2/18/2024 0 Comments Washington emc net metering![]() Now the “push” is migrating from voter initiatives to court room lawsuits, trying to get rid of net metering and going to (net billing) which would “value” solar PV excess pushed back onto the grid at ‘low’ wholesale. So, far this hasn’t passed, so now the electric utilities are “embracing” installation of their own alternative energy generation and more and more, energy storage systems. There are moves by several electric utilities to enter into the “initiative” process at an attempt to “get the voters” to change their State’s Constitution to protect their “regulated monopolies”. We are beginning to transfer into a ‘regulatory’ period where FERC 841 ruling and other “legislative” changes are pushing the use of alternative energy and even energy storage as the future of energy use in the country. It’s interesting to see the number of States with net billing in place. States with no mandates, but some utilities offer net meteringīoth Idaho and Texas do not have mandatory state-wide net metering, but some utilities within the state offer compensation. Utah: Net metering has been capped, and any new customers through 2032 will have export credits determined by the utility. The successor tariff retains the same overall structure as the Phase One NEM tariff adopted in 2017, but adds a “Customer Benefit Contribution” (CBC) charge intended to cover the costs of state-funded programs. New York: The New York Public Service Commission adopted a value of distributed energy resource (VDER) tariff in July 2020 for projects interconnected beginning on January 1, 2022. Instead it is credited at a less-than retail rate. Mississippi: Any electricity exported to the grid is not credited against the customer’s monthly electricity use. Louisiana: Utilities are required to continue to accept net metering applications until a cap is met. Any extra electricity exported to the grid during the overnight hours will receive a bill credit. Customers must use excess generation to charge their batteries during the daytime and use that stored electricity in the evening. The Smart Export tariff is for solar + storage systems. The CGS Plus Tariff is a first-come, first-served credit until the utility’s capacity limit is met. ![]() Hawaii: Two tariffs are offered: Customer Grid Supply Plus and Smart Export. In a 2019 rate case, the Georgia Public Service Commission required Georgia Power to offer net metering to 5,000 rooftop solar customers or 32 MW of capacity, whichever comes first. Georgia: The state allows but does not require net metering adopted by utilities. Seven states (Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Utah) do offer compensation but not through net metering.Īrizona:State practices “ net billing,” where new customers are credited for energy exported to the grid. States with mandatory compensation other than net metering Michigan: Net metering has been phased out for a new methodology that reflects “cost of service.” Individual utilities now choose what they will pay for distributed generation. Kentucky: Effective January 2020, the state requires the Public Service Commission to set crediting structures for each utility based on dollar value rather than kilowatt-hour netting. The retail rate will be phased out completely by July 2022, but certain utilities like Vectren still offer net metering. Indiana: The state began a phase-down of the retail rate compensation for residential customers in 2017. Illinois: The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act removed the 5% aggregate cap on net metering and replaced it with a date of December 31, 2024, or when utility tariffs setting new compensation values are approved, whichever is later. Commissioners are still working out the details of NEM 3.0. Wyoming States that are transitioning to compensation other than net meteringįive states (California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan) do currently have net-metering credits, but they are transitioning into a different form of compensation.Ĭalifornia: In 2020, the California Public Utilities Commission started creating a successor program to NEM 2.0.
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