capacity

P S C

0 Geertr up t 20 MW pertte

-0.5 up t 10 MW pertte

-1 up t 2 MW

-2 up t 1 MW

-4 Le t 500 kW

Itercect prceure u e e trget

r , pe yte re trget

yte ze cree. Hwever, tr u

pert yte tt re ze t eet eve rge,

-te . Ofce prk, gveret ug,

try e, pt r cege cpue c

ptety ccte tt 2 MW r

re jut t erve prt ter . Icre-

gy, rwr-tkg tte re cttg t

pt.

Breakpoints for Interconnection Process

P L

+1 Fur eve

0 Tree eve

-1 w eve

-2 N rekpt, e prce r geer-

tr regre ze

B

+1 Prgreve tr tt w rgeryte y ctegry

My tecc cert tue re

reevt y r retvey rge geertr. It t

efcet t rek ge ver tercect

prce t eprte trck e geertr

cpcty, reevg cpexty r te et yte


20/98


we preervg cervtve trug tue

r rger tt. Te eergg ceu t

pt ppct t ur rekpt yte ze:

10 kW, 2 MW, 10 MW (-exprtg yte),

trck r yte 20 MW rger.

imelines

P

+1 ee re rter t te FERC

tr

0 ee re te e te FERC

tr

-1 ee re ger t te FERC

tr

e ey, r evce ke rtp PV

yte, were pyc tt y tke jut

tw wrkg y, pperwrk pert repreet

te ge rget tce t quck tt. Te

FERC tr et tee r ec tep

te ppct prce, r ec type geertr.

Tere r r prveet t re,

e tte ve eecte t tr te ut te

we r te eret tep. Se tte ve

rter te tte r te re-trug

ppct wt geertr ug UL-teequpet.

Interconnection Charges

P F

+3 Fee re wve r et-etere cuter

tercect crge re cppe

+2 Fee re wve r et-etere cuter

+1 Fee re wer t te FERC tr

+0.5 Sce r rekpt e ee, wc re

geery wer t te FERC tr0 Fee re te e te FERC tr

-1 Fee re greter t te FERC tr

-3 Fee re geery ue r re t te

FERC tr

Itercect ppct ee g wt ter

ee c crete cege, epecy tee ee re

ukw t te et prject evepet. Re-

e ee eve ve ee ete te FERC

prceure ve ee uject t exteve

cpre egtt prce.

Engineering Charges

P F

+1 Egeerg ee re xe

0 Egeerg ee re t xe

A tercect tr y requre

egeerg revew r cert yte; were t e,

t prtt r te prte vve t kw wt

te ee re ere. Te egeerg crge re

cy xe r per ur rte r r per

tuy rte.

External Disconnect Switch

P R

+1 Reut exter cect wtc

prte r yte

+0.5 Reut exter cect wtcprte r yte uer 10 kW

0 Reut exter cect wtc t

ree

-1 Reut exter cect wtc t

utty cret

-2 Reut exter cect wtc

requre

I tery, gr-te DG yte preet ety

zr te gr ge w te yte ct-

ue t pruce pwer wtut te utty kwege( tut utte c g). Ptety, e

wrker cu ce t ctct wt uexpect-

ey eergze e. My utte cte tee ety

ccer jutct r requrg wer

gr-te DG yte t t tet exter


21/98


cect wtc. Hwever, te prctc eect

tt, ke e tercect ee, requrg

t exter cect wtc y

uecery ct curge cuter r

vetg reewe eergy yte.9

Exter cect wtce re uecery

ecue verter tt eet IEEE tr ve

uttc utcpte tegrte wt te

yte.10 I te evet gr ure, DG yte

verter w etect te pwer ut

teeve .11 It prtt t te tt t e

ccet reutg r te g et-etere

reewe eergy yte ee reprte.12 Mre

prtty, utty wrker re tre t tret

e ve, vrety ter ety precut

re requre prt tr pertg prce-

ure.13 A exter cect wtc repreet

urt r t eve reucy tt y

reevt utty wrker gre r er trg.

I utty wrker wg prper prtc, e

te eve ety eure preceg exter

cect wtc w ever e ue, uc e te

wtc te.

14

Certification

P S

+1 UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 tr re ue

t t ter pt (e.g., e-

certct)

0 UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 tr re ue

-1 UL 1741 / IEEE 1547 tr re t

ue, r e eeet IEEE 1547

re ue-4 Str ue cct wt, r

exce IEEE 1547

Te eectrc ety pert te gr

ut e prry ccer te evepet

y tercect prceure, ut re

egeerg tr, t pcy eter-

t. Utte, equpet ucturer, t

rtre tetg cte, gveret

repreettve ve evepe te reevt tecc

tr jty.

We e tte ve prve r t

pt (e.g., te reue certct equpet

vuy type-tete y utte), ter ve ue

cctg tecc tr crtc w tt

y ct ect te ety ecurty te gr.

St ter ve e ycrtc r upece

ket cue tt truce ucertte. I uc

ce, ptet vetr DG yte t kw

we uc cue gt re t quy te.

echnical Screens

P S

0 Te FERC tr cree re ue

-1 Tere prt pt cree

-2 N cree re ue r t t te utty

cret

Pety A re cervtve cree() t te

FERC tr ue = -1 r ec

Bu Oe r re te FERC tr

cree tt t ect ety ve ee

rppe, r re er cree eeet

tt e t ect ety ue = +1 r

ec

Every tercect eret, ut terc-

ect re e uet crctertc.

Tee rete t, g ter tg, te ze tegeertr retve t te ect te gr t wc

t cect te rtg te prtectve equp-

et te. Tee ctr etere w cpex

te tercect prce ee t e.

Te FERC tr prve trug et

tecc cree tt ee cpe y y

jurct; y gct rev t tee wey

ue ecrk truce fcute t te prce


22/98


y cree yte ct, cgurt r

prgrg ut e jute t cpy wt ve

regut.

Network Interconnection

P S/A S N

+2 Bt pt re etwrk tercec-

t re we wt exe crter e

cuter crctertc

+1 Eter pt r re etwrk tercec-

t re we t xu cpcty

0 Netwrk re we ut te t 50 kW

r pt etwrk /r 500 kW r re

etwrk tercect

+2 Bu: Netwrk re we prve te

geertg cty verter-e

ue t -exprtg prtectvecee

+1 Bu: Netwrk re we wt ge

prtectve eture

-1 Pety: Spt /r Are t ree r

we

A pt etwrk ege t erve rge ge

ct, uc crprte cpu r g-re

ug; re etwrk ecre te pwer

trut yte re ee wt uer,uc wtw re. Tee type etwrk

re ege t cree rety y cretg re

ptet pt r geert t . Hwever, te

type yte tt y e cecte re uuy

retrctete t te tt re verter e,

tee etwrk re e tert exprte eectrcty.

