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Net
billing Rate Schedule A and Distributed Generation Interconnection Standard
Availability
This Rate Schedule is available to
any Member of Bartholomew County Rural Electric Membership Corporation (the
“Cooperative”) that is currently being billed under the Residential Electric
Service Rate who has a qualified distributed generation system (“DG System”)
of not more than 15 kW and who desire to interconnect such DG System with
the Cooperative’s distribution system.
In order to
qualify for this Rate Schedule, the Member must meet the DG System
Requirements and Interconnection Requirements specified below. Total
participation under this Rate Schedule is limited, on a first come first
serve basis, to those residential Members of the Cooperative applying for
this rate whose aggregate DG Systems name-plate rating is equal to or less
than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) of the Cooperative’s most recent peak
load.
Metering & Billing
The Cooperative will utilize a net-billing process for all
eligible DG Systems which are interconnected with the Cooperative’s
distribution system. The Cooperative will provide (at the customer’s
expense) and maintain (at the customer’s expense) all metering equipment
necessary to implement net-billing. Under the net-billing process, the
Cooperative will calculate on a monthly basis the charges due from the
Member for all electric service provided by the Cooperative to the Member
under the Net Billing Rate Schedule. The Cooperative will net against the
amount due from the Member, an amount based on the electric service
generated by the Member’s DG System and provided to the Cooperative based on
the Credits contained hereinafter. If the Credits for the electric service
generated by the Member that is provided to the Cooperative are less than
the charges for the electric services the Cooperative provided to the
Member, the Member will pay the Cooperative the net difference. If the
Credits for the electric service generated by the Member that are provided
to the Cooperative are greater than the charges for the electric services
the Cooperative provided to the Member, the Member will receive a credit
that can be used to reduce payments in future billing periods. If the
Member discontinues operation of the DG System, any remaining credits will
revert to the Member. In either case, the Member shall remain responsible
for all applicable billed charges, including Member charges and demand
charges.
Character of Service
Service under this schedule shall be alternating current, sixty
(60) Hertz, single phase at voltage of approximately 120/240 volts three
wire, or other voltage as might be mutually agreed upon.
Monthly Rate |
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| Consumer Charge: |
@ $20.00 per month |
Energy Charge First 500 kWh |
@
$0.083922 per
kWh |
| All
Over 500 kWh per month |
@ $0.066922 per kWh |
| Hoosier Energy's energy tracker (which will be
recalculated quarterly) |
@ $0.001589 per kWh |
| Energy Credit for energy supplied by Customer
("Credits") |
$0.05456 |
Minimum Monthly Charge
The minimum monthly charge under the above rate shall be the Consumer
Charge.
Late Payment Charge
The above rates are net. In the event
the current monthly bill is not paid within seventeen (17) days from the date of the bill,
a late payment charge of 5
percent of the net billing will be accessed. When the seventeenth (17th) day falls
on Saturday, Sunday, or any other observed holiday, the first (1st) business day
thereafter shall be deemed the seventeenth (17th) day.
Terms and Condition
of Service
1. Service shall be provided based upon the Cooperative’s rules and
regulations on file at the Cooperative office as the same may be amended
from time to time.
2. All single-phase motors or apparatuses with an inrush current in excess
of 250 amps at 240 volts shall require Cooperative approval.
3. Service under this schedule shall be limited to one meter for the same
Member at the same location where the service can be adequately supplied
from a single service. In the case of cogeneration, net metering or an
additional meter may be necessary. The cost of the upgrade or second meter
shall be at the expense of the Member and ownership will be by the
Cooperative.
Rate Adjustment
For purposes of calculating the
customer’s energy credit (Credits shown above) pursuant to this rate
schedule, the Cooperative’s purchased power cost for energy (excluding costs
and kwh for Hoosier’s IPS rate and EDR rate) shall be calculated annually in
January based on the actual wholesale power purchase cost for energy charged
to the Cooperative for the prior calendar year.
DG
System Requirements
The Member’s DG System must meet the
following requirements:
1. The
nameplate rating of Member’s DG System must not greater than 15 kW.
2. The
DG System must be owned and operated by the Member and must be located on
the Member’s premises;
3. The
Member’s DG System must be intended primarily to offset part or all of the
Member’s requirements for electricity;
4. The
DG System must operate in parallel with the Cooperative’s distribution
facilities; and
5. The
DG System must satisfy the Cooperative’s Interconnection Standards as the
same may be amended from time to time.
Interconnection Requirements; Terms and Conditions of Service
1.
