Concepts of Net Metering
What is a Net Meter?
A bi-directional meter that captures both usage and generation.
What department grants final approval?
DG
How can you identify a net metered account on C4C?
The contract account level and premise level under alerts.
What is the below sequence and how is it billed?
B0323302
MR Unit and billed bimonthly
Can a TOU customer take generation produced on peak and apply it towards their off-peak usage?
NO! they can only apply on peak generation to on peak usage and off-peak generation to off peak usage.
What is a distributed generation system ?
A power generation facility supplementing on-site power load or non-centralized electric power production.
Who requests the meter change
The customer/developer through PowerClerk
Where can you find details on the inter connection application status ?
DGII Fiori Tile
when the customer is generating more electric energy then they are consuming the electric meter will measure the excess electricity passing from the customer to the utility and register the flow of electricity in a backward direction (to the CH electric grid)
What is net generation ?
True or false
A customer participating in Net metering and the budget billing plan can opt to pay the current charges if they are lower than the budget amount.
FALSE
The indicator will move from left to right.
What is the name of the portal used for the interconnection process ? where is the portal located?
PowerClerk
How do you identify a net metered account in S4?
by rate type/ fact group
This program is a form of sharing distributed generation bill credits from the distributed generation system Host accounts to up to 10 satellite accounts. The satellite accounts can be owned by different customers.
What is Remote Crediting.
An account that was interconnected into the Central Hudson grid Prior to March 9, 2017. They receive a payout for excess generation if they have any banked, once a year on their anniversary month.
What is a grandfathered Account.
What are three types of DG system the customer can install?
Solar System
Hydro Electric
Wind Turbines
If a customer has an ERT meter how many business days does Central Hudson have to change their meter?
10 business days
What information is found on the DGII Fiori Tile ?
project details
system details
interconnection dates
customer details
agent details
contractor details
What are the three crediting methods?
Volumetric
Monetary
Value Stack
What is the CBC charge ?
How is it calculated ?
It isa monthly per KW DC fixed billing charge for funding public benefit programs such as low income energy efficiency and non supply related clean energy programs.
Calculation: DC system size X current CBC rate X billing cycle + applicable tax
What is the system limitation of a residential Net Meter customer?
What is the calculation to determine a yearly maximum generation a system can produce?
A residential net meter customer can have a system size up to 25KW
AC system size X 1000+ 1500
If final approval was granted prior to the ERT meter change what department is responsible for updating the account to net metering?
Customer Service
What T Code represents the Display Installation Screen?
ES32
Explain the three crediting methods,
Volumetric, Monetary, Value Stack?
Volumetric: kwh for kwh
Monetary: total generation is converted to whole dollar amount based on supply and delivery charges within the customers service classification.
Value Stack: total generation is compensated based on hourly data.
This crediting method provides a true value of energy based on when the energy is produced, the five components that make up the credit amount are energy, capacity, demand reduction, environmental, and locational system relief.
What is Value Stack.