Se jurct ve extee t ccer t

etwrk tercect cpetey. Hwever,

te very re etwrk tt jurct t

prtect re geery te t ee te

ree tt DG c ctrute. A re pprprte

pprc wu e t crete re trget tecctr r etwrke yte r py requre

tt tey t pece g-pee equpet tt

ure tt re etwrk geert w t excee

te te etwrk t y te.15

Standard Form Agreement

P F S

+1 Str greeet wt rey cue

0 Str greeet wt tr cue-0.5 N tr greeet

-1 Str greeet wt excevey

cpex r te cue

B

+1 Spe r r eve terc-

ect

+0.5 Spe r r yte uer 10 kW

Te pt were te ruer eet te r

y tercect rewrk te greeet.

Wtut tr greeet, te tercect

prce etey re cpex. I te tr

very cpcte r cue cue te t

te cuteruc requrg te cuter t

ey te utty r r t ptet

te wt equvet prtect r te

uttyte te tr e uc t vue.

Insurance Requirements

P R

+1 N t urce requre r

-verter e yte uer 50 kW r

verter-e yte uer 1 MW

0.5 At urce requre, ut t

re t typc cuter wu crry

0 Iurce t ree r et t te

evepet te tr r gree-

et

-1 Utty te t ure r

ter retrctve requreet

-2 At prprttey ure-e urce requreet r er

yte


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Becue ptet per jury prperty

ge ty rk cte wt tercec-

t, y tte w utte t pe ty

urce requreet DG yte wer. Se

tte requre cuter-te geertr t crry cv-

erge t prtect utte r eg e cy

repe r pre cue y tercecte

yte.

Hwever, t te utr kwege tere

ever ee cuete ce , et-etere

yte cug eectrc ure r cretg ptet

per jury r prperty ge te r utty. Reewe eergy tecge ucture

te cpce wt tecc terc-

ect guee gcty reuce te rk

ptet ety ue.

Exceve urce requreet y erve t

curge cuter r vetg reewe

eergy yte prtcptg et eterg

prgr. Requrg cuter-te geertr

epecy te wt retvey DG ytet

t t -r urce pce

prctc, ecue te g preu w key

excee te ecc eet et eterg.

Dispute Resolution

P D P

+2 Prce pce (w r ct, quck)

0 Nt ree, cty, r trtvey

uree

-1 Utty cret

Ievty, e requet r tercect

w reut pute. Te et tr prve

w-ct e expert reut, e.g., trug

teepe c t tecc ter epye y

te tte puc utty c. Oter pt

re re trtvey uree re

expeve. O cure, te tr expcty tte

tt pute w e reve trug r y

utty cret, te tr ece e ree

te eye cuter-prte.

Rule Coverage

P U C

+1 Rue ppy t utte0 Rue ppy t vetr-we utte y

Itercect prceure y cver utte

te tte r jut vetr-we utte.

Miscellaneous

Avere yte pct ceck requre r yte

uer 2 MW = -1. T type ceck r te

ptet pct cuter-te geertr

te gr. It u t e ppe t geer-

tr, r wc t rgey rreevt.

Prve r c ce fc reu we

certcte cpet requre = -1. Se tte

requre tt c ce fc g r certy

cuett cte wt te tercect

prce. Sce tee fc t geery certy

cuet ter t ter w pect, tey

c e rett t g ut ur r,

eyg r cpctg te prce.

Itercect prce gcty er-

et r te FERC tr = -1. Te ver

rewrk te FERC tr we uer-t u e te c uerpg y

tr.

Nte: 7.5 pt re e t tercect

cre t ceve grg prty wt et eterg

crg.


24/98


End Notes

1. UL g urce r pruct tetg r u-

cturer, reter, cuer regutg e.

UL tet pruct r puc ety. www.u.c. UL

1741 te Str r Iverter, Cverter,

Ctrer r Ue Iepeet Pwer Syte.

Fr urter rt ee: ttp://www.u.c/ge/verter/ex.t

2. Te Freeing the Gridetgy eepte r ue te Nt Reewe Eergy

Lrtry u Stte te Stte reprt we

te US Deprtet Eergy SuSt prgr.

3. Hee, Ay. (2011) DSIRE Sr

Pcy Gue: A Reurce r Stte Pcyker.

DSIRE. Augut. ttp://www.reu.rg/r/

rpcygue/?=17

4. Pcc G Eectrc Cpy, Geertr

Itercect Servce Deprtet. (2006) Pcc

G Eectrc Cpy Pt te Net

Eergy Meterg Eret Cp.

5. Bre, Jut Vr, Lure. (2010) Te

Iterect Net Meterg & Ret Cce: A

Overvew Pcy, Prctce, Iue. Itertte

Reewe Eergy Cuc. Deceer. ttp://

recu.rg/wp-ctet/up/2010/12/FINAL-

Iterect--Ret-Cce--Net-Meterg-

Reprt.cx.p

6. A per-kW crge eectvey et y ecc

eet r et eterg, w e trtvey

uree requre re expeve etergt pe et eterg, reutg te gct

egtve cre.

7. Weger, Hwr, H, J Pepper.

(1996) Ptvtc Ecc Mrket: Te

Scret Mucp Utty Dtrct Ce

Stuy. Cr Eergy C. Septeer.

ttp://www.eergy.c.gv/pper/CEC-999-1996-

014.PDF

8. Reewe Eergy Wr. (2008) Tr-Prty

Syte Owerp Apprve Oreg. Augut 8.

ttp://www.reeweeergywr.c/re/ew/

try?=53273

9. Ck, Crtper. (2003) Itercect PV

Syte t te GrTe Utty Accee Exter

Dcect Swtc: Crtc Sety Cpet r

Uee Equpet Requreet? Pper A160, Pr-

ceeg Sr 2003 (Te 32 u cerece

te Aerc Sr Eergy Scety).

10. Ittute Eectrc Eectrc Egeer(IEEE). (2003) 1547-2003 IEEE Str r

Itercectg Dtrute Reurce wt Eectrc

Pwer Syte.

11. Vr, Lure See, Mce. (2009)

Cectg t te Gr: A Gue Dtrute

Geert Itercect Iue. Sxt E.

