HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-07RESOLUTION NO. 2002-07
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM D-PM ELECTRIC
RATE IN THE CITY OF UKIAH AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF ELECTRIC
UTILITY TO EXECUTE RESIDENTIAL INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, Section 2827 of the California Public Utilities Code requires that electric
utilities offer net energy metering to residential customers who install and operate solar
electric generating facilities of less than 10 kilowatts at their residences; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah Electric Utility wishes to comply with these regulations
and has recommended a rate schedule which addresses the credits and charges for
energy sold and purchased from a customer's residential photovoltaic system; and
WHEREAS, rebates for a portion of the costs to install eligible residential
photovoltaic systems are appropriate as incentives to create such new power generation
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah does not currently have a rate schedule for residential
customer owned photovoltaic power production.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ukiah
establishes Electric Rate Schedule D-PM (attached as Exhibit A) that provides for
photovoltaic power production by residential electric customers, effective for all billings
issued on or after October 1,2001.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Public Utilities is authorized
to execute interconnection agreements with residential customers requesting to
interconnect photovoltaic systems with the City of Ukiah's electrical system.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2001 by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Larson, Smith, Libby, Baldwin, and Mayor Ashiku
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Marie Ulvila, City Clerk
Phillip Ashiku, Mayor
Resolution No. 2002-07
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SCHEDULE D-PM
DOMESTIC - PHOTOVOLTAIC METERING
EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION 2002-07
APPLICABILITY
This rate is applicable for domestic service to residential customers eligible for
service where a part of all of the electrical requirement 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 service of the Utility, 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, tegms and conditions for the sale of energy by the
Utility. Prices, terms and conditions for the purchase of net energy transmitted by the
customer to the Utility are included herein for reference only. Such prices, temxs and
conditions and the terms of interconnection and parallel operation are outlined in the
generation agreement required for service under this schedule. The purpose of this
schedule is to facilitate temls of service to customers with photovoltaic power production
systems of not more than 10 kilowatts. The customer may alternatively select other
options to operate in parallel and sell power under terms of the Utility's standard price
offer as applicable.
Applicability of this schedule does not extend to customers whose photovoltaic
power production source exceeds 10 kw.
TERRITORY
Within the entire territory served by the City of Ukiah Electric Department.
RATES
Net Energy Charge (Es):
All Kwh, per Kwh ............................... $0.15321
Net Energy Credit (Ef):
All Kwh, per Kwh ............................... $0.06084
The monthly charge shall be the same as those charges currently applied to
residential customers. Summer and Winter times are the same as the current residential
rate schedule definitions.
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS
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Interconnection Agreement. Interconnection Agreement with the customer
is required for service under this schedule.
Net Energy. Net Energy is Es minus Ef where Es is energy supplied by the
utility and Ef is energy generated by the customer and fed back into the
utility's system at such times as customer generation exceeds customer
requirements. The components of net energy, Es and Ef shall each be
determined by the use of a single, non-demand non-time-differentiated meter
to be provided by the utility at no charge to the customer.
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 ntility's system exceeds the energy supplied by
the utility over an entire billing period. Such net energy transmitted will be
purchased by the utility at a rate for payment equal to the utility's applicable
standard offer non-time-differentiated average annual avoided cost, as
detemlined in June of each year and shall apply from July 1 through June 30
of the following year.
Billing and Billing Periods. The billing period to be used under this schedule
shall be the customary monthly billing period. In any monthly billing period
the utility will bill the customer for energy consumed ( Es ) per the terms of
the schedule and will credit customer for energy transmitted ( Ef ) at the
avoided cost rate as specified in Special Condition No. 3 above. If the
customer develops a credit that exceeds consumption, the customer will be
compensated with the credit every six (6) months.
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