6252540 Public Service Commission - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - RM9-2016-01-E, In The Matter Of 15 DCMR Chapter 9 – Net Energy Metering - Community Renewable Energy Credit Rate Clarification Amendment Act of 2016

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

 

RM9-2016-01-E, IN THE MATTER OF 15 DCMR CHAPTER 9 – NET ENERGY METERING - COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT RATE CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2016

 

1.                  The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) hereby gives notice, pursuant to Sections 2-505(a) and 34-1501 of the District of Columbia Official Code,^[1] of its intent to adopt the following amendments to Chapter 9 (Net Energy Metering) of Title 15 (Public Utilities and Cable Television) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”), not less than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  The proposed rules amend Chapter 9 to comport with the “Community Renewable Energy Credit Rate Clarification Amendment Act of 2016”^[2]  The proposed rules amend the following sections and subsections of Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the DCMR: Sections 900 and 999. 

 

Chapter 9, NET ENERGY METERING, of Title 15 DCMR, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CABLE TELEVISION, is amended as follows:

 

Section 900, GENERAL PROVISIONS, Subsection 900.1, is amended to read as follows:

 

900.1               The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the policies and procedures for implementation of the net energy metering and community net metering provisions of the “Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1999,”^[3] as amended, the “Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008”^[4] (“CAEA”), the “Community Renewable Energy Amendment Act of 2013” (“CREA”),^[5] and the Community Renewable Energy Credit Rate Clarification Amendment Act of 2016 (“CRECRCAA”).

 

Section 999, DEFINITIONS, § 999.1, is amended by amending the following terms and definitions:

 

“CREF Credit Rate” means a credit rate applied to subscribers of community renewable energy facilities, which shall be equal to: (a) For residential  subscribers, the full retail rate, which includes generation, transmission, and distribution charges for the standard offer service General Service Low Voltage Non-Demand Customer class or its successor, as determined by the Commission, based upon section 118 of the CREA; and (b) For commercial  subscribers, the standard offer service rate – including generation and transmission charges for the General Service Low Voltage Non-Demand Customer class or its successor, as determined by the Commission, based upon Section 118 of the CREA.

 

2.         Comments and reply comments on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking action must be made in writing and submitted to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, at 1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20005.  All comments and reply comments must be received within thirty (30) and forty-five (45) days, respectively, of the date of publication of this Notice in the D.C. Register.  Once the comment period has expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action on the proposed amendments.. 

 

 

 

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[1]               D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-1518 (2016 Supp.).

 

[2]               Title VI, Subtitle I, the “Community Renewable Energy Credit Rate Clarification Amendment Act of 2016” (“CRECRCAA”), effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-0160; 63 DCR 10775 (August 26, 2016)).

 

[3]               The Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1999, effective May 9, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-107; 47 DCR 1091 (February 25, 2000)).

 

[4]               The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 (“CAEA”), effective October 22, 2008 (D.C Law 17-250; 55 DCR 9225(August 29, 2008)).

 

[5]               The Community Renewable Energy Amendment Act of 2013 (“CREA”), effective December 13, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-0047; 60 DCR 15138 (November 1, 2013)).