Itertte Reewe Eergy Cuc (IREC)

Nrt Cr Sr Ceter. ttp://recu.rg/

e/uer_up/CectDc/Cect-

g_t_te_Gr_Gue_6t_et-1.p

12. Cgt, M.H., R.M. Mrg, J.

Akke. (2008) Utty-Itercecte Ptv-

tc Syte: Evutg te Rte r te Utty-

Accee Exter Dcect Swtc. Nt

Reewe Eergy Lrtry. ecc Reprt:

NREL/P-581-42675. Jury. Nte: we y

ctt: Ck, C.; Hye, R. Iutry Itervew.

PV New, Nveer 2006.

13. See, Mce (2008) Utty Exter

Dcect Swtc. Sr Aerc Br r Ce

Str. ttp://www.rc.rg/utty-

cect/

14. Ck, Crtper. (2003) Itercect PV Syte t te GrTe Utty Accee

Exter Dcect Swtc: Crtc Sety C-

pet r Uee Equpet Requreet? Pper

A160, Prceeg Sr 2003 (te 32 u

cerece te Aerc Sr Eergy Scety).

15. Cgt, M., et . (2009) Ptvtc

Syte Itercecte t Secry Netwrk

Dtrut SyteSucce Stre. Nt

Reewe Eergy Lrtry. ecc Reprt:

NREL/P-550-45061. Apr.


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26/98


Te uture is already hereits just not very evenlydistributed.

William Gibson


27/98


Grading

Net Metering

A Fu ret cret wt utrct. Cuter prtecte r ee t crge. Rue

ctvey ecurge ue DG.

B Geery g et eterg pce wt u ret cret, ut tere cu e cert ee r ct tt

etrct r u ret equvet vue. Tere y e e tce t et eterg.

C Aequte et eterg rue, ut tere cu e e gct ee r ter tce tt uercut

te vue r ke te prce et eterg re fcut.

D Pr et eterg pce wt utt crge r ter rce. My cuter w rg

pprtuty t t DG ecue et eterg rue utrct utt ecc vue.

F Net eterg pce tt eter cuter-te DG. N ttewe pcy ext

Interconnection

A N retrct tercect DG yte tt eet ety tr. Pce ctvey ctte

te tercect gr-te cuter DG repreet t r tte et prctce.

B G tercect rue tt crprte y et prctce pte y tte. Few r cut-

er w e cke y tercect rrer. Tere y e e eect te tr, uc

ck trze tercect greeet expete tercect t etwrk.

C Aequte r tercect, ut yte cur ger ee ger ey t ecery. Se

yte w key e precue r tercect ecue reg rrer te terc-

ect rue.

D Pr tercect prceure tt eve pce y eee rrer t tercect. A ew

et prctce py cue, ut y excue. A gct uer yte w experece

ey g ee r tercect, ze percetge y e cke ecue tee rue.

F Itercect prceure cue y rrer t tercect. Few t geertr w

experece expete tercect, ew t tte et prctce re pte. My t t

DG yte w e cke r tercectg ecue te tr.

N ttewe pcy ext

Note: Te ollowing grade cards contain summaries o states net metering programs and interconnection proceduresusing inormation rom the Database o State Incentives or Renewables & Eciency (DSIRE) and IRECs Connect-

ing to the Grid monthly newsletter. Some states graded in past editions may be scored as N/A in this years edition.Te editors believe these interconnection guidelines to be insucient or not comprehensive enough to constitutestate-wide interconnection procedures, thus deserving a grade.

Te summaries presented here are based on inormation available as o September 13, 2011. For urther inormation,details and updates on state net metering policies and interconnection procedures, visit:

DSIRE: www.reu.rg

IREC: www.recu.rg Database of State Incentives for Renewables & EfficiencyDSIREDSIRE


28/98


Alaska

Net Metering

2007

2008

2009

B

2010

C

2011

Interconnection

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

E R/

O :

Sr Ter Eectrc, Ptvtc,

L G, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Geter Eectrc,

Mucp S Wte, Hyrketc,

Aerc Dget, S

Hyreectrc, Eergy, Wve

Eergy, Oce Ter

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,

Nprt, Sc, Lc Gveret,

Stte Gveret, Feer Gveret,

Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: Utte wt u ret e

5,000,000 kW r re

S C L: 25 kW

A C

L:

1.5% verge ret e

N E G: Utte wt u ret e

5,000,000 kW r re

REC O: Nt ree

M A: Nt ree

E R/

O :

A S:

A U:

S C L:

S A:

I R:

E D

S:

N M R:

I Octer 2009, te Regutry C Ak (RCA) pprve et eterg regut. Tee rue were ze pprve y te

eutet gverr Jury 2010 ece eectve Jury 15, 2010. I My 2011, te RCA pprve tercect guee. A utte

uject t Ak et eterg regut re requre t ue reve tr tt re tercect.

Recommendation:

Apt IREC e tercect prceure

Recommendation:

Reve yte ze t w yte t e ze t eet

-te

Crryver NEG etey

Grt REC werp t cuter-geertr


29/98


Arizona

Net Metering

2007

B

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

2010

2011

E R/

O :


L G, W, B, Hyreectrc,

Geter Eectrc, Mucp S Wte,

CHP/Cgeert, Hyrge, Bg,

Aerc Dget, S Hyreectrc,

Fue Ce ug Reewe Fue

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Nprt, Sc, Lc Gveret,

Stte Gveret, Ittut

A U: Ivetr-we utte, eectrc c-p

S C

L:

N cpcty t pece, ut yte ut

e ze t eet prt r cuter

eectrc y t excee 125%

cuter tt cecte

A C

L:

N t pece

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext t ret rte;

exce recce uy t ve-ct

rte

REC O: Cuter w REC (ut e reque

t utty excge r trute

geert pyet)

M A: Nt ree

E R/

O :


L G, W, B,


Fue Ce, CHP/Cgeert,

Mcrture, Oter Dtrute

Geert ecge

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet

A U: Ivetr-we utte, SRP

S C L: Vre y utty

S A: Vre y utty

I R: Vre y utty

E D

S:

Vre y utty

N M R: N

Te Arz Crprt C (ACC) pte et eterg rue Octer 2008 wc ece eectve My 2009. Tee rue,wc ppy t vetr-we cpertve utte te tte, w et eterg r yte tt prve 125% r e te cuter pek

cecte . Net Exce Geert w e crete ty t te ret rte y reg NEG t te e te cer yer w e p

t te cuter, v ceck r g cret, t te utty ve ct pyet. Te ACC requre tt et eterg crge e ee

-crtry . Fr tercect, te Arz Crprt C (ACC) rece tt utte ue rt rue tt ppy r

yte up t 10 MW.

