JCREMC Net Metering Service

Commercial Rates

Schedule NMS

Availability

Available in all territory served by the Corporation, in accordance with Corporate Service Rules and Regulations.

Applicability

Applicable to all consumers of the Corporation that meet all of the following conditions:

1. Own and operate a distributed generation (“DGen”) facility that:

  • Generates energy from a renewable energy source, and
  • Is primarily intended to offset part, but not more than the consumer’s energy requirements, and
  • Consumer is not seeking qualifying facility (QF) status.

2. Pay for the costs of any engineering analysis due to the consumer’s installation of the DGen with such analysis consisting of the following as necessary: a distribution load flow study, an analysis of equipment interrupting ratings, protection coordination study, voltage and flicker studies, protection and set point coordination studies, grounding reviews, and the impact on system.

3. Pay for the total incremental cost of all facilities installed by the Corporation, including additional metering equipment, transformers, protective devices, controls and monitoring.

4. Have executed the Corporation’s Interconnection Agreement.

The total capacity of all DGen subject to this Rate shall not exceed 1.0 percent of the Corporation’s peak demand during the summer period.

Type of Service

Single-phase or three-phase, 60 hertz at standard voltages.

Monthly Rate

Each net metering consumer subject to this Rate NMS shall be charged for electric service under that rate schedule which would otherwise be applicable if the consumer was not a net metering customer.

Minimum Monthly Charge

The minimum monthly charge shall be:

  • The Minimum Charge in the applicable rate schedule.

Disposition of Energy

1. As accumulated during any billing cycle, energy consumption, greater than the electric energy produced by the consumer’s DGen shall be billed under the applicable rate.

2. As accumulated during any billing cycle, electric energy produced by the consumer’s DGen delivered to the Corporation’s electric distribution system in excess of the consumer’s energy consumption (“Excess Energy”) shall be credited to the consumer’s monthly electric bill by multiplying the excess kWh generated by the Rate of Credit.

3. In the event there are any accumulated Excess Energy credits existing at the end of the calendar year, the consumer will be paid by check for the amount of accumulated credits.

4. When a consumer disconnects an account with a DGen and the Net Metering Interconnection Agreement with the Corporation is terminated, the termination provisions in the Agreement shall be complied with.

Rate of Credit

The rate credited for excess energy produced by the member shall be based upon the Corporation’s avoided cost of energy. The avoided cost of energy shall be applied monthly at the rate of $0.04389 per kWh.

The Rate of Credit may be modified from time to time by the Corporation to reflect the Corporation’s prevailing avoided cost of energy.

Rate Adjustments

The above rates are subject to rate adjustments stated in Appendix A.

Other Charges and Terms of Service

This schedule is applicable to charges and other terms of service outlined in Appendix B.

*JCREMC provides electronic access to its retail electric tariffs for the convenience of its members. While these documents have been compiled in good faith, JCREMC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of these documents. JCREMC expressly disclaims any and all liability for inaccuracies, errors, omissions or lack of timeliness with respect to these documents and for any damages, including incidental and consequential damages, arising in any way in connection with the access or use of these documents.