The Member shall make such application
and enter into such interconnection agreements as the Cooperative shall
required from time to time.
2.
Any characteristic of the Member’s DG
System or interconnection facilities that degrades or otherwise compromises
the quality of service provided by the Cooperative to other Members will not
be permitted.
3.
The Member shall agree that the
Cooperative shall at all times have immediate access to the Member’s
metering, control, and protective equipment.
4.
The Member shall install, operate and
maintain the DG System and interconnection facilities in accordance with the
manufacturer’s suggested practices for safe, efficient and reliable
operation in parallel with the Cooperative’s system.
5.
The Cooperative may, at its own
discretion, isolate any DG System if the Cooperative has reason to believe
that continued interconnection creates or contributes to a system emergency.
6.
A disconnecting device must be located
at the point of common coupling for all interconnections. The disconnecting
device must be accessible to Cooperative personnel at all times and be
suitable for use by the Cooperative as a protective tagging location. The
disconnecting device shall have a visible open gap when in the open position
and be capable of being locked in the open position. The cost and
maintenance of the main disconnect switch shall reside with the Member.
7.
The Cooperative reserves the right to
have a representative present during compliance testing at the time of
installation and maintenance testing of the interconnection system for
compliance with these conditions of service.
8.
The Member is responsible for
establishing a program for and performing annual periodic scheduled
maintenance on the Member’s DG System and interconnection facilities
(relays, interrupting devices, control schemes and batteries that involve
the protection of the Cooperative’s distribution system). A periodic
maintenance program is to be established in accordance with the requirements
of IEEE 1547. The Cooperative may examine copies of the periodic test
reports or inspection logs associated with the periodic maintenance program.
Upon the Cooperative’s request, the Cooperative shall be informed of the
next scheduled maintenance and be able to witness the maintenance performed
and any associated testing.
9.
The interconnection system hardware and
software design requirements must be intended to assure protection of the
Cooperative’s distribution system. Any additional hardware and software
necessary to protect the Cooperative’s distribution system and equipment is
solely the responsibility of Member to determine, design, acquire and
install.
10.
The Member shall agree that the
Cooperative shall not be liable for any damage to or breakdown of the
Member’s equipment operated in parallel with the Cooperative’s electric
system.
11.
The Member shall agree to release,
indemnify, and hold harmless the Cooperative from any and all claims for
injury to persons or damage to property due to or in any way connected with
the operation of Member-owned equipment and/or generators.
12. Any DG System used by a Member pursuant to the Rate shall meet all
applicable safety and performance standards established by the National
Electric Code, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and
Underwriters Laboratories, including, but not limited to IEEE 1547. The
Cooperative shall have right to require additional safety features at the
cost of the Member.
13. The Member must obtain, at his or her expense, all necessary inspections
and approvals required by codes prior to being authorized by the Cooperative
to connect the Member’s DG System to the Cooperative’s distribution system.
The Member will supply the Cooperative with certification that DG System has
received all necessary code approvals and that it meets, or exceeds, all
applicable safety and performance standards.
14. The Member’s DG System when operated in parallel with the Cooperative’s
system must be designed and capable of immediately and automatically ceasing
interconnected operation during any outages on the Cooperative’s system and
during other emergency or abnormal conditions as specified by applicable
codes and standards. The Member must cease parallel operation of its DG
System immediately upon notification by the Cooperative if such operation is
deemed unsafe or interferes with the supply of service to others, or
interferes with system operation or maintenance. The Cooperative accepts no
responsibility for damage or injury to any person or property caused by the
failure of the Member to operate in compliance with the Cooperative’s or any
other requirements.
15. Failure of the Member to comply with any of these requirements shall
result in disconnection of service to the Member from the Cooperative’s
system. The Cooperative will be under no obligation to reconnect the Member
until the Member’s DG System either complies with the requirements or is
permanently disconnected from any parallel operation with Cooperative’s
system.
System Modifications
If it is necessary for the
Cooperative to modify portions of its existing system to provide larger
capacity facilities or metering to accommodate the purchase of electricity
from the Member pursuant hereto, the Member will be responsible for the
entire cost of said upgrades. Should system modification be necessary, the
Cooperative, at the Member’s expense, shall perform all work on the
Cooperative’s side of the meter.
Application
The interpretation of, or the application by
Cooperative of, all rates, rules and regulations included in its tariff or
adopted by the Cooperative shall be subject to review and interpretation by
the Board of Directors of the Cooperative.
Approved March 25, 2008 by the board of directors for effective date April 1, 2008.
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