Recommendation:

Apt e rr guge t prtect cuter-geertr r extr

/r utcpte ee

Recommendation:

Mke te regutry requreet ur, ug IREC tr

tercect recet, r utte


30/98


Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

F

2010

2011

Arkasas

E R/

O :


W, B, Hyreectrc,

Geter Eectrc, Mcrture

ug Reewe Fue, S

Hyreectrc, Fue Ce ug

Reewe Fue

E R/O

:


W, B, Hyreectrc,

Geter Eectrc, Fue Ce ug

Reewe Fue, Mcrture

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Geer Puc/Cuer, Nprt,

Sc, Lc Gveret, Stte

Gveret, Fe. Gveret,

Agrcutur, Ittut

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Geer Puc/Cuer, Nprt,

Sc, Lc Gveret, Stte

Gveret, Fe. Gveret,

Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: A utte (ucp utte t

uject t c rue)

A U: A utte (ucp utte t

uject t c rue)

S C L: 300 kW r -reet; 25 kW r

reet

S C L: 300 kW r -reet; 25 kW r

reet

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E G: Crete t cuter ext t

ret rte; grte t utty t e

12-t g cyce

I R: Nt ree

REC O: Cuter w REC E D

S:

Nt requre r cert verter-e

yte; requre r ter yte

M A: Nt ree N M R: Ye

Recommendation:

Reve yte ze tt t w cuter t eet -te

eergy ee

Apt e rr guge t prtect cuter-geertr r extr/r utcpte ee

Recommendation:

Apt IREC e tercect prceure

Te prce r tercect y prty ree trug et eterg prv t ufcet r gre t et. Te

tr requre exter cect wtc, tug t y e wve r verter-e yte eetg cert requreet. Te w

utrze te APSC t w utte t e t crge /r ee r et eterg cuter. Te APSC reve et eterg tr

Apr 2007 t re te rver NEG te tretet REC. T reute ty rver NEG ut te e te u g

cyce, ter wc t grte t te utty. Cuter ret REC cte wt ter geert. A tr greeet ue r te

tercect cuter-we yte wc cue utu ect prv ut e t re urce requreet.


31/98


Net Metering

A

2007

B

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

C

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, Fue Ce, Bg

r ure ete pruct r

ypruct te erc get

wte

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Geter Eectrc, Fue

Ce, Mucp S Wte, CHP/

Cgeert, Mcrture


Agrcutur

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet

A U: A utte (except LADWP): r

w; Ivetr-we utte: r, w,

g ue ce

A U: Ivetr-we utte

S C

L:

1 MW (10 MW r up t 3 g

geter)

S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

5% utty pek e (ttewe t

50 MW r g geter; 112.5 MW

r ue ce)

S A: Ye

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext ty

t ret rte. Cuter y ece NEG

tretet uy.

I R: Vry y yte ze /r type; eve

ete y c

REC O: Cuter w REC. I cuter receve

pyet r reg et exce geert

t te e 12 t cyce, utty w

te REC cte wt te et exce

eectrcty purce.

E D

S:

Vre y utty yte ze

M A: Vrtu eter ggregt ut-y

re ug we

N M R: N

California

Recommendation:


eergy ee

Recommendation:

Reve requreet r reut exter cect wtc

Prt requreet r t urce

Cr rg et eterg w w ecte 1996 uequet eet ve cree te ege tecge ete ee

tructure, reutg te curret yte. A utte re uject t et eterg rue except r pucy-we utte wt 750,000 r re

cuter tt prve wter (y te L Agee Deprtet Wter Pwer t t ecrpt). Pucy-we utte c ce t

crprte te--ue rte ceue. Cuter ret werp REC. Furterre, t crge r ee re we. Begg

2009, Cr w e te rt tte t w vrtu et eterg r ut-y re ug ut ucpte. Legt

ecte 2010 re te ggregte et eterg t t 5.0% te utty ggregte cuter pek e. Cr Rue 21 gver te

tercect prce. Rue 21, pte 2000, gcty eret r te FERC tr tt Rue 21 e t cue eprte eve

tercect. Rter, ppct eter te prce t te e pt te rp ut ccrg t cpexty. Te Cr Sr

Ittve et g tg 3,000 MW y 2017.


32/98


Colorado

Net Metering

A

2007

A

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :


W, B, Hyreectrc, Geter

Eectrc, Recyce Eergy, S

Hyreectrc, Fue Ce ug Reewe

Fue

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,


CHP/Cgeert, Aerc

Dget, Fue Ce, Mcrture

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,

Nprt, Sc, Utty, Agrcutur,Ittut

A U: A utte (except r ucp

utte)

A U: A utte (except r

ucp utte)

S C

L:

120% te cuter verge u

cupt. Mu c-p cuter:

25 kW r -reet & 10 kW r

reet.

S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext t ret rte I R: Vry y yte ze /r type; eve

ete y c

REC O: Cuter w REC (ut e reque

t utty r 20 yer excge r

cetve)

E D

S:

Nt ree

M A: Awe r IOU cuter; rue uer

evepet

N M R: N

Recommendation:

Ne

Recommendation:

Icree cvere yte cpcty t cver yte ze

Ete t urce requreet etrey

I Septeer 2009, te Cr PUC reee ec tt e ever cge t Cr et eterg rue r IOU. Tee cge

cue tg te xu yte ze r r eectrc yte r 2 MW t 120% te u cupt te te; reeg te t

cue ctguu prperty we y te cuer; wg yte wer t ke e-te eect wrtg t ve ter u

NEG crre rwr cret r t t t etey. I peerg ve, Cr pe egt tt w r Cuty

Sr Gre (CSG). Te CSG up t 2 MW ze tt ve t et 10 ucrer w receve kW cret ter utty prprt

t te ze ter ucrpt. Cr tercect prceure re ve t tree eve w te FERC tr. Legt

ecte Mrc 2008 requre ucp utte wt re t 5,000 cuter cpertve utte t er et eterg r reet

yte up t 10 kW cerc utr yte up t 25 kW.


