from Gene in Knapp, WI:
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The electric company must pay me retail rate for the excess electricity my PV system produces (3.4 kWatt system). Would the rate they must pay me include the "Energy Charge Power Cost Adjustment" rate?
The PSC regulates these charges.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) issued an order on January 26, 1982, requiring all regulated utilities (electric providers) to file tariffs allowing net metering to customers that generate electricity with systems up to 20 kilowatts (kW) of capacity. The order applies to investor-owned utilities and municipal utilities, but not to electric cooperatives. Chapter PSC 119 describes the rules for interconnecting renewable energy and other distributed-generation facilities.
Customers with inquiries related to net metering, requests for interconnection guidelines, and the appropriate standard interconnection agreement forms should contact their electric utility. Applicants must sign a power purchase agreement with their electric provider in order to feed their generated power onto the grid. A copy of the interconnection forms and a listing of electric rates and terms and conditions of service, or tariffs, can be obtained through your utility or the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Published Tuesday, May 18, 2010