Rider NEM
Net Energy Metering
(Applied in Conjunction with the Standard General Service Rate Schedules for Residential and Commercial Service)

Purpose

The purpose of this rider is to establish rates, terms, and conditions for providing net energy metering service to residential and commercial customers generating electricity using solar and wind facilities. This rider complies with California State legislation requiring every electric utility in the state, including municipally-owned utilities, to develop a standard contract or tariff providing for residential and commercial net energy metering, as defined below.

Applicability

This schedule is applicable to service for residential and commercial customers where a part or all of the electrical requirements of the customer can be supplied from a solar or wind power production source owned and operated by the customer (customer-generator). Customer-generators must currently be receiving service (or be eligible for service) under Alameda Power & Telecom's (Alameda P&T) residential rate schedules D-1 or D-2, or commercial rate schedules A-1, A-2, or A-3.

The solar or wind generation source must: 1.) not exceed a capacity of 1 megawatt, 2.) be located on the customer-generator's premises, 3.) be connected for parallel operation with Alameda P&T's distribution facilities, and 4.) be intended for the sole purpose of offsetting a part or all of the customer-generator's own electrical requirements. In no case shall the power or energy generated by the customer-owned solar or wind source be available for resale, except as specified under this rider.

Additional terms and conditions for service, including terms of interconnection and parallel operation, are specified in a customer-specific Interconnection and Purchase Agreement for Net Energy Metering.

This service is available throughout Alameda P&T's entire service area where the facilities of Alameda P&T are available, of adequate capacity to serve, and are adjacent to the premises. Applicability of this tariff does not extend to customers whose solar or wind power source exceeds 1 megawatt.

Rates

Net Energy Supplied Charge:

Where the electricity supplied by Alameda P&T exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator over the applicable billing period, the customer-generator will be billed for the net energy supplied at the applicable residential or commercial service rate (either Schedule D-1, Schedule D-2, Schedule A-1, Schedule A-2, or Schedule A-3) in effect when the service was rendered. All conditions, charges, adjustments, and taxes under the applicable rate schedule shall be in effect.

Net Energy Transmitted Credit:

Where the electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied by Alameda P&T over the applicable billing period, Alameda P&T will credit the customer-generator for the net energy transmitted at a rate for payment equal to the generation component of the applicable residential or commercial rate schedule.

Special Conditions

1. INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
   A signed Interconnection and Purchase Agreement for Net Energy Metering between the customer-generator and Alameda P&T is required for service under this rider.
2. NET ENERGY
   Net energy is defined as ES minus EF, where ES is energy supplied by Alameda P&T and EF is energy generated by the customer-generator and fed back into Alameda P&T's system when the customer's generation exceeds customer requirements. The components of net energy, ES and EF, shall be determined by the use of a single, non-demand, non-time-differentiated meter. All necessary labor, equipment, materials, and related facilities' costs in addition to or in substitution of Alameda P&T's standard facilities that are required in order to take and sell power through one meter socket will be at the customer-generator's expense.
   1. NET ENERGY SUPPLIED (ES>EF)
      Net energy supplied occurs when the cumulative value of the net energy is positive over an entire monthly billing period. The amount of net energy supplied will be billed at the applicable standard rate.
   2. NET ENERGY TRANSMITTED (ES<EF)
      Net energy transmitted occurs when the cumulative value of net energy is negative over an entire billing period. Such net energy transmitted will be carried forward and credited in subsequent monthly bills. Any remaining credit at the end of 12 months will be credited to the customer-generator at a rate of payment equal to the generation component of the applicable standard rate, provided that the maximum kWh amount that Alameda P&T will credit and pay will be 10% of the customer’s total consumption (EL) over the 12 months. Any kWh amount above the 10% maximum will be retained by Alameda P&T and the customer-generator shall not be owed any compensation for those excess kilowatt-hours.
   3. EG METER
      Alameda P&T will install a second kilowatt-hour meter at its expense to accurately measure and record the total amount of EG energy generated. The customer shall provide the appropriate meter socket and Alameda P&T will reimburse the customer for the actual cost of the associated labor and material.
3. BILLING PERIOD
   The billing period to be used under this rider shall be the customary monthly billing period.
4. PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS PROVIDER
   The customer-generator agrees to take all supplemental electric service (i.e. supplemental to power from the qualifying solar or wind generation) from Alameda P&T. In no event shall the customer use additional self-generation (except emergency back-up), co-generation, or electricity wheeled from any other source without the consent of Alameda P&T.
5. RULES and REGULATIONS
   Other conditions, as specified in Alameda P&T's Rules and Regulations shall apply to this electric rate schedule.