33/98


Connecticut

Net Metering

B

2007

B

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

D

2007

D

2008

D

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :



Fue Ce, Mucp S Wte, S

Hyreectrc, Eergy, Wve Eergy,

Oce Ter

E R/O

:

Ptvtc, L G, W,

B, Hyreectrc, Fue Ce,

Mucp S Wte, CHP/

Cgeert, Mcrture, Oter

Dtrute Geert ecge


Nprt, Sc, Lc Gveret,Stte Gveret, Fe. Gveret,

Mut-Fy Reet, Agrcutur,

Ittut



(A Eectrc Cuter)

A U: Ivetr-we utte A U: Ivetr-we utte

S C

L:

2 MW S C L: 20 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext t ret

rte; exce recce uy t eter

ve-ct rte r te--ue/geert

rte (r PV yte)


ete y c


S:

Requre

M A: Nt ree N M R: N

Recommendation:


eergy ee

Apt e rr guge t prtect cuter-te geertr r

extr /r utcpte ee

Exp et eterg t utte (.e., u c-p)

Recommendation:


Reve requreet r t urce

Exp tercect prceure t utte (.e., u

c-p)

Te Cectcut Deprtet Puc Utty Ctr (DPUC) pprve tercect guee r yte up t 20 MW 2007. Tee

tr ppy y t IOU cue tree eve tercect. A exter cect wtc requre, we ty urce. Net

eterg ve t C I reewe eergy yte up t 2 MW. NEG r ver t te ext t t te ret rte te utty cpete

te cuter r y NEG t te ve ct t te e te u per. Te DPUC rere Cectcut Lgt Pwer t ccute te

reureet r PV yte r y NEG t te e uze per te--ue/geert . Tere tte t te

ggregte cpcty et-etere yte utty ervce terrtry. A te, Cectcut pe ew eergy w (Puc Act 11-80) 2011.


34/98


Net Metering

B

2007

B

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

D

2009

F

2010

A

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Aerc Dget, S

Hyreectrc, Fue Ce

E R/O

:


W, B, Hyreectrc,

Aerc Dget, Fue Ce, Oter

Dtrute Geert ecge



Stte Gveret, Fe. Gveret,Agrcutur, Ittut



Stte Gveret, Fe. Gveret,Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: A utte A U: A utte (y Derv Pwer

uject t c rue)

S C

L:

DP&L: 2 MW r -reet DP&L

cuter; 500 kW -reet DEC

ucp utty cuter; 25 kW

r reet cuter; 100 kW r

r cuter reet rte

S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

5% pek e (utte y cree

t)

S A: Ye

N E

G:


ete rver pertte ut cutery requet pyet t te eergy uppy

rte t te e uze per.

I R: At ty urce t

requre r yte tt eet certtecc tr

REC O: Cuter ret werp REC

cte wt eectrcty pruce

cue y te cuter

E D

S:

Requre r yte rger t 25 kW


Recommendation:

Aw et eterg r tr prte ug te PPA e

Recommendation:

Ne

Delaware

Net eterg we Dewre r yte up t 25 kwtt (kW) r reet cuter DP&L, DEC ucp eectrc utte;

tw egwtt (MW) per eter r -reet cuter DP&L; 500 kW per eter r -reet cuter DEC ucp

utte. Legt ecte Juy 2009 w r ete rver NEG, grt cuter-geertr werp REC cree te

ggregte prtcpt t t 5% pek . Delaware greatly improved their interconnection rules in 2011 by adopting IRECs model standards.

Tey are subject of Freeing the Grids in focus section.


35/98


Net Metering

F

2007

C

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :



Eectrc, Fue Ce, CHP/Cgeert,


Eergy, Mcrture

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,



Cgeert, Aerc Dget,

S Hyreectrc, Eergy, Wve

Eergy, Oce Ter, Mcrture

A S: Cerc, Reet A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,


Stte Gveret, Fe. Gveret,

Ittut


S C

L:

1 MW S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext t te u

ret rte r yte 100 kW r e r

t geert rte (.e., ve ct) ryte rger t 100 kW; cret y e

crre rwr etey


ete y c

REC O: Cuter utty w REC E D

S:

Nt requre r verter-e yte

up t 10 kW; requre r ter

yte


Recommendation:


eergy ee


extr /r utcpte ee Aw cuter t ret REC

Recommendation:

Icree cvere yte cpcty t 20 MW

Prt requreet r reut exter cect wtc


District of Columbia

Net eterg currety ve t D.C. reet cerc cuter-geertr wt yte pwere y reewe-eergy urce,

ce et pwer (CHP), ue ce crture. Legt ecte Octer 2008 expe te t vu yte ze

r 100 kW t 1 MW. A 2008 PSC rer cre tt NEG r DG yte crete t te u ret rte urg g cyce. I Feru-

ry 2009 te D.C. PSC ue rer etg tercect prceure r yte up t 10 MW, ug ur-tere pprc t creeg

crter. Tee ter pecy prce r -exprtg yte te cectg t etwrk.


36/98


Net Metering

2007

A

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

2007

D

2008

B

2009

B

2010

C

2011

E R/

O :



Eectrc, CHP/Cgeert, Hyrge,

S Hyreectrc, Eergy, Wve

Eergy, Oce Ter

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,


CHP/Cgeert, Hyrge,

Aerc Dget, S

Hyreectrc, Eergy, Wve

Eergy, Oce Ter



Stte Gveret, r Gveret, Fe.

Gveret, Agrcutur, Ittut


Geer Puc/Cuer, Nprt,

Sc, Lc Gveret, Stte

Gveret, r Gveret, Fe.



S C

L:

2 MW S C L: 2 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:


exce recce uy t ve-ctrte


ete y c


S:

Nt requre r verter-e yte

up t 10 kW; requre r ter

yte

M A: Nt we N M R: Ye

Recommendation:



eergy ee

Recommendation:

Icree cvere cpcty r 2 MW t 20 MW


rger yte

Reve requreet r t urce rger yte

Florida

Te tercect et eterg tr pte y te Fr Puc Servce C Mrc 2008 ppy y t vetr-we

utte. Te tr cue tree rekpt tercect, ut t te cpcty vu tercecte et-etere yte t

2 MW. Mty NEG crete t te cuter ext t te utty ret rte; t te e te yer, u exce geert crete t te

ve-ct rte. Cuter ret REC. Syte ver 10 kW re uject t t tercect ppct ee, tue urce

requreet, we requre exter cect wtc. Te tr cue tr r greeet. Legt ecte Juy 2008

requre ucp utte eectrc c-p t evep trze tercect greeet et eterg prgr r cuter-we

reewe geert y Juy 1, 2009. Te w t prve cer tr r et r ucp utte eectrc c-p te PSC

e t t utrty ver tee utte.


