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Staff Report
To: Board of Directors
From: Peter L. Nolzmeister
Date: July 13, 2000
Amendment of Net metering ordinance
At the last Board meeting we discussed amending the Districts net metering ordinance, which
applies to residential customers that have installed photovoltaic generation facilities. A public hearing
is scheduled for the July 19 meeting, after which the agenda lists adoption of the new ordinance as
an action item.
As you will recall, the new ordinance does nothing other than lower the monthly customer charge to
$4.00; it is currently$25.00. Attached is a draft ordinance that accomplishes the goal.
Recommendation
I recommend that the Board adopt the ordinance repealing Ordinance 9602 and substituting in its
place an ordinance adopting schedule D-NM, Domestic—Net Metering.
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UCKEE DONNER
Public Utility District
Ordinance No. 2000-01
Adopting Schedule D-NM, Domestic - Net Metering and Rescinding
Ordinance No. 9602
APPLICABILITY
Applicable to domestic service to residential customers eligible for service where a part or all of the
electrical requirements of the customer can be supplied from a photovoltaic power production source
owned and operated by the customer, where such source is connected for parallel operation with the
service of the District and where such source is located on the customer's premises and is intended
to offset part or all of the customer's electrical requirements.
This schedule provides rates, terms and conditions for the sale of energy by the District. Prices, terms
and conditions for the purchase of net energy transmitted by the customer to the District are included
herein for reference only. Such prices, terms and conditions and the terms of inter-connection and
parallel operation are outlined in the generation agreement required for service under this tariff. The
purpose of this tariff is to facilitate terms of service to customers with photovoltaic power production
systems of not more than ten kilowatts.
Applicability of this tariff does not extend to customers whose photovoltaic power production source
exceeds ten kilowatts.
TERRITORY
The entire area served by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District electric system.
RATES
—�� Service charge Per meter per month$26.00$4.00
Energy charge On the domestic rate applicable to that
residence
Net energy credit All kilowatt-hours, per kilowatt-hour—the net
energy credit will be computed at a rate for
payment equal to the monthly average non-
firm energy price the District pays during the
applicable billing month.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
(a) Generation agreement: A generation agreement with the customer is required for service under
the schedule.
(b) Net energy: Net energy is ES minus EF where ES is energy supplied by the District and EF is
energy generated by the customer and fed back into the District's system at such times as
customer generation exceeds customer requirements. Only if net energy is positive shall net
energy charges be applied at the rates specified above except that the minimum charge will be
applied in any case. If the calculation of net energy yields a negative result, all such negative net
energy shall be considered net energy transmitted and shall be treated as stated in special
condition (c) below. The components of net energy, ES and EF shall be determined by the use
of a single, non-demand, non-time-differentiated meter to be provided by the District. If a new
meter is required, then the normal meter installation fee will be charged.
(c) Net energy transmitted: Net energy transmitted occurs when the cumulative value of EF exceeds
the cumulative value of ES during an entire billing period and is the amount by which the energy
generated by the customer and fed back into the district's system exceeds the energy supplied
by the District over an entire billing period. Such net energy transmitted will be purchased by the
District at its monthly average non-firm energy price the District pays during the applicable billing
month.
(d) Billing and billing periods: The billing period to be used under this tariff shall be the customary
monthly billing period. In any monthly billing period where ES exceeds EF, the District will bill the
customer for the net energy consumed per the terms of the tariff. In monthly billing periods where
EF exceeds ES, the District will pay the customer for the excess kilowatt hours generated at the
rate established by the procedures in Section (c) above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors that effective 30 days from the date
of passage of this ordinance, the District's Schedule D-NM, Domestic — Net Metering Tariff, shall
become effective and that Ordinance No. 9602 be rescinded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the
District on the by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
J. Ron Hemig, President, Board of Directors
ATTEST:
Peter L. Holzmeister, District Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 9602
OF :THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
ADOPTING SCHEDULE D-NM DOMESTIC - NET METERING
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APPLICABILITY
Applicable to domestic service to residential customers eligible for service where a part or all of the
electrical requirements of the customer can be supplied from a photovoltaic power production
source owned and operated by the customer, where such source is connected for parallel operation
with the service of the District and where such source is located on the customer's premises and
is intended to offset part or all of the customer's electrical requirements.
This schedule provides rates, terms and conditions for the sale of energy by the District. Prices,
terms and conditions for the purchase of net energy transmitted by the customer to the District are
included herein for reference only. Such prices, terms and conditions and the terms of inter-
connection and parallel operation are outlined in the generation agreement required for service
under this tariff. The purpose of this tariff is to facilitate terms of service to customers with
photovoltaic power production systems of not more than ten kilowatts.
Applicability of this tariff does not extend to customers whose photovoltaic power production source
exceeds ten kilowatts.
TERRITORY
The entire area served by the Truckee Donner Public Utility District electric system.
RATES
Service charge Per meter per month, $25.00.
Energy charge On the domestic rate applicable to that residence.
Net energy credit All kilowatt-hours, per kilowatt-hour- the net energy credit will be
computed at a rate for payment equal to the monthly average non-
firm energy price the District pays during the applicable billing
month.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
a. Generation agreement:A generation agreement with the customer is required for
service under this schedule.
b. Net energy. Net energy is ES minus EF where ES is energy supplied by the District
and EF is energy generated by the customer and fed back into the District's system
at such times as customer generation exceeds customer requirements. Only if net
energy is positive shall net energy charges be applied at the rates specified above
except that the minimum charge will be applied in any case. if the calculation of net
energy yields a negative result, all such negative net energy shall be considered net
energy transmitted and shall be treated as stated in special condition (c) below.
The components of net energy, ES and EF shall be determined by the use of a
single, non-demand, non-time-differentiated meter to be provided by the District. If
a new meter is required, then the normal meter installation fee will be charged.
C. Net energy transmitted: Net energy transmitted occurs when the cumulative value
of EF exceeds the cumulative value of ES during an entire billing period and is the
amount by which the energy generated by the customer and fed back into the
District's system exceeds the energy supplied by the District over an entire billing
period. Such net energy transmitted will be purchased by the District at its monthly
average non-firm energy price the District pays during the applicable billing month.
d. Billing and billing periods: The billing period to be used under this tariff shall be the
customary monthly billing period. in any monthly billing period where ES exceeds
EF, the District will bill the customer for the net energy consumed per the terms of
the tariff. In monthly billing periods where EF exceeds ES, the District will pay the
customer for the excess kilowatt hours generated at the rate established by the
procedures in Section (c) above.
( NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public
Utility District that effective 30 days from the date of passage of this ordinance, the District's
Schedule D-NM, domestic-net metering tariff, shall become effective.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held within the
District on the sixth day of November 1996 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Aguera, Jones, Maass, Sutton and Hemig.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By _
Peter L. H melster, Clerk of the Board
ATT
usan M. Craig, Deputy Distria Clerk
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