Net-metering is available to members who want to interconnect a renewable generator with a nameplate capacity of not more than 15 kW DC. Net-metering allows electricity generated in excess of use to flow back onto the grid and offset any electricity used from the cooperative. True-up for net-metering is annually. The table below compares how a net-metered service may reduce a monthly bill for a typical residential 200 amp service with a 4 kW DC photovoltaic generator.
|
Monthly Bill |
Net-meter Service |
Residential Service |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly base rate | $32.00 | $23.00 |
| Peak demand (kW) | 6 | 6 |
| Demand charge ($2/kW) | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| kWh used | 1000 | 1000 |
| kWh generated | -420 | - |
| Total kWh | 580 | 1000 |
| Energy use ($0.086/kWh) | $49.88 | $86.00 |
| Total bill | $93.88 | $121.00 |
In this scenario a member with a 4 kW DC PV system was able to offset 420 kilowatt-hours from the 1000 kWh they would have used for a total savings of $27.12.
Please be sure to contact the office before you begin the process of installation or with any questions about the process. A link to the interconnection application we require can be found here.