37/98


Net Metering

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

F

2010

F

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

2010

2011

E R/

O :

Net Meterg E R/O

:

A S: Ptvtc, W, Fue Ce A S:

A U: Cerc, Iutr, Reet A U:

S C

L:

A utte S C L:

A C

L:

100 kW -reet; 10 kW reet S A:

N E

G:

0.2% utty pek e urg

prevu yer

I R:

REC O: Crete t cuter ext t

preetere rte e wt te

c

E D

S:

M A: Nt ree N M R:

Recommendation:


eergy ee Icree prgr cpcty t t et 5% utte pek e


extr /r utcpte ee

Recommendation:

Te tte u pt IREC e tercect prceure

Georgia

Legt ecte 2001 purre te evepet et eterg tercect prceure r reet cuter wt yte e t

10 kW cerc cte wt yte e t 100 kW. Te ggregte yte cpcty te t 0.2% te utty pek .


38/98


Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

F

2010

F

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, S Hyreectrc

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,




Dtrute Geert ecge

A S: Cerc, Reet, LcGveret, Stte Gveret, Fe.

Gveret

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Nprt, Sc, Stte Gveret,

Fe. Gveret

A U: A utte A U: Ivetr-we utte

S C

L:

100 kW r HECO, MECO, HELCO

cuter; 50 kW r KIUC cuter

S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

3% utty pek e r HELCO

MECO; 1% utty pek e

r KIUC HECO

S A: Ye

N E

G:


grte t utty t e 12-t g

cyce

I R: Aut t pece

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

Requre


Recommendation:


eergy ee

Icree cpcty t t et 5% utty pek e

Recommendation:



Hawaii

Net eterg ve Hw r yte up t 50 kW r Ku I Utty Cpertve (KIUC) up t 100 kW r te tte tree

IOU (HECO, MECO HELCO). Ec tee ur utte et eterg prgr re gty eret ut ec et-e wt ter

prtcpt cp r yte 10 kW er. A utte re requre t evep pt prgr r rge yte. NEG crete t te cu-

ter ext ut te e 12-t per, t wc pt y reg NEG grte t te utty. I Octer 2008, Hw gverr

ge eergy greeet wt utte ter key pyer te tte, prt te Hw Ce Eergy Ittve. T greeet prve

tt tere u e yte-we cp et eterg, tt et eterg u trt twr ee--tr. A u cect wtc

requre, ut t ee re we r purpe tercect.


39/98


Net Metering

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Aerc Dget, S


Fue, Mcrture

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,


Fue Ce, Mucp S Wte,

CHP/Cgeert, Aerc

Dget, Eergy, Wve Eergy,

Oce Ter, Mcrture, Oter

Dtrute Geert ecge




Agrcutur, Ittut




Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: Ivetr-we utte, tertve ret

eectrc upper

A U: Ivetr-we utte

S C

L:

40 kW S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

1% utty pek e prevu yer S A: Ye

N EG:

Crete t cuter ext t ret rte;grte t utty t e 12-t g

cyce

I R: Vry y yte ze /r type; eveete y c


S:

Requre


Recommendation:


eergy ee


Recommendation:

Exp tercect prceure t utte (.e., u

c-p)

Illinois

Legt ecte I 2007 requre te I Crprt C t et et eterg tercect prceure y

Apr 2008. Net eterg w pte My 2008 tercect prceure r yte up t 10 MW were pte Augut 2008. Tee

tr ke et eterg ve t yte up t 40 kW wt ggregte t 1% ec utty pek e (rger yte re we,

ut ter tt re equvet t wt requre uer PURPA). Eectrc c-p ucpte re exept. NEG r-ver t te ext g

per t te ret rte ut expre t te e te yer. Cuter ret REC. I tercect rue ue ur-tere pprc t

revew tercect ppct. Te rue pecy prv r -exprtg yte te cectg t pt re etwrk. A

yte re requre t ve exter cect wtc recty ccee t te utty. Strze tercect greeet re ve r

ur ter.


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Net Metering

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

D

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

D

2007

D

2008

D

2009

C

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :


W, B, Hyreectrc, Fue Ce,

Hyrge, S Hyreectrc, Fue Ce

ug Reewe Fue

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Fue Ce, CHP/

Cgeert, Aerc Dget,

Fue Ce ug Reewe Fue,

Mcrture



Mut-Fy Reet, Lw-Ice

Reet, Agrcutur, Ittut



Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: Ivetr-we utte A U: Ivetr-we utte, regute

ucp utte, regute eectrc

cpertve

S C

L:

1 MW S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

1% utty t recet pek uer

S A: Ye

N EG:

Crete t cuter ext t ret rte;crre ver etey

I R: Aut pece y IURC r et-etere yte; t pece r ter

yte

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

Utty cret


Recommendation:


eergy ee


Icue cuter ce


extr /r utcpte ee


Recommendation:

Prt utty cret r reut exter cect wtc

Indiana

I tercect prceure were ee Nveer 2005 y te I Utty Regutry C (IURC) t prve tree eve

tercect. A exter cect wtc requre. Te et eterg rue pte y IURC 2004 ppy t vetr-we utte

t te ggregte yte t 0.1% te utty t recet uer pek . Tee rue w et eterg r reet cuter K-12

c; t te y tte et eterg prgr tt excue te cerc c. Net-etere cuter y t e uject t t ee,

ut urce y e requre. NEG crete t te cuter ext ; exprt NEG r ut-yer prtcpt t ree.


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Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

D

2007

F

2008

F

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Mucp S Wte, S

Hyreectrc

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,


Mucp S Wte, CHP/

Cgeert, Aerc Dget

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,


Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: Ivetr-we utte A U: Ivetr-we utte; L Cuty

REC

S C

L:

500 kW S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:


crre ver etey


ete y c

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

Utty cret


Recommendation:


eergy ee


Recommendation:

Prt requreet r reut exter cect wtc


Iowa

Te Iw Utte Br (IUB) pte et eterg tr 1984. Te guee w cuter IOU t et eter reewe eergy

yte wt expct t yte ze r tt eret. Mre recet wver ve ee e t t yte ze t e cuter t

500 kW. Cge t Iw tercect prceure ccurre 2010 w ppy t trute geert cte up t 10 MW. Tetr et ur eve revew e prject ze cpexty. Te rue requre te ue trze tercect ppct

greeet ecette ty urce.


