[PARTVI.]  NET ENERGY METERING

 

§269-101  Definitions.  As used in thispart:

"Eligible customer-generator" means ametered residential or commercial customer, including a government entity, ofan electric utility who owns and operates a solar, wind turbine, biomass, orhydroelectric energy generating facility, or a hybrid system consisting of twoor more of these facilities, that is:

(1)  Located on the customer's premises;

(2)  Operated in parallel with the utility'stransmission and distribution facilities;

(3)  In conformance with the utility's interconnectionrequirements; and

(4)  Intended primarily to offset part or all of thecustomer's own electrical requirements.

"Net energy metering" means measuringthe difference between the electricity supplied through the electric grid andthe electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator and fed back to theelectric grid over a monthly billing period; provided that:

(1)  Net energy metering shall be accomplished using asingle meter capable of registering the flow of electricity in two directions;

(2)  An additional meter or meters to monitor the flowof electricity in each direction may be installed with the consent of thecustomer-generator, at the expense of the electric utility, and the additionalmetering shall be used only to provide the information necessary to accuratelybill or credit the customer-generator, or to collect solar, wind turbine,biomass, or hydroelectric energy generating system performance information forresearch purposes;

(3)  If the existing electrical meter of an eligiblecustomer-generator is not capable of measuring the flow of electricity in twodirections, the electric utility shall be responsible for all expenses involvedin purchasing and installing a meter that is able to measure electricity flowin two directions;

(4)  If an additional meter or meters are installed,the net energy metering calculation shall yield a result identical to that of asingle meter; and

(5)  An eligible customer-generator who already owns anexisting solar, wind turbine, biomass, or hydroelectric energy generatingfacility, or a hybrid system consisting of two or more of these facilities, iseligible to receive net energy metering service in accordance with this part.[L 2001, c 272, pt of §6; am L 2004, c 99, §1; am L 2005, c 104, §2]