Section 15-903. NET ENERGY BILLING AND CREDITING FOR SOS CUSTOMERS

903.1This section governs the billing practices applicable to participating net energy billing customers receiving SOS generation service during a billing period.  In no event shall transmission or distribution-related usage charges be applied to the kilowatt-hours generated by the customer's net metering facility.

903.2If the value of the generation (generation value) used to supply the customer’s usage exceeds the generation value of the electricity generated by the customer’s net metering facility during the billing period, the customer-generator will be billed for the difference between the generation value of the energy consumed and the energy supplied.

903.3For a customer-generator with an electric generating facility that has a capacity less than or equal to 1,000 kilowatts, if the generator value of the electricity generated by the customer’s net metering facility exceeds the generation value of the electricity used to supply the customer’s usage during the billing period, the customer-generator’s next bill will be credited for the difference between the generation value of the energy supplied and the energy consumed.  The credit for the difference in generation value shall be expressed as a dollar value on the customer-generator’s bill.  If the full credit is not exhausted during the next billing period, the remaining credit shall be carried over until such time as the full credit has been exhausted. 

903.4If the customer’s kWh usage exceeds the electricity generated by the customer’s net metering facility during the billing period, the customer-generator will be billed transmission and distribution related usage charges on the net energy supplied to the customer during the billing period.

903.5For a customer-generator with an electric generating facility that has a capacity  less than or equal to 100 kilowatts, if the electricity generated during the billing period by the customer-generator’s facility exceeds the customer-generator’s kWh usage during the billing period (excess generation), the customer-generator’s next bill will also be credited for the excess generation at the full retail rate for transmission and distribution service applicable during the billing period in which the excess generation occurred.  The credit for excess generation shall be expressed as a dollar value on the customer-generator’s bill.  If the sum of the full transmission and distribution credit for excess generation and the generation value credit is not exhausted during the next billing period, the remaining credit shall be carried over until such time as the full credit has been exhausted.  In no event shall such transmission- and distribution-related compensation for excess generation apply to customer-generators with electric generating facilities that have a capacity greater than 100 kilowatts.

903.6Net energy billing applies only to kilowatt-hour usage charges.  Net energy billing customers are responsible for all other charges applicable to the customer's rate class and recovered through fixed amounts or over units other than kilowatt-hours, including customer, demand and/or minimum charges, as applicable.

 

authority

D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2001 Ed.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-1518 (2001 Ed.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 1587 (February 18, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 7302 (July 4, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5249 (June 18, 2010).

EditorNote

Original Section 903, "Net Metering-Related Equipment," was amended and renumbered as Section 904 by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 5249 (June 18, 2010).