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Net Metering

2007

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

2007

2008

F

2009

2010

2011

E R/

O :



S Hyreectrc, Fue Ce ug

Reewe Fue

E R/O

:


Sc, Lc Gveret, Stte

Gveret, Fe. Gveret,Agrcutur, Ittut

A S:

A U: Ivetr-we utte A U:

S C

L:

200 kW r -reet; 25 kW r

reet

S C L:

A C

L:

1% utty pek e urg prevu

yer

S A:

N E

G:



cyce

I R:

REC O: Utty w REC E D

S:

M A: Nt ree N M R:

Recommendation:


eergy ee


Recommendation:


Kansas

Te K egture ecte tte-we et eterg tercect w My 2009 tt ppe t reet yte up t 25 kW

-reet yte up t 200 kW. T crre ggregte prtcpt t 1% te utty pek e r te prevu yer,

tug t cp c e cree trug erg prce t te K Crprt C (KCC). Net exce geert (NEG) y e cr-

re rwr r t t t tug NEG reg t te e te cer yer rete t te utty. Utte y requre extercect wtc tug tey y t requre cuter t purce t urce. Utte re re r crgg cuter

t ty, cpcty, tercect r ter ee tt wu t terwe e crge te cuter were t cuter-geertr. Te

w rect te KCC t requre pe ctrct r tercect et eterg greeet. Te cpcty et eterg yte

tercecte wt utte uer t w w cut twr cpce r te tte reewe eergy tr.


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Net Metering

D

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

2007

2008

F

2009

F

2010

F

2011

E R/

O :

Net Meterg E R/O

:

Ptvtc, W, B, S

Hyreectrc

A S: Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Bg, S Hyreectrc



Stte Gveret, Agrcutur,

Ittut

A U: Cerc, Reet, Nprt,Sc, Lc Gveret, Stte


A U: Ivetr-we utte, eectrc c-p(except VA trut utte)

S C

L:

Ivetr-we utte, eectrc c-p

(except VA trut utte)

S C L: 30 kW

A C

L:

30 kW S A: Ye

N E

G:

1% utty ge-ur pek urg

prevu yer

I R: At ty urce t

requre r yte tt eet cert

tecc tr

REC O: Crete t cuter ext t ret rte;

crre ver etey

E D

S:

Utty cret

M A: Cuter w REC N M R: Ye

Recommendation:


eergy ee

Icree prgr cpcty t t et 5% utty pek e

Recommendation:


Kentucky

Ketucky et eterg w w expe Apr 2008 t yte up t 30 kW t vrety reewe tecge (prevuy, y PV

w we). Te PSC ue et eterg tercect rue Jury 2009 reut t w. NEG re-ver t te ext t

wt ppret exprt. Eectrcty geerte uer te--ue tr crete t te rte tt ppe t te te tt te eectrcty w

geerte. Te PSC y t te ggregte cpcty et eterg t 1% utty ge-ur pek . Ketucky tercect rue

ue tw-tere pprc t pecy revew crter te requreet exter cect wtc ee et up t ec utty cret.

At ty urce t requre r yte tt eet cert tecc tr.


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Net Metering

B

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

C

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

2010

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Geter Eectrc, S


Fue, Mcrture

E R/O

:

A S: Cerc, Reet, Agrcutur A S:

A U: A utte A U:

S CL:

300 kW r cerc; 25 kW rreet

S C L:

A C

L:

0.5% utty ret pek S A:

N E

G:


crre ver etey

I R:

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

M A: Nt ree N M R:

Recommendation:

Reve yte ze tt t w cuter t eet -teeergy ee

Reve te ggregte prtcpt t

Apt e rr regut t prtect cuter-te geertr

r extr /r utcpte ee

Recommendation:

Te tte u pt IREC tercect prceure

Louisiana

Rue et y te Lu Puc Servce C Nveer 2005 requre vetr-we utte rur eectrc c-p t er et eter-

g t reet cuter wt yte 25 kW r e t cerc cuter wt yte 100 kW r e. I Jue 2008, Lu

ecte egt creg te ege ze -reet yte t 300 kW. NEG crete t te cuter ext ty te

re-ver r ete per. I Juy 2011, te PSC ue rer tt w utte t e r upe te rue we te ggregte

prtcpt rece 0.5% te utty ret pek , wc t ee pece te egt.


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Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

Interconnection

2007

2008

2009

A

2010

A

2011

E R/

O :



Eectrc, Fue Ce, Mucp S Wte,

CHP/Cgeert, (CHP/Cgeert

ce Apr 30, 2009), S Hyreectrc,

Eergy

E R/O

:


W, B, Hyreectrc,

Geter Eectrc, Mucp S

Wte, Eergy, Wve Eergy,

Oter Dtrute Geert

ecge

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Nprt, Sc, Lc Gveret,

Stte Gveret, Fe. Gveret

A U: A utte A U: A r Dtrut

Utte

S C

L:

660 kW r IOU cuter; 100 kW r

u c-p cuter (tug tey

y er up t 660 kW vutry)

S C L: Nt pece

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Vre y yte ze

N E

G:



cyce

I R: Nt requre r verter-e yte

up t 1 MW; Vry y yte ze /

r type

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

Nt requre

M A: Awe N M R: N

Recommendation:


eergy ee


extr /r utcpte ee

Recommendation:

Prve re crct te pute reut prce

Maine

I Apr 2009, te Me egture pe eergecy egt t w te PUC t pt rue yg te tte et eterg pcy. Net

eterg w uequety we r yte up t 660 kW cue g-efcecy CHP ege tecgy. Iteretgy, t rue

w e te rt te cutry t w r te re werp et-etere yte. Up t 10 eter y e ggregte gt ge

reewe cty. NEG crete t te wg t r 12 t, t wc pt t grte t te utty. Tere ggregte t et

eterg. Te Me Puc Utty C (PUC) pte tercect prceure Jury 2010, wc were e te 2006 IREC

e. Te rue ve ur ter r tercect wt ec vg ee tecc cree r evut. Sce tercect w e

IREC e rue (IREC upte te e 2009), Me tercect prceure re te trget te cutry.


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Net Metering

A

2007

A

2008

A

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

D

2007

B

2008

B

2009

B

2010

B

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, W, B, Fue Ce,

CHP/Cgeert, Aerc Dget

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,

Geter Eectrc, Fue Ce,

CHP/Cgeert, A Dtrute

Geert , Aerc Dget,

Eergy, Wve Eergy, Oce

Ter, Oter Dtrute Geert

ecge




Agrcutur, Ittut




Agrcutur, Ittut

A U: A utte A U: A utte

S C

L:

2 MW geery, (30 kW r cr-CHP) S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

1,500 MW (~8% pek e) S A: Ye

N E

G:


recce uy t te wee eergyrte


ete y c


S:

Requre


Recommendation:


eergy ee

Aw r eter ggregt

Cret Net Exce Geert t te ret rte prve te pt

ete rver

Recommendation:


Icree t yte ze t 20 MW

Maryland

Mry ecte egt Apr 2007 requrg te tte Puc Servce C t eve tercect prceure, wc were pte

Mrc 2008. Tere re ur eve tercect ve t cuter utte wt yte up t 10 MW cpcty type

utte. Tere equpet requreet equvet t exter cect wtc, ut prceg ee re te t rger yte. Te 2007

egt cree te cpcty t r et-etere yte t 2 MW te ggregte yte cpcty t 1,500 MW. NEG r-ver t

te ext t ut te e yer, t wc pt t grte t te utty. I My 2009 te Mry egture ecte tt we

tr-prty werp cue CHP ege et eterg tecgy. Legt ecte My 2010, wever, wu ve verey

ecte w NEG wu e vue(eety t wee te ret rte)wever te w w reve g trug egt My

2011, wc prve ty rver et exce geert t te ret rte, u recct t te wee eergy rte. Cuter

ret REC re prtecte r y t ee.


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Net Metering

C

2007

B

2008

B

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

C

2007

B

2008

B

2009

A

2010

A

2011

E R/

O :



Eectrc, Fue Ce, Mucp S Wte,

CHP/Cgeert, Aerc Dget,

S Hyreectrc, Oter Dtrute

Geert ecge

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,




Dtrute Geert ecge



Agrcutur, Ittut




S C

L:

10 MW r et eterg y ucpty

r ter gveret etty; 2 MW r

ter C III yte; 1 MW r

ter C II yte; 60 kW r ter

C I yte

S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

1% utty pek geer; 2%

utty pek r et eterg y

ucpte r gveret ette

S A: Ye

N E

G:

Vre y yte type cuter c I R: Vry y yte ze /r type; eve

ete y c


S:

Utty cret

M A: Negr et eterg we N M R: N

Recommendation:

Icree ver eret t t et 5% pek cpcty

Exte et eterg t utte

Recommendation:

Prt te ue reut exter cect wtc


Massachusetts

I Jue 2009 te Deprtet Puc Utte pte et eterg rue ccrce wt 2008 w. Net eterg geery ve r

C I, II, III yte up t 2 MW, wt ggregte cpcty 1% trut cpy pek . A Octer 2010 uequety

we gveret gece t et eter yte up t 10 MW, cue eprte ggregte cpcty 2% r te cte. NEG re-

ver t-t-t t gty e-t-ret rte cret r et eterg cte y e trerre t ter cuter te e

utty g cert ct re et. Utte y ce t py r te et eterg cret r C III cte rter t ctg

cret. Mcuett rue ty prve r Negr Net Meterg wc w grup 10 r re reet cuter t

et ter eectrc trug e re yte. Itercect prceure ve ee ve, e r, t cuter te IOU

Mcuett ce Ferury 2004. IOU re prte r crgg et-etere cuter extr ee r requrg t urce. Tere re

tree eve tercect, cug pec guee r etwrk yte. A u exter cect wtc y e requre.


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Net Metering

F

2007

F

2008

B

2009

A

2010

A

2011

Interconnection

D

2007

D

2008

C

2009

C

2010

C

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, L G, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Mucp S Wte,


Eergy, Wve Eergy

E R/O

:

Ptvtc, L G, W,

B, Hyreectrc, Fue Ce,

Mucp S Wte, CHP/

Cgeert, Aerc Dget,

S Hyreectrc, Eergy,

Wve Eergy, Mcrture, Oter

Dtrute Geert ecge


Nprt, Sc, Lc, Stte Fe.

Gveret, Agrcutur




Ittut

A U: Ivetr-we utte, eectrc

cpertve, tertve eectrc upper

A U: Ivetr-we utte, eectrc c-p

S C

L:

150 kW S C L: N t pece

A C

L:

0.75% utty pek urg prevu

yer

S A: Ye

N E

G:

Crete t cuter ext t ret

rte r yte 20 kW r e. Crre veretey


ete y c


S:

Nt ree


Recommendation:


eergy ee

Icree ggregte cpcty t 5% pek

Recommendation:

Reve requreet r t urce

Michigan

I My 2009 te Mcg PSC pte rue r et eterg reut egt pe Octer 2008. Te rue, wc currety ppy

t IOU, c-p tertve eectrc upper, pecy tt yte up t 20 kW re ege r true et eterg, t yte etwee

20 kW 150 kW re ege r e et eterg. Mete geter up t 550 kW re ege r et eterg. rue et eterg

ve ut ggregte cpcty rece 0.5% utty pek ; e et eterg ve ut prtcpt rece t

0.25% utty pek r yte 150 kW r e 0.25% r yte rger t 150 kW. Fr true et eterg, NEG urg g

per y e crre rwr t te ext g per t te ret rte. Me et eterg w NEG t crry ver y r te pwer uppy

cpet te ret rte. NEG y e crre rwr etey yte wer ret REC cte wt -te pruct. Te

Octer 2008 egt gty e te tte tercect prceure t prve r re cuter prtect. Te tr, wc

ppy t yte ze, re eprte t ve eve revew. Hwever, uer prpe jt utty ppct, t ct r

urter tuy revew te yte y e requre.


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Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

B

2010

F

2011

Interconnection

F

2007

F

2008

F

2009

D

2010

D

2011

E R/

O :

Ptvtc, L G, W, B,

Hyreectrc, Mucp S Wte,

CHP/Cgeert, Aerc Dget,

S Hyreectrc, Oter Dtrute

Geert ecge

E R/O

:


L G, W, B,




Dtrute Geert ecge

A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet A S: Cerc, Iutr, Reet,Nprt, Sc, Lc Gveret,


A U: A utte A U: A utte

S C

L:

Le t 40 kW S C L: 10 MW

A C

L:

N t pece S A: Ye

N E

G:

Recce ty; cuter y eect t

tke cpet pyet r

cret t te ret utty eergy rte


ete y c

REC O: Nt ree E D

S:

Requre


Recommendation:


eergy ee


extr /r utcpte ee

Recommendation:



Furter eete ter t ccte eret eve cpexty

g yte type ze

Minnesota

Met et eterg egt w pte te ery 1980. Net eterg ere r yte up t 40 kW wt t ggregte

prgr cpcty. Te rue re uke t ter tte et eterg pce tt tey w utte t py cuter t te e te t

rer t purce NEG t te ret rte. Cpet y tke te r ctu pyet (.e., ceck r purce) r NEG r cret

te cuter . Te Met Puc Utte C evepe geerc tercect guee 2004 purut t Met

w. Tee tr re te t te tercect yte 10 MW r e requre utte t prve tree ur tercec-

t ppct prce tt ree ety, ecc rety ue. Te tr requre exter cect wtc

t urce.


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Net Metering

C

2007

C

2008

C

2009

C

2010